Board presses Public Works, upholds prior decisions after contested tree removals
After weeks of public outcry over tree removals, the Board of Appeals pressed Public Works and the Bureau of Urban Forestry for procedural reforms and oversight while denying a rehearing request tied to a contested removal at 1501 Quint Street; the board stopped short of issuing new penalties and urged stronger interagency checklists and tracking of replacement plantings.
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President Anne Lazarus and the San Francisco Board of Appeals spent the longest portion of their July 9 meeting focused on disputes over street-tree removals and how Public Works coordinates with the Bureau of Urban Forestry.
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