Street Trees

Advocates fight for greenery in their neighborhoods and ask the question: why is the city ripping out more trees than it's putting in?

After the construction of bus rapid transit, Van Ness Avenue will have more than twice the number of trees it does today. But the SF Chronicle and local broadcast news reporters didn't let that get in the way of blowing a story about tree removal notices completely out of proportion.

San Francisco's urban forest may look bushy and green, but below ground it's suffering.