This was the second time in the past two weeks they were cutting down trees on these lots.
While I was on the phone with CD 13 asking them to request an inspector from Dept of Urban Forestry, a mysterious orange truck with a City logo on the side (couldn't read the dept from my vantage point atop the Red Car Property) pulled up & parked in the center turn lane on Riverside Drive. An inspector, wearing a fluorescent yellow-green vest with a city logo on the back & hardhat, ordered the crew to stop work & started taking photos with his phone. He appeared to order them to clean up what they'd already cut and stop cutting any more trees. I figured another neighbor must have called it in first.
As with all things Red Car Property Adjacent, this story gets more strange, and I will tell more later. It's a holiday weekend. Get out there and recreate. And if you see anyone cutting down California Black Walnut Trees or Coast Live Oak Trees in the City - ask to see their permit. Call the police if they don't have one - yeah - that's who you're supposed to call when it's not during normal business hours. During normal business hours call the Dept of Urban Forestry (800) 996-2489.
