Residents outraged the City of San Diego cut down iconic Ocean Beach palm trees –

SAN DIEGO (KUSI) – Householders within the Ocean Seashore & Level Loma space of San Diego are persevering with their effort to avoid wasting the long-lasting palm bushes that line their avenue.

The road the place the seven palm bushes are positioned is much from the San Diego Worldwide Airport, however the Metropolis of San Diego nonetheless claims the FAA says they’re too tall, and interfering with floor radar. Which looks like an outrageous motive.

After backlash ensued from that motive, householders within the space says they had been instructed the bushes had been “diseased,” and should be eliminated. Residents of the world researched that difficulty, and inform KUSI the bushes aren’t diseased, and nonetheless query why the Metropolis of San Diego needs them down.

The palm bushes are over 100 years outdated, and so they’ve by no means been an issue for the San Diego Worldwide Airport.

Residents additionally inform KUSI the no parking indicators went up in a single day, with out warning, in preparation of the tree removing course of.

Moreover, the Metropolis is dealing with a pending lawsuit to stop the bushes from being minimize down. However that didn’t cease them.

KUSI reached out to Mayor Todd Gloria quite a few instances, however by no means obtained a response.

San Diego Metropolis Councilmember Jen Campbell, who represents this space, is nowhere to be discovered.

KUSI’s Dan Plante broke down the unbelievable scenario on Good Night San Diego.

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Monday on Good Morning San Diego, KUSI Information confirmed reside protection of the Metropolis of San Diego crews slicing the bushes down. Test it out under: