After spending four to five years looking for ways to improve the city’s residential tree removal process, the city council unanimously agreed to an ordinance offering provisions for single-family ...

Lacey City Council members (from left) Robin Vazquez, Carolyn Cox, Michael Steadman and Malcolm Miller voted in support of a more restrictive tree removal policy on Thursday, June 16.

Feb. 13—Bakersfield homeowner Lourdes Cahue had three choices regarding the orange tree that had grown into a problem in her backyard off Karen Place. But only two of them were practical because ...