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# Letter: Council's vote to remove Second and Fourth street trees lacked notice
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/lloyd-garver-send-comments-to-editor-smdp-com-modern-times-daily-press-gives-trees-a-fair-shake-editor/
- Published: 2007-08-18T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-24T02:36:17.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Opinion, Santa Monica, #archive-import

*By Asta Young Santa Monica*

You have performed a most valuable service of coverage and notification of the Second and Fourth streets tree removal enhancement program (“SM City Council gives trees the ax,” Aug. 16). The vote of Aug. 14 exposes the mentally and morally deficient Santa Monica City Council, with the exception of Councilman Kevin McKeown.

Attendees at the meeting credited the Santa Monica Daily Press, since there was not any notification by the council of this meeting, nor was there any posting on the streets and trees of intent.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on August 18, 2007.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/081807.pdf?ref=smdp.com)