I talked to arborists, landscape architects, gardeners, historians, activists, tree-heads and more, all to find an answer to my question: Which L.A. trees are the best trees, the ones worth celebrating?
I talked to arborists, landscape architects, gardeners, historians, activists, tree-heads and more, all to find an answer to my question: Which L.A. trees are the best trees, the ones worth celebrating?
» Black, Latino, and Native American residents of Los Angeles county over age 65 are being vaccinated at a far lower rate than their white peers. “We’re alarmed by the disproportionality we’re seeing in who has received the vaccine,” Dr. Barbara Ferrer said Monday. [Los Angeles Times]
» The land where East L.A.’s ‘El Pino’ pine tree grows has been purchased. A developer is now proposing plans to build around the landmark tree, but some community members don’t like the idea. [ABC Los Angeles]
» An LAPD officer has been charged with stealing a car off a dealership lot, and then using a fellow cop’s ID to report the vehicle as recovered. Matthew Calleros allegedly forged a license plate, created falsified DMV documents, and continued to drive the Chevy Silverado for more than a year, including using it to drive to his job. He was arrested in the employee parking lot outside the LAPD Hollenbeck Division. [KTLA]