Laguna Beach re-evaluates maintenance program for its 2,600-plus trees

LAGUNA BEACH  — Public trees that are failing or pose risk and are six inches or less in diameter will no longer require a public meeting and arborist reports for removal.
The Laguna Beach City Council on Tuesday, July 11, came to this decision while reviewing the city’s policies on its public tree inventory, now at more than 2,600. Council members agreed it was likely trees of this size would not be historic or “trees of any significance.”
They agreed that ailing or