Sacramento Cracking Down On Tree Trimmers

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — When Nora Benavides’ thirsty tree needed help, she hired an arborist to care for it, before it toppled over her home, like so many of her neighbors’ drought-stricken trees have.
But under a city ordinance, if she wants to trim or chop her tree now, she’ll need a permit. The city council passed the measure on Thursday night.
The permit cost: $50.
“It’s the city trying to make revenue off the beauty of our trees,” says Nora Benavides.