Will Midtown Sacramento Tree Fall For Housing Project?

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — A group is taking a stand for a tree in Midtown Sacramento that is threatened by development plans.
More than 70 trees were removed in Sacramento in 2016, but cutting down this one walnut tree, in particular, is being met with strong opposition.
The tree at the corner of I and 23rd streets has a 47-inch-wide trunk and is on the city’s private protected list. But that didn’t stop the preservation commission from approving its removal. Plans for a seven-unit