Holly Rusch, at the San Mateo Daily Journal:
Last December, the project, dubbed the El Camino Real renewal, began in earnest. It includes fixing failing sections of the road, repairing sidewalks and perhaps most notably for the Burlingame community, removing 418 trees, a majority of which are eucalyptus, and planting 460 new trees in their stead. Now that the tree removal has begun, what does it actually take to extricate a decades-old eucalyptus whose branches soar far above houses, apartments and buildings? The answer involves at least a day of work, blocks of fully-closed road, a crew of around seven people and a fair amount of noise.
I am happy to see these trees go. They’ve done so much damage to El Camino Real, and are a nuisance.
How are Burlingame’s storied eucalyptus trees being safely removed along El Camino Real?
Along El Camino Real in Burlingame, residents have discussed, debated and argued for years over the impact of taking down the diseased, elderly or otherwise unsafe eucalyptus trees that line