ABC: UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. — Universal has been fined by the city of Los Angeles after trees were trimmed near the location where actors and writers have been picketing during their ongoing strikes.
The issue sparked controversy after several trees were cut near Lakeside Drive and Barham Boulevard, eliminating shade and protection from the sun.
In a tweet posted on Friday, L.A. City Controller Kenneth Mejia provided an update, saying the company will be fined $250, the highest amount allowed by law for a first-time offense.
He previously provided before-and-after pictures of the trees and said they are managed by the city. more
According to local news they trimmed their trees on their property. You have no rights anymore.
Petty MoFo’s.
Hard to know who to root for here
The parkway trees don’t belong to you.
For decades my parents had a bottlebrush tree in their parkway, like everyone else on the block. Only the county was allowed to trim them, and often they wouldn’t for years. Mom found the recourse, and petitioned for removal (she had to provide an adequate reason). And they did remove it. But that’s the law, right or wrong.
Now if they were just as quick to go after shoplifters and other criminals like that.