CRITICAL ISSUE. SACRAMENTO’S KATE RILEY PLANTED THE TREE OUTSIDE HER HOME NEARLY 30 YEARS AGO. IT’S ONE OF THE TALLEST TREES ON THIS BLOCK. IT PROVIDES SHADE. IT KEEPS MY LIVING ROOM FRIGID THROUGH ...

The "City of Trees" is facing a big backlog. Except in cases of an emergency, it could take crews one to two years to respond to concerns about trees on Sacramento property. Even as the city struggles ...