Sidewalk on a sunny downtown street with a small City of Ukiah barricade placed over a damaged tree well, next to parked cars and storefronts shaded by tall trees.
A tree stump on School Street in Ukiah, Calif., on May 19, 2025, remains from a tree that was removed for lifting the surrounding sidewalk. (Bruni Kobbe via Bay City News)

Editor’s note: The following is a letter to the editor. The opinions expressed in this letter are those of the writer, and do not necessarily reflect those of The Mendocino Voice. If you would like to submit a letter to the editor feel free to write to info@mendovoice.com. 

This letter is in response to the article “Ukiah residents petition to save downtown’s colorful Chinese pistache trees“ published on Oct. 31, 2025.

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