In a small but significant step forward for both street trees and public safety, the city has begun a $3.4 million pilot program to fix sidewalks that have been damaged by tree roots, at no cost to ...

A contractor tasked with the excavation of a tree stump on Buena Vista Avenue hit a gas service line on December 30, resulting in urgent calls to the Alameda Fire Department and PG&E. Margie Siegal ...