The city of Alameda is putting in a new fire station and an emergency center both will surround where we live. It's likely how we were able to get this spot last May. After months of delays the construction seems to be happening soon. First the city determined that our big tree and its smaller cousin in back need to be removed as the roots go under our property and into the land where the city will build their projects.
We went back and forth with the city attorney about wanting the tree checked for any nesting birds, or any life that would be threatened. Mostly it was Dexter that checked by climbing into the heart of the tree and determining that there were no nests, as we weren't sure that the city actually checked, as they wrote to us that they had.
Today they are here. The cats are hiding while the sounds of powers saws, men at work, motors and chippers continue into this early gray morning. Our fence has been pulled down and 4 feet of plants on the side fence side will also be removed, as the city also is claiming 4 feet of land along the inside of our property (likely how we were able to get this house!).
At least Maria will use parts of the tree at the Laurel Hill, and we can use the chips in the backyard as well. All in all, it is a sad day.
Last night the SF School Board voted for SOTA, Dexter's school to have only students from San Francisco as their populace. They used diversity as one of their arguments (disregarding the highest number of LGBT students in the district) and not examining the number of former San Francisco students that may have had to leave the city in the 4 years from the time they began at SOTA. This would open the discussion as to why families are leaving San Francisco. I know I never had any intention to. Disappointing as the President of the School Board claims that she wants diversity but really is trying to place more white families into the Public School system of San Francisco. I guess you need to serve the people that got you there.
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