Another one bit the dust today. I was awakened by the grinding of the giant shredding machine. No "High Winds or Downed Trees" on this beautiful Spring Day in B'game. We are indeed "privileged" by our hard work to live here. One has to wonder if Caltrans' plan is to kill the Euc grove via "death by a thousand cuts"? I doubt it since that would imply Caltrans has a plan. But nonetheless, one of the "Big Boys" was levelled this morning. If you are crossing ECR from the West Side to go to St. Catherine's (first stop) or walking downtown, the Big Boy who was your sentinel at the corner is gone.
I got an SMC Alert about something in San Bruno, but the closing of both lanes, both directions of El Camino in B'game apparently didn't qualify for an alert. Nothing to see here. The deployment of forces–giant crane, grinder, multiple dump trucks, trailers, etc felt just a tiny bit like they were building a section of high-cost rail in the Central Valley and didn't want anyone to notice. ECR was fully closed for about 5-6 hours. One down, 390 to go. Here's the scene and the healthy stump–at least it looks healthy to me.
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