WHITTIER, CA -- A woman who was killed when a tree fell on a wedding party at a ... The coroner's office identified the woman as 61-year-old Margerita Mojarro of San Pedro. A close friend of ...

A group of residents in Whittier have come together to put a stop to the removal of a tree in their neighborhood – and a majority of Whittier City Council agreed to try and find a way to keep the ...

Whittier will move forward with razing 83 ficus trees as part of a redesign of its commercial center despite an outpouring of opposition to the plan. On Tuesday night, City Council members voted 3 ...

The mature ficus trees were planted in the 1960s and provide a canopy of shade that some say defines the look and feel of the uptown district. The historic Greenleaf Avenue is a walkable stretch […] ...

WHITTIER — Backers of an effort to save more than 100 Uptown Whittier ficus trees from being removed on Greenleaf Avenue as part of a streetscape project kept up the pressure on the city this ...

The Whittier City Council voted Tuesday to move forward with an uptown redevelopment project set to remove over 80 ficus trees, which has caused passionate community outcry. A community rally to ...

A group of protesters marched through the streets of Whittier on Saturday to fight for the more than 100 trees that stand risk of being removed as part of a project approved by city council members.

Many of the trees are seen along Greenleaf Ave. on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024. (Photo by Dean Musgrove, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG) Whittier City Council members in August again will take up a ...

The fight to save Whittier’s trees has grown new roots. A preservation group has sued the southeastern Los Angeles County city over its plan to raze more than 100 trees as part of a redesign of ...

It was Whittier College’s orchard – which is open for all staff, students and community members to visit and host events. Established in 2019, it is home to 64 coffee plants intermixed with native ...