Atlantic Beach Residents: Feel free to put your natural, undecorated trees out on the curb anytime until Wednesday, January 8, 2025, and the Public Works Department will come by to collect them.

New York may have the spectacular and lush Rockefeller Christmas tree, but here in San Diego, Ocean Beach has its own — albeit slightly off-kilter — tradition for the holiday.

BRIGANTINE — Walk along the right block of this island city’s beach during the winter, and you might just come upon a familiar sight: your old Christmas tree.