In the face of public outcry, council balks at completing remove and replace plan after removals have been completed; Pasadena, CA; 3/3/09

Council leans toward ban on removing healthy trees Pasadena Star-News - Pasadena,CA,USA
The city took preliminary steps Monday to order a suspension on tree removals, and officials could examine the possibility of changing the existing plan to replace ficus trees removed along Colorado Boulevard with ginkgo and palm trees.
Tree removal has come into focus as an issue over the last two months as the city went back and forth on the Colorado plan, which targeted for removal 35 trees in the city's Playhouse District between Los Robles Boulevard and Lake Boulevard, along with several more on side streets.