Well, you'd think. (Eye-roll.)
Who chainsaws trees? Aliens? Foreigners? Leftists? Anarchists? Democrats?
At LAT, "‘Enough is enough’: Chainsawed trees spark anger over downtown L.A.’s decline":
Downtown Los Angeles has seen more than its share of indignity over the last few years. The pandemic sent office vacancy rates rising as masses of in-person workers stayed home, and, in turn, many restaurants and businesses shuttered. Homelessness soared amid interconnected economic, mental health and drug crises. And though downtown has since seen some development, a looming sense of disarray and decline lingers. After the 6th Street Viaduct was triumphantly unveiled, its hype quickly gave way to unruly street takeovers and copper thieves wire-stripping its lighting. Even as the skyline expanded, Angelenos’ attention fell on two skyscrapers that taggers had almost entirely covered in graffiti. Which is why this weekend’s shocking act of vandalism that took out six of the city’s mature trees felt all the more disheartening. “This has struck a chord,” said Cassy Horton, a 37-year-old downtown resident. “It just really like flies in the face of everything that we’re trying to do [to revitalize] the community, and for somebody to go around ... and set back what little progress we already have ... was really, really upsetting and hurtful.” Along with safety, she said, green space has been one of the top concerns of the almost 100,000 people who live downtown, so the attack on some of the area’s few trees particularly angered people...Subscribe.