Gibbons Avenue. Undoubtedly one of the most scenic streets in Alameda. Why? The trees. True, it has some beautiful houses. But it's the magnificent liquidambars that turn heads.
Until you try to walk on the sidewalk. Then you'll find that the roots of those good-looking trees have damaged the walkway terribly. And, though the city has tried to repair it in some places, they're still quite a hazard.
So, what I'm saying is that I want the city to take out all the trees on Gibbons.
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No! No! No! Not in the slightest! (Please, on my account.)
I'm no arborist, but I often wonder, as I walk my dog Cocoa up Gibbons, if there is something that could be done to better the sidewalk and preserve the magnificent trees that make my life, and Cocoa's, a little more worth living.
