Lots of people in the suburbs want to remove trees near their houses to increase the sunlight they get. It always struck me as crazy, but a close friend was a

Lots of people in the suburbs want to remove trees near their houses to increase the sunlight they get. It always struck me as crazy, but a close friend was a city planner at (at various times) Sunnyvale, Mountain View, and other cities, and she dealt with tree removal permits. It's a big thing.