{"id":3799,"date":"2026-05-10T14:48:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-10T14:48:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=3799"},"modified":"2026-05-10T14:48:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T14:48:15","slug":"before-and-after-check-out-forest-avenue-in-laguna-beach-with-all-the-trees-gone-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=3799","title":{"rendered":"Before and After: Check out Forest Avenue in Laguna Beach with all the trees gone"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><p>It used to be difficult to see Forest Avenue for the trees, but not anymore.<\/p>\n<p>As of last week, the street off Coast Highway is now almost bare of plant life.<\/p>\n<p>Originally closed in 2020 during COVID-19, the street became a pedestrian mall with temporary patios for local restaurants.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=3798\">Edison, JSerra girls beach volleyball teams come up short in CIF-SS finals<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In 2025, the Laguna Beach City Council decided to make the thoroughfare a permanent pedestrian plaza.<\/p>\n<div><ul><div><div><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Construction continues in the 200 block of Forest Avenue as...\" class=\"wp-image-292\" height=\"693\" src=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ec62924b9360757c35778eb7594b2bd6-1024x693.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ec62924b9360757c35778eb7594b2bd6-1024x693.webp 1024w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ec62924b9360757c35778eb7594b2bd6-300x203.webp 300w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ec62924b9360757c35778eb7594b2bd6-768x520.webp 768w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ec62924b9360757c35778eb7594b2bd6-1536x1040.webp 1536w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ec62924b9360757c35778eb7594b2bd6.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>Construction continues in the 200 block of Forest Avenue as workers build a new pedestrian promenade in Laguna Beach, CA, on Friday, May 1, 2026. Most of the mature eucalyptus trees in the block were chopped down last month after two arborists recommended the removal of the trees. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Sarah Yeldell\u00c2\u00a0and her husbad, Clay\u00c2\u00a0Yeldell, walk with up Forest Avenue...\" class=\"wp-image-293\" height=\"714\" src=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1a5da2089262e4709c1bac07410ae65d-1024x714.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1a5da2089262e4709c1bac07410ae65d-1024x714.webp 1024w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1a5da2089262e4709c1bac07410ae65d-300x209.webp 300w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1a5da2089262e4709c1bac07410ae65d-768x536.webp 768w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1a5da2089262e4709c1bac07410ae65d-1536x1071.webp 1536w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1a5da2089262e4709c1bac07410ae65d.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>Sarah Yeldell\u00a0and her husbad, Clay\u00a0Yeldell, walk with up Forest Avenue with their kids, Troy and Sloan Yeldell in Laguna Beach, CA, on Friday, June 13, 2025. A plan to make \u201cPromenade on Forest\u201d a permanent walking plaza is moving forward after the city council approved an ordinance designating it a \u201cSlow Street\u201d. That means the area will be closed to vehicular traffic and the city will permanently lose 48 parking spaces. The street has been closed to cars since 2020 due to COVID-19. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Construction continues in the 200 block of Forest Avenue as...\" class=\"wp-image-294\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/f8f3933e7f3cd7d16890b8d4fffa51b9-1024x630.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/f8f3933e7f3cd7d16890b8d4fffa51b9-1024x630.webp 1024w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/f8f3933e7f3cd7d16890b8d4fffa51b9-300x185.webp 300w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/f8f3933e7f3cd7d16890b8d4fffa51b9-768x472.webp 768w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/f8f3933e7f3cd7d16890b8d4fffa51b9-1536x945.webp 1536w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/f8f3933e7f3cd7d16890b8d4fffa51b9.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>Construction continues in the 200 block of Forest Avenue as workers build a new pedestrian promenade in Laguna Beach, CA, on Friday, May 1, 2026. Most of the mature eucalyptus trees in the block were chopped down last month after two arborists recommended the removal of the trees. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Benjamin Nguyen eats lunch with his mother along Forest Avenue...\" class=\"wp-image-295\" height=\"660\" src=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/5385421e8f055e0103a63963c057e92a-1024x660.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/5385421e8f055e0103a63963c057e92a-1024x660.webp 1024w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/5385421e8f055e0103a63963c057e92a-300x193.webp 300w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/5385421e8f055e0103a63963c057e92a-768x495.webp 768w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/5385421e8f055e0103a63963c057e92a-1536x990.webp 1536w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/5385421e8f055e0103a63963c057e92a.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>Benjamin Nguyen eats lunch with his mother along Forest Avenue in Laguna Beach, CA, on Friday, June 13, 2025. A plan to make \u201cPromenade on Forest\u201d a permanent walking plaza is moving forward after the city council approved an ordinance designating it a \u201cSlow Street\u201d. That means the area will be closed to vehicular traffic and the city will permanently lose 48 parking spaces. The street has been closed to cars since 2020 due to COVID-19. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Construction continues in the 200 block of Forest Avenue as...\" class=\"wp-image-296\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/b3b636de52e3858b0eca5f1e0acab5e7-1024x682.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/b3b636de52e3858b0eca5f1e0acab5e7-1024x682.webp 1024w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/b3b636de52e3858b0eca5f1e0acab5e7-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/b3b636de52e3858b0eca5f1e0acab5e7-768x511.webp 768w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/b3b636de52e3858b0eca5f1e0acab5e7-1536x1022.webp 1536w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/b3b636de52e3858b0eca5f1e0acab5e7.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>Construction continues in the 200 block of Forest Avenue as workers build a new pedestrian promenade in Laguna Beach, CA, on Friday, May 1, 2026. Most of the mature eucalyptus trees in the block were chopped down last month after two arborists recommended the removal of the trees. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Former parking spaces along Forest Avenue in Laguna Beach, CA,...\" class=\"wp-image-297\" height=\"657\" src=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/83a7bebc994d2d4fe9d9b14af394c67f-1024x657.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/83a7bebc994d2d4fe9d9b14af394c67f-1024x657.webp 1024w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/83a7bebc994d2d4fe9d9b14af394c67f-300x193.webp 300w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/83a7bebc994d2d4fe9d9b14af394c67f-768x493.webp 768w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/83a7bebc994d2d4fe9d9b14af394c67f-1536x986.webp 1536w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/83a7bebc994d2d4fe9d9b14af394c67f.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>Former parking spaces along Forest Avenue in Laguna Beach, CA, on Friday, June 13, 2025. A plan to make \u201cPromenade on Forest\u201d a permanent walking plaza is moving forward after the city council approved an ordinance designating it a \u201cSlow Street\u201d. That means the area will be closed to vehicular traffic and the city will permanently lose 48 parking spaces. The street has been closed to cars since 2020 due to COVID-19. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Construction continues in the 200 block of Forest Avenue as...\" class=\"wp-image-298\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/7a24c65cffdeafe0ebcc8449996f1cb0-1024x682.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/7a24c65cffdeafe0ebcc8449996f1cb0-1024x682.webp 1024w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/7a24c65cffdeafe0ebcc8449996f1cb0-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/7a24c65cffdeafe0ebcc8449996f1cb0-768x511.webp 768w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/7a24c65cffdeafe0ebcc8449996f1cb0-1536x1022.webp 1536w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/7a24c65cffdeafe0ebcc8449996f1cb0.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>Construction continues in the 200 block of Forest Avenue as workers build a new pedestrian promenade in Laguna Beach, CA, on Friday, May 1, 2026. Most of the mature eucalyptus trees in the block were chopped down last month after two arborists recommended the removal of the trees. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Humberto Gonzales, visiting from Phoenix, walks along Forest Avenue in...\" class=\"wp-image-299\" height=\"629\" src=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/63927c021a4aad86295a35ad02856e93-1024x629.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/63927c021a4aad86295a35ad02856e93-1024x629.webp 1024w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/63927c021a4aad86295a35ad02856e93-300x184.webp 300w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/63927c021a4aad86295a35ad02856e93-768x472.webp 768w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/63927c021a4aad86295a35ad02856e93-1536x943.webp 1536w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/63927c021a4aad86295a35ad02856e93.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>Humberto Gonzales, visiting from Phoenix, walks along Forest Avenue in Laguna Beach, CA, on Friday, June 13, 2025. A plan to make \u201cPromenade on Forest\u201d a permanent walking plaza is moving forward after the city council approved an ordinance designating it a \u201cSlow Street\u201d. That means the area will be closed to vehicular traffic and the city will permanently lose 48 parking spaces. The street has been closed to cars since 2020 due to COVID-19. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Construction continues in the 200 block of Forest Avenue as...\" class=\"wp-image-300\" height=\"716\" src=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/c6b459152478a0fdf097b60911e00650-1024x716.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/c6b459152478a0fdf097b60911e00650-1024x716.webp 1024w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/c6b459152478a0fdf097b60911e00650-300x210.webp 300w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/c6b459152478a0fdf097b60911e00650-768x537.webp 768w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/c6b459152478a0fdf097b60911e00650-1536x1074.webp 1536w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/c6b459152478a0fdf097b60911e00650.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>Construction continues in the 200 block of Forest Avenue as workers build a new pedestrian promenade in Laguna Beach, CA, on Friday, May 1, 2026. Most of the mature eucalyptus trees in the block were chopped down last month after two arborists recommended the removal of the trees. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Construction continues in the 200 block of Forest Avenue as...\" class=\"wp-image-301\" height=\"743\" src=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/4816ba0366288f664e2b37cbde43e820-1024x743.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/4816ba0366288f664e2b37cbde43e820-1024x743.webp 1024w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/4816ba0366288f664e2b37cbde43e820-300x218.webp 300w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/4816ba0366288f664e2b37cbde43e820-768x557.webp 768w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/4816ba0366288f664e2b37cbde43e820-1536x1115.webp 1536w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/4816ba0366288f664e2b37cbde43e820.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>Construction continues in the 200 block of Forest Avenue as workers build a new pedestrian promenade in Laguna Beach, CA, on Friday, May 1, 2026. Most of the mature eucalyptus trees in the block were chopped down last month after two arborists recommended the removal of the trees. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Construction continues in the 200 block of Forest Avenue as...\" class=\"wp-image-302\" height=\"771\" src=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2192523186d6f5cd72204ee4469c715d-1024x771.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2192523186d6f5cd72204ee4469c715d-1024x771.webp 1024w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2192523186d6f5cd72204ee4469c715d-300x226.webp 300w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2192523186d6f5cd72204ee4469c715d-768x578.webp 768w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2192523186d6f5cd72204ee4469c715d-1536x1156.webp 1536w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2192523186d6f5cd72204ee4469c715d.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>Construction continues in the 200 block of Forest Avenue as workers build a new pedestrian promenade in Laguna Beach, CA, on Friday, May 1, 2026. Most of the mature eucalyptus trees in the block were chopped down last month after two arborists recommended the removal of the trees. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Construction continues in the 200 block of Forest Avenue as...\" class=\"wp-image-303\" height=\"595\" src=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/51011ef915048092a08afa70b6754e52-1024x595.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/51011ef915048092a08afa70b6754e52-1024x595.webp 1024w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/51011ef915048092a08afa70b6754e52-300x174.webp 300w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/51011ef915048092a08afa70b6754e52-768x446.webp 768w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/51011ef915048092a08afa70b6754e52-1536x893.webp 1536w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/51011ef915048092a08afa70b6754e52.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>Construction continues in the 200 block of Forest Avenue as workers build a new pedestrian promenade in Laguna Beach, CA, on Friday, May 1, 2026. Most of the mature eucalyptus trees in the block were chopped down last month after two arborists recommended the removal of the trees. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Construction continues in the 200 block of Forest Avenue as...\" class=\"wp-image-304\" height=\"678\" src=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/dbef5b89678c1800ae57a27cc8b7704c-1024x678.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/dbef5b89678c1800ae57a27cc8b7704c-1024x678.webp 1024w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/dbef5b89678c1800ae57a27cc8b7704c-300x199.webp 300w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/dbef5b89678c1800ae57a27cc8b7704c-768x508.webp 768w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/dbef5b89678c1800ae57a27cc8b7704c-1536x1017.webp 1536w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/dbef5b89678c1800ae57a27cc8b7704c.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>Construction continues in the 200 block of Forest Avenue as workers build a new pedestrian promenade in Laguna Beach, CA, on Friday, May 1, 2026. Most of the mature eucalyptus trees in the block were chopped down last month after two arborists recommended the removal of the trees. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><\/div><\/div><\/ul><div><div>Construction continues in the 200 block of Forest Avenue as workers build a new pedestrian promenade in Laguna Beach, CA, on Friday, May 1, 2026. Most of the mature eucalyptus trees in the block were chopped down last month after two arborists recommended the removal of the trees. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/div><span>Expand<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<p>Last week, Laguna Beach officials called an emergency Zoom meeting to share test results where two arborists recommended the removal of the trees.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=3797\">Free fun things to do on New Year\u2019s Eve in Southern California<\/a><\/p>\n<p>According to city officials, \u201cThe tree removals were undertaken due to identified safety concerns related to risks to life and property.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The next day, workers removed the mature eucalyptus trees.<\/p>\n<p>The city plans to plant 30 new trees, including four live oaks and a couple of dozen eucalyptus, on lower Forest Avenue.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=3796\">Newport Harbor, Orange Lutheran girls soccer to clash in CIF-SS quarterfinals<\/a><\/p> <div>\n<\/div>\n<iframe allow=\"geolocation\" allowfullscreen=\"yes\" allowtransparency=\"1\" class=\"iframe\" height=\"500px\" id=\"6a0098d6c3262\" loading=\"lazy\" scrolling=\"yes\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.knightlab.com\/libs\/juxtapose\/latest\/embed\/index.html?uid=f7a80ca6-45c9-11f1-ba1b-0e6f42328d7d\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe>\n<iframe allow=\"geolocation\" allowfullscreen=\"yes\" allowtransparency=\"1\" class=\"iframe\" height=\"500px\" id=\"6a0098d6c3290\" loading=\"lazy\" scrolling=\"yes\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.knightlab.com\/libs\/juxtapose\/latest\/embed\/index.html?uid=6d4cfb42-45ca-11f1-ba1b-0e6f42328d7d\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last week, Laguna Beach officials called an emergency Zoom meeting to share test results where two arborists recommended the removal of the trees.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":291,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19,2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3799","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-facts","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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