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District attorney should be fighting oak tree removal

Where is the district attorney?

Regarding the Justin Vineyards debacle, it’s interesting that the district attorney hasn’t commented. Last I heard, the DA had an environmental crimes unit.

Even if San Luis Obispo County is the only Central Coast county that doesn’t protect its oaks with an ordinance, we do have laws against negligent acts that foul the streams with erosion and create unnatural water runoff. Don’t we, Mr. Dan Dow?

KC Caldwell, Morro Bay

This story was originally published July 12, 2016 at 8:56 PM with the headline "District attorney should be fighting oak tree removal."

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