In the LA Times article, “L.A. desperately needs more shade. So why were 77 palm trees planted near LACMA?” on September 4, 2025 GVGC Board Member and Chair of the Community Forest Advisory Committee, Joanne D’Antonio is quoted:
“Mexican fan palms don’t have any environmental value. It costs in the vicinity of $1,000 to just trim one palm, and if you don’t trim them, they’re a huge fire hazard. I’d really like to know who gave the green light to do this, because the City Council has been very adamant about not planting these things on public property.”
“It’s truly a violation of the [City] Council motion from 2006 that we should not be planting fan palm trees anymore on our city streets,” D’Antonio said.
Image Credit: Juliana Yamada / Los Angeles Times