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Take Two

Felling of trees in Thousand Oaks sparks public outry

By Take Two Staff
Published Jul 22, 2014
One of the stately old oak trees that provide Thousand Oaks, California its name. This one is in front of the shopping center at Reino and Borchard roads in the Newbury Park neighborhood.
One of the stately old oak trees that provide Thousand Oaks, California its name. This one is in front of the shopping center at Reino and Borchard roads in the Newbury Park neighborhood.
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Take Two translates the day’s headlines for Southern California, making sense of the news and cultural events that affect our lives. Produced by Southern California Public Radio and broadcast from October 2012 – June 2021. Hosted by A Martinez.

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The city of Thousand Oaks here in Southern California is known for (as you might imagine) its abundant, stately oak trees, some of them centuries old.

So when almost 200 trees began being cut this year to make way for a shopping center re-development, many residents were outraged. 

The city is now working on some changes that will protect the trees in the future.

Thousand Oaks City Councilmember Claudia Bill-de la Peña joins Take Two for more.