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  "path": "/2026/04/02/san-francisco-homeowner-fined-50k-for-trimming-street-trees.html",
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  "textContent": "Paul Dennes got an email from his insurance broker: trim the trees near your San Francisco home, or you won't qualify for coverage. He trimmed them. Then the city hit him with a $50,000 fine, according to ABC7.\n\nThe five trees in front of Dennes's Panhandle neighborhood unit look like his trees — they're planted in the sidewalk directly outside the building his family has owned since 1988. — Read the rest \n\nThe post San Francisco homeowner fined $50K for trimming street trees appeared first on Boing Boing.",
  "title": "San Francisco homeowner fined $50K for trimming street trees"
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