Eucalyptus trees on Easton Drive

Maintaining the status quo simply because trees were planted 250 years ago in this spot wildly misses the point of serving the needs of one’s community. Anyone who’s ever driven along El Camino in Burlingame knows the trees have caused the pavement to undulate and stick-up to the point where parts of the road are traffic hazards. So, perhaps with 250 years of hindsight, people might realize this isn’t the place to plant trees that grow to enormous sizes and endanger our roads and safety. Did you see the multiple trees that were felled across El Camino earlier this year, which took days to clear.

But, sure, a meaningless history of eucalyptus trees that serves no one is more important to Brownrigg — and the councilmembers who sided with him — than making streets safer for traveling. Seemingly, it’s more important for them to do something over again simply because that’s the way it’s always done instead of stepping back and questioning why things are done and who they benefit.

Variety is the spice of life and Burlingame’s leadership seems awfully milquetoast with this vote.

Dan Myers

Burlingame