Dead trees are even deader than ever

Killer trees are still multiplying unchecked, and our cash-strapped city is helpless to stop them. Officials say there are over 100 trees that need to get the chainsaw, and probably thousands more that need pruning — but little money for the deed. Said a friend of the woman killed three months ago: "A tree that was dead in 2003 is still dead in 2008, and a tree that was nearly dead in 2003 is probably even more dead today." Profound. [SF Gate]