That's not even close to how it happened.
The FAA and the San Diego Airport Authority requested that the city of San Diego remove 20 trees because their height exceeded the safety limit as required by federal law. They followed due process, and...
It was recently reported that the FAA unilaterally cut down palm trees, without notice, that they had decided had grown too tall on a hillside adjacent to SD International Airport, despite the fact that the flight path clearance above them was...