Wind-felled trees cost RBUSD thousands

  The Redondo Beach Unified School Board voted unanimously to approve $100,000 in emergency funding to remove more than a dozen trees on the campuses of Franklin Elementary and Parras Middle schools, following incidents caused by strong, tree-felling winds. However, in balking at the high price tag invoiced by their tree-cutting vendor, board members created a payment compromise that might cost the district more than originally estimated. “But if that’s the case, so be it,�