Posted on 12/20/2017 8:47:01 AM PST by PBRCat
Many longtime residents of the neighborhood previously told the (Palm Springs, Calif.) Desert Sun they believed the trees were planted for racist reasons in the 1960s, and remained a lasting remnant of the history of segregation in the city. Residents said the invasive tamarisks, which block views of the Tahquitz Creek Golf Course and San Jacinto mountains, have artificially depressed property values and prevented black families from accumulating wealth in their property over the past half century.
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Really?
Why?
I was just kidding, but don’t get me started on the Osage Orange!
Ha!!....Ok!!!
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