City of West Hollywood to Begin Annual Tree Pruning

Trees make our cities greener, cleaner, and healthier and the City of West Hollywood has thousands of trees that require regular maintenance and care. The City of West Hollywood will begin its annual program of tree pruning on Monday, September 14, 2026 and work is expected to continue through March 2027.

The City's contractor, West Coast Arborists, is beginning pruning work along Sunset Boulevard, taking care not to disrupt westbound lanes until after 10 a.m. to minimize the impact on morning commute traffic. During the coming weeks, crews will move to other commercial areas on Santa Monica Boulevard, Beverly Boulevard, and other arterial streets. Following commercial area trimming, work will commence on residential arterial streets. Each day, trimming will start at 8 a.m. and work will be finished by 3 p.m.

The City will communicate to residents, businesses, and motorists in advance of pruning work, using several methods:

• "No parking" signs will be placed a minimum of 24 hours in advance of work. The signs will reflect scheduled trimming activities for each day and they will be broken down into two time segments: before 12 p.m. and after 12 p.m. Parking spaces will be reopened as soon as possible after work is completed;

• Door hangers or postings on trees will be placed a minimum of 72 hours in advance of residential tree-trimming activities;

• Electronic message boards may be placed at strategic locations several days before trimming, as well as during trimming activities, to provide commuters with advance notice so they can plan route changes; and

• Notification of trimming activity will be posted on the City's website and on the City's social media pages @WeHoCity.

For more information, please contact Sam Estrada, the City of West Hollywood's Urban Forest and Landscape Maintenance Supervisor, at (323) 848-6867 or at [email protected]. For people who are Deaf or hard of hearing dial 711 or 1-800-735-2929 (TTY) or 1-800-735-2922 (voice) for California Relay Service (CRS) assistance.

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For reporters and members of the media seeking additional information about the City of West Hollywood, please contact the City of West Hollywood's Public Information Officer, Sheri A. Lunn, at (323) 848-6391 or [email protected].