In San Diego County Superior Court Friday, Judge Mangione granted a preliminary injunction, barring the City of Coronado from removing five pine trees until the litigation process plays out. “If the city were to do something now that would cause harm to the trees or cause the trees to die or be removed, those trees aren’t coming back,” said environment attorney Bryan Pease in court. “The city did not do a negative impact report, they did not even do a mitigated negative impact report. They simply declared themselves categorically exempt from CEQA.” In September, the trees were slated for removal until a lawsuit was filed and a temporary restraining order put in place by the judge, temporarily thwarting the City’s plans to cut down the beloved trees. FULL STORY: https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/local/coronado-lawn-bowler-versus-beloved-pine-trees/509-8167d74b-aced-49b0-8ee0-596d26137888