Eddy Laine points to a tree trimmed in December.
Bakersfield residents and environmental advocates walked through downtown Monday to raise concerns about the city’s tree trimming practices, saying excessive cutting was harming trees and wasting public money.
The walk was organized by the Sierra Club’s Kern-Kaweah Chapter and focused on recently trimmed and removed trees in the downtown area. Participants pointed to trees they said were heavily cut in mid-December, including on December 13 and 15…