The storm has strewn palm fronds all over Long Beach’s streets. What is the city doing about it?

The city is working to clean up the hundreds of palm fronds that have littered local streets since a massive storm hit Long Beach on Sunday.

Following an initial storm that doused the city last Thursday, a second wave of heavy rain brought high-speed winds of up to 50 miles per hour, knocking fronds off trees which have the obstructed public right-of-way, particularly in areas of Downtown and Second Street in Belmont Shore where palm trees line main corridors and local streets.

The city’s Public Works department is working to clear major roads of fallen fronds due to “extreme weather conditions” and other debris and unclogging storm drains to help prevent flooding, said Joy Contreras, spokesperson for Public Works.

Once the rain passes, their team will clean up the rest of the palm fronds and also make note of hotspots for fallen branches for future trimming schedules and storm preparations, said Contreras.

Long Beach tends to its trees on a grid system, trimming trees in certain parts of the city every year outside of “observed nesting season (Oct. 1 to Dec. 31) in coastal regions,” Contreras told the Post in a text message.

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