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The proposal comes amid recent controversy over co-locations of traditional public schools with publicly funded, privately run charters.
Published Feb 1, 2023 at 1:24 p.m.
The parks department planted just 500 trees on city streets and around 2,200 in city parks in the first four months of the fiscal year.
The parks department planted just 500 trees on city streets and around 2,200 in city parks in the first four months of the fiscal year.
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