Thank you for your continued support towards saving the 272 trees at risk in Lafayette. We wanted to inform you of a major development and to ask for your involvement. Yesterday, Save Lafayette Trees filed a complaint in Contra Costa Superior Court against the City of Lafayette and PG&E asking for the court's reversal of the March 27 tree-cutting agreement. Not only did the City fail to notify residents of the plans to circumvent their own tree protection ordinances, both the City and PG&E bypassed very important environmental review regulations, including CEQA (California Environmental Quality Act). These regulations are designed specifically to protect our neighborhoods and parks from expedited projects by profit-driven entities such as PG&E. We have persistently worked with the City since we learned of the agreement's existence in early April. Many of you have written heart-felt petition comments expressing dismay and dissatisfaction. The community is united. But unfortunately the City hasn't reversed their agreement and continues to work with PG&E behind the scenes on an inevitable march towards ultimate tree removal later this year. We need your support. We have negotiated a low fee structure with one of the best environmental lawyers in the area, Stephan Volker. The lawsuit is estimated to cost between $20k-$50k. Would you be able to make a donation to help end the City's agreement with PG&E? Gina and I have already contributed thousands of dollars, and we would appreciate your involvement. If you're willing to donate, please consider a donation and visit our GoFundMe page: https://www.gofundme.com/savelafayettetrees We hope you can help us financially, but any support is appreciated. Post our information on Facebook. Tweet your friends. Send our links to your friends. Thank you again for all that you do. Please let us know if you have any questions. Best, Save Lafayette Trees www.savelafayettetrees.org