Results, Day 1: More than two years ago, a large cypress tree fell on a hilly property in the 3100 block of Market Street. There it remained, until it "dried into what amounts to a huge piece of kindling on a hillside covered by flammable, living evergreens," said Ron Ellis, a resident in an apartment building that is connected to the property where the tree fell. That property is apparently owned by the city of San Francisco, Ellis wrote in an e-mail, adding that his landlord "tried repeatedly - and unsuccessfully - to find the proper city office to report the fallen tree (to) and request that the city remove it." Ellis' concern was relayed to the San Francisco Department of Public Works, and Thursday the DPW's Bureau of Urban Forestry removed the tree's remains, Ellis said. "We (in the area) all feel much safer now that the potential fire hazard has been alleviated," he said.

Who got it done: Edward Reiskin, San Francisco public works director, (415) 554-6920; ed.reiskin@sfgov.org

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