This newsletter was emailed to subscribers on October 24, 2026.
Welcome to L.A. TACO’s weekly Investigations Newsletter, I’m Lexis-Olivier Ray, the Head of Investigations for L.A. TACO.
RETURN OF THE PINK TRUMPET TREES
When I wrote about three beloved pink trumpet trees on Virgil Avenue in East Hollywood that were excessively trimmed a year ago, it wasn’t clear if they would make it.
At the time, a spokesperson for the city told me the 30-year-old trees were cut “beyond recovery.”