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Untended Consequences Opt-Out Programs Even well-intended public investments such as tree planting projects can contribute to gentrification, displacement, or exclusion of vulnerable populations and disenfranchised communities. Many cities in Californ i a are investin g i n projects like bike lanes, g reen spa ces, and p ublic transportation to mitigate and ada pt to the impacts of climate change {Chapple, e t al, 2022). Policies, plans, and programs can help t o stabilize San Lea ndra's neighbor hoods identified for urban forestry investments and strengthen against potential green ge ntrification. The map on the left shows the Urban Displaceme n t Project's Estimated Displacement Risk Model for San Lean dro. Census tracts in red indicate the areas with greatest displacement risk, estimating an elevated d isplacement for low-inco m e (50% -80% AMI) and high displacement risk for very low- income households (0% -50% AM I). Areas i n orange i nd icate e leva t ed displacement for low-inco me househo lds (50% - 80% AMI), and a reas in ye l low have a proba b le displacement risk (Thomas et a I , 2022) Some property owners are not prepared to ta ke on the responsi bility of caring for a tree. A 2019 study out of Det roit found that roughly 24% of impacted propert y owne rs d e cided to opt out of th e City-l e d street tree planting e ffort. Community members expressed a lack o f confidence that the local governme n t would share the bu rd en of ca ring for th e tree and cleaning up debris (Carmic hae l, 2019). The goal is to replace a tree at every location, b ut it is not always feasible In certain c i rcumstances, the City of San Leand ro offers the option for property owners to "opt-out " of receiving a replacement street tree when one is removed from the right-of-way adjacent to the property. Instead, a one -time fee is collect ed to locate a n alterna t e space o n public property to p la nt a tree. P RIORITI Z IN G TREE EQ UI TY: 34