Watch for falling trees

FATALITY: The season's rain and last week's winds contributed to toppling a pine tree on Reseda Blvd. in Tarzana, says the Daily News. Story offers this caveat:

Local tree experts said people should inspect the trees on their property, looking for what one called "mushy spots" that might indicate dry rot or newly exposed roots.

"Most of the time, the tree has been leaning for some time, and a big wind comes up, and down it goes," said Wayne Smith, owner of Nature's Tree Service in Reseda. "We had a lot of them a couple of weeks ago. They just came down from too much moisture."