In some parts of Santa Monica, the preferred obscenity is "Oh, fig!" We are cursed with aging ficus trees that City Hall refuses to remove. Note that a ficus is basically a fig tree. Each tree ...

It appeared that the fate of towering ficus trees rooted along a three-block stretch of Whittier’s commercial center was sealed. City Council members in December voted to approve a redesign of the ...

A redevelopment plan for Uptown Whittier calls for the removal of the ficus canopy on Greenleaf Avenue. Some people blame the trees for sidewalk and plumbing issues while others relish the shade.

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Residents are fighting back after city ...

The saws were buzzing and the branches were falling on 24th Street Wednesday — the final act in a years-long saga over the fate of dozens of ficus trees that line the popular Mission District corridor ...

Wendy Klenk never considered herself a political person. But when she witnessed a towering and healthy ficus tree being cut down in Beverly Hills last week, something fired up within her. “I’ve never ...

The fight to save Whittier’s trees has grown new roots. A preservation group has sued the southeastern Los Angeles County city over its plan to raze more than 100 trees as part of a redesign of its ...