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 ...

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (KABC) -- There's a battle brewing in Beverly Hills over some of its majestic ficus trees. The city is cutting down nearly 90 trees as part of a sidewalk project. Officials said ...

To the editor: Your editorial praises mature ficus trees, which Beverly Hills is removing from some of its sidewalks, for their “leafy canopy.” Ficus trees do much more than provide shade. At least ...