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Crews this morning began cutting down the disputed ficus trees on 2nd Street near Wilshire. Activists lost a court bid to block the city from removing the trees, which it says are unsafe. The activists are following today's action at Santa Monica Treesavers.
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Santa Monica axing ficus trees
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