We have a new worst sidewalk-vs-ficus example in LA

Journalist Vince Beiser sent in this photo of the sidewalk near his home in Los Feliz. I'd say the ficus tree has definitively won this battle on Ben Lomond Place. "My kids think it's great!" says Beiser. City Hall probably won't agree.

Previously on LA Observed:

Street fight
Latest proposal to handle L.A.'s crumbling sidewalks
Westwood Village trees marked for the ax
Ficus eats parking meter
Proof that ficus trees are bad for the sidewalks