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# Getting creative to save the trees
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/getting-creative-to-save-the-trees-editor/
- Published: 2007-10-04T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-24T03:09:58.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Opinion, Santa Monica, #archive-import

*By Zelia Grund Santa Monica*

Seems like the only way to save the ficus trees in Santa Monica is to convert them to treehouses — or rather, high-priced tree condominiums or chain stores.

What the residents want seems to be of little concern to a majority of the City Council and other officials.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on October 4, 2007.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/100407.pdf?ref=smdp.com)