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# Bayside plans to replace mature ficus trees on Second and Fourth streets
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/shady-business-20070608/
- Published: 2007-06-08T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-24T01:00:46.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Business, Downtown, #archive-import

Bayside officials are planning to remove dozens of fully-mature ficus trees along stretches of both Second and Fourth streets and replace them with less obtrusive species. The move is widely seen as an attempt to increase exposure for retailers downtown.

So this week’s Q-Line question asks: Do you think the current trees should be left alone or do they need to go?

Call (310) 285-8106 before Friday at 5 p.m. and we’ll print your answers in the weekend edition of the Daily Press. Please limit responses to a minute or less.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on June 8, 2007.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/060807.pdf?ref=smdp.com)