The trees in your photos were pruned within the last year along with isolated root pruning to prevent further damage to street and gutter. Further pruning or "topping" of the tree is not recommended for the following reasons:
•You remove lots of leaves, which decreases the tree's ability to photosynthesize and produce food.

•The wounds from the remaining shortened limbs become easy entry points for insects and pathogens.

•Trees respond to topping by quickly growing new limbs that are often too weak to handle storms.

•New branches eventually grow to the original height of the tree, perpetuating the unsafe cycle.