Article in the Glendale News-Press by Chris Wiebe, 3-10-08, "Residents decry tree ordinance as an intrusion"
Letter in the Glendale News-Press MAILBAG by Charles Ascher,
La Crescenta, CA, 3-5-08, "Tree trimmers ought to have an obligation"
Article in the Glendale News-Press by Jason Wells, 2-28-08, "Tree ordinance under scrutiny"
Article in the Glendale News-Press by Jason Wells, 2-25-08, "Public looks again at trees"
Announcement on the Glendale Web Site, "Indigenous Tree Ordinance Public Input Meetings"
Letter in the Glendale News-Press MAILBAG by Steve Foster, Glendale, CA, 2-9-08, "Public Works isn’t cut out for enforcement"
Article in the Los Angeles Times by Steve Lopez, 2-13-08, "Watch out for Glendale's yard cops"
Legal Department Reply to the Letter to the California Department of Real Estate, 1-3-08
Letter to the California Department of Real Estate, 1-3-08
Letter in the Glendale News-Press MAILBAG by Cathy Sellitto, Glendale, CA, 1-2-08, "Why do developers get good treatment?"
Article in the Glendale News-Press, 12-29-07, "THE TOP 10 STORIES OF THE YEAR", No. 2: "Tree ordinance ends in a fine mess"
Article in the Glendale News-Press by Dan Kimber, 12-28-07, "Hope springs for a good ’08", Kimber's thoughts on the tree trimming issue
Editorial in the Glendale News-Press, 12-22-07, "Planting the seeds of a good law"
Article in the Glendale News-Press by Jason Wells, 12-22-07, "Design board denies duplex"
WEEK IN REVIEW in the Glendale News-Press, 12-22-07, "Change to Glendale’s much-maligned Indigenous Tree Ordinance was delayed Tuesday night ...."
Letter in the Glendale News-Press MAILBAG by Michael E. McGinley,
La Crescenta, CA, 12-21-07, "Damage has been done on tree issue"
Letter in the Glendale News-Press MAILBAG by Nancy Kehr, Glendale, CA, 12-21-07, "A double standard in trimming ordinance"
Letter in the Glendale News-Press MAILBAG by Kenneth Landon, Glendale, CA, 12-21-07, "Ordinance must be friendlier to owners"
Listen to Streaming Audio of the John & Ken Show, 12-20-07, "Glendale Strikes Again"
Article in the Glendale News-Press by Jason Wells, 12-20-07, "Council seeks input on trees"
Article in the Glendale News-Press Community Commentary by John Wolff, Glendale, CA, 12-19-07, "Council needs to answer simple questions"
Letter in the Glendale News-Press MAILBAG by Robert Morrison, Glendale, CA, 12-19-07, "Ordinance needed, but without absurdity"
Letter in the Glendale News-Press MAILBAG by Jim Owens, Glendale, CA, 12-19-07, "Homeowners’ rights should be foremost"
Article in the Glendale News-Press by Jason Wells, 12-17-07, "City to tweak tree law, again"
Letter in the Glendale News-Press MAILBAG by Scott Linder, Glendale, CA, 12-17-07, "If city wants to save trees, then it can pay"
Listen to Streaming Audio of the John & Ken Show, 12-13-07, "Glendale City Council Continues To Rage"
Article in the Glendale News-Press Community Commentary by John Wolff, Glendale, CA, 12-13-07, "Property rights must be respected"
Article in the Glendale News-Press by Jason Wells, 12-13-07, "City looks to close tree fine issues"
Video by Glendale Citizens, "Glendale Mayor Goes Wild!", 12-11-07
Video by Glendale Citizens, "Dave Weaver Reacts to Tree Ordinance Uproar!", 12-11-07
Article in the Glendale News-Press by Jason Wells, 12-11-07, "City Council to tackle tree fines"
Letter in the Glendale News-Press MAILBAG by Jon F. Thompson, Glendale, CA, 12-8-07, "City is way off base with tree ordinance"
Letter in the Glendale News-Press MAILBAG by Bob Tarallo, La Crescenta, CA, 12-8-07, "Council needs to get its act together"
Article in the Glendale News-Press Community Commentary by Stephanie Landregan, Glendale, CA, 12-8-07, "Ordinance exists to protect majestic trees"
Letter in the Glendale News-Press MAILBAG by Ben Luc, Los Angeles, CA, 12-5-07, "City needs to wake up or it’ll lose shoppers"
Letter in the Glendale News-Press MAILBAG by Mike Mohill, Glendale, CA, 12-4-07, "Tree ordinance was wrong from the start"
Article in the Los Angeles Daily News, by Alex Dobuzinskis, Staff Writer, 11-30-07, "City trims $347,600 fine for pruning"
Letter in the Glendale News-Press MAILBAG by Gene Gustavson, Glendale, CA, 11-29-07, "Harsh ordinance is overbearing"
CBS Channel 2 Video, "Read the Fine Print: Family Fined For Tree Pruning", that aired on Wednesday 11/28/2007
347 Comments by Readers of the Article in the Los Angeles Times by Steve Lopez, 11-28-07, "Out on a limb over trimming fiasco"
Article in the Los Angeles Times by Steve Lopez, 11-28-07, "Out on a limb over trimming fiasco"
Article in the Glendale News-Press by Jason Wells, 11-28-07, "Tree-trimming fine dropped"
Listen to Streaming Audio of the John & Ken Show, 11-28-07, "City Of Glendale Drops Tree-Trimming Fine !"
Commentary in the Collards' Web Site, 11-27-07, "Almost Over?"
Letter in the Glendale News-Press MAILBAG by William and Kathryn Jensen, Fullerton, CA, 11-26-07, "City's steep pruning fines are outrageous"
Listen to Streaming Audio of the John & Ken Show, 11-26-07, "Glendale City Councilman Bob Yousefian Explains Tree-Fine Situation"
Article in the Los Angeles Daily News, by Alex Dobuzinskis, Staff Writer, 11-22-07, "Glendale pair may find pruning trees is costly"
Listen to Streaming Audio of the John & Ken Show, 11-21-07, "Glendale City Council Denounces John and Ken For Sticking Up For The Tree-Fine Couple"
Listen to Streaming Audio of the John & Ken Show, 11-21-07, "Glendale Couple Fined $347,000 For Trimming Trees"
Article in Judeopundit, Official Blog of the World Arrogance, 11-20-07, "Glendale tree fine massacre --- Be Afraid, be very afraid"
Letter in the Glendale News-Press MAILBAG by Gene Gustavson, Glendale, CA, 11-15-07, "City’s whim in tree matters is distressing"
Commentary in the Collards' Web Site, 11-14-07, "$25,000 Fine for a Human Life"
ABC Channel 7 Video, "Collards vs Glendale Tree Debacle Update" that aired on Tuesday 11/13/2007
Commentary in the Collards' Web Site, 11-13-07, "City Prunes Oak Trees at Glendale Park"
Letter in the Glendale News-Press MAILBAG by Gene Gustavson, Glendale, CA, 11-7-07, "Council should fix fine or be removed"
Article in the Glendale News-Press by Jason Wells, 11-6-07, "Tree fines at root of many queries"
Letter in the Glendale News-Press MAILBAG by Stanton J. Price, Glendale, CA, 11-5-07, "Due process should have played a role"
Letter in the Glendale News-Press MAILBAG by Lily G. Marcelle, Ontario, CA, 10-31-07, "Fines are higher for trees than humans"
Letter in the Glendale News-Press COMMUNITY COMMENTARY by John Oppenheim, Glendale, CA, 10-31-07, "Pruning law is just a fundraiser for the city"
Letter in the Glendale News-Press MAILBAG by Mary Baldwin, Glendale, CA, 10-26-07, "Owners also owe some accountability"
Letter in the Glendale News-Press MAILBAG by Carole Weling, Glendale, CA, 10-26-07, "‘Bait and switch’ shows lack of sense"
Letter in the Glendale News-Press MAILBAG by Becker Danson, Glendale, CA, 10-25-07, "Apologies deserved for over-regulation"
Letter in the Glendale News-Press MAILBAG by Rosemary Klem, Glendale, CA, 10-25-07, "City must clean up its own act first"
Letter in the Glendale News-Press MAILBAG by Gene Gustavson, Glendale, CA, 10-23-07, "Councilman 'out of touch' with the issues"
Letter in the Glendale News-Press MAILBAG by Gary Durrett, Glendale, CA, 10-22-07, "Tree fines sound like fodder for tabloids"
Letter in the Glendale News-Press MAILBAG by Gene Gustavson, Glendale, CA, 10-22-07, "City needs to rectify this tree fine issue"
Article in the American Homeowners Resource Center, 10-19-07, "Glendale couple fined $350,000. for trimming an oak tree"
Fox Channel 11 Video, "Glendale Family Fined $350,000 for Trimming Oak Trees" that aired on Friday 10/19/2007
Letter in the Glendale News-Press MAILBAG by Allen Brandstater, Glendale, CA, 10-19-07, "Officials should 'go climb a tree'"
Article in the Glendale News-Press by Jason Wells, 10-19-07, "Pruning leaves a fine mess"
Mike and Ann Collard's Web Site
Letter in the Glendale News-Press MAILBAG by Ann Collard, 10-17-07, "Residents have right to be treated fairly"
Collard $347,600 Tree Violation Notice, 9-21-07!
Glendale’s Indigenous Tree Program
Additional comments regarding Glendale's fines for pruning trees may be sent to: halweber@earthlink.net
Open Government in Glendale Home Page
Article in the Glendale News-Press by Chris Wiebe, 3-10-08, "Residents decry tree ordinance as an intrusion"
Letter in the Glendale News-Press MAILBAG by Charles Ascher, La Crescenta, CA, 3-5-08, "Tree trimmers ought to have an obligation"
Article in the Glendale News-Press by Jason Wells, 2-28-08, "Tree ordinance under scrutiny"
Article in the Glendale News-Press by Jason Wells, 2-25-08, "Public looks again at trees"
Announcement on the Glendale Web Site, "Indigenous Tree Ordinance Public Input Meetings"
Letter in the Glendale News-Press MAILBAG by Steve Foster, Glendale, CA, 2-9-08, "Public Works isn’t cut out for enforcement"
Article in the Los Angeles Times by Steve Lopez, 2-13-08, "Watch out for Glendale's yard cops"
Legal Department Reply to the Letter to the California Department of Real Estate, 1-3-08
Letter to the California Department of Real Estate, 1-3-08
Letter in the Glendale News-Press MAILBAG by Cathy Sellitto, Glendale, CA, 1-2-08, "Why do developers get good treatment?"
Article in the Glendale News-Press, 12-29-07, "THE TOP 10 STORIES OF THE YEAR", No. 2: "Tree ordinance ends in a fine mess"
Article in the Glendale News-Press by Dan Kimber, 12-28-07, "Hope springs for a good ’08", Kimber's thoughts on the tree trimming issue
Editorial in the Glendale News-Press, 12-22-07, "Planting the seeds of a good law"
Article in the Glendale News-Press by Jason Wells, 12-22-07, "Design board denies duplex"
WEEK IN REVIEW in the Glendale News-Press, 12-22-07, "Change to Glendale’s much-maligned Indigenous Tree Ordinance was delayed Tuesday night ...."
Letter in the Glendale News-Press MAILBAG by Michael E. McGinley, La Crescenta, CA, 12-21-07, "Damage has been done on tree issue"
Letter in the Glendale News-Press MAILBAG by Nancy Kehr, Glendale, CA, 12-21-07, "A double standard in trimming ordinance"
Letter in the Glendale News-Press MAILBAG by Kenneth Landon, Glendale, CA, 12-21-07, "Ordinance must be friendlier to owners"
Listen to Streaming Audio of the John & Ken Show, 12-20-07, "Glendale Strikes Again"
Article in the Glendale News-Press by Jason Wells, 12-20-07, "Council seeks input on trees"
Article in the Glendale News-Press Community Commentary by John Wolff, Glendale, CA, 12-19-07, "Council needs to answer simple questions"
Letter in the Glendale News-Press MAILBAG by Robert Morrison, Glendale, CA, 12-19-07, "Ordinance needed, but without absurdity"
Letter in the Glendale News-Press MAILBAG by Jim Owens, Glendale, CA, 12-19-07, "Homeowners’ rights should be foremost"
Article in the Glendale News-Press by Jason Wells, 12-17-07, "City to tweak tree law, again"
Letter in the Glendale News-Press MAILBAG by Scott Linder, Glendale, CA, 12-17-07, "If city wants to save trees, then it can pay"
Listen to Streaming Audio of the John & Ken Show, 12-13-07, "Glendale City Council Continues To Rage"
Article in the Glendale News-Press Community Commentary by John Wolff, Glendale, CA, 12-13-07, "Property rights must be respected"
Article in the Glendale News-Press by Jason Wells, 12-13-07, "City looks to close tree fine issues"
Video by Glendale Citizens, "Glendale Mayor Goes Wild!", 12-11-07
Video by Glendale Citizens, "Dave Weaver Reacts to Tree Ordinance Uproar!", 12-11-07
Article in the Glendale News-Press by Jason Wells, 12-11-07, "City Council to tackle tree fines"
Letter in the Glendale News-Press MAILBAG by Jon F. Thompson, Glendale, CA, 12-8-07, "City is way off base with tree ordinance"
Letter in the Glendale News-Press MAILBAG by Bob Tarallo, La Crescenta, CA, 12-8-07, "Council needs to get its act together"
Article in the Glendale News-Press Community Commentary by Stephanie Landregan, Glendale, CA, 12-8-07, "Ordinance exists to protect majestic trees"
Letter in the Glendale News-Press MAILBAG by Ben Luc, Los Angeles, CA, 12-5-07, "City needs to wake up or it’ll lose shoppers"
Letter in the Glendale News-Press MAILBAG by Mike Mohill, Glendale, CA, 12-4-07, "Tree ordinance was wrong from the start"
Article in the Los Angeles Daily News, by Alex Dobuzinskis, Staff Writer, 11-30-07, "City trims $347,600 fine for pruning"
Letter in the Glendale News-Press MAILBAG by Gene Gustavson, Glendale, CA, 11-29-07, "Harsh ordinance is overbearing"
CBS Channel 2 Video, "Read the Fine Print: Family Fined For Tree Pruning", that aired on Wednesday 11/28/2007
347 Comments by Readers of the Article in the Los Angeles Times by Steve Lopez, 11-28-07, "Out on a limb over trimming fiasco"
Article in the Los Angeles Times by Steve Lopez, 11-28-07, "Out on a limb over trimming fiasco"
Article in the Glendale News-Press by Jason Wells, 11-28-07, "Tree-trimming fine dropped"
Listen to Streaming Audio of the John & Ken Show, 11-28-07, "City Of Glendale Drops Tree-Trimming Fine !"
Commentary in the Collards' Web Site, 11-27-07, "Almost Over?"
Letter in the Glendale News-Press MAILBAG by William and Kathryn Jensen, Fullerton, CA, 11-26-07, "City's steep pruning fines are outrageous"
Listen to Streaming Audio of the John & Ken Show, 11-26-07, "Glendale City Councilman Bob Yousefian Explains Tree-Fine Situation"
Article in the Los Angeles Daily News, by Alex Dobuzinskis, Staff Writer, 11-22-07, "Glendale pair may find pruning trees is costly"
Listen to Streaming Audio of the John & Ken Show, 11-21-07, "Glendale City Council Denounces John and Ken For Sticking Up For The Tree-Fine Couple"
Listen to Streaming Audio of the John & Ken Show, 11-21-07, "Glendale Couple Fined $347,000 For Trimming Trees"
Article in Judeopundit, Official Blog of the World Arrogance, 11-20-07, "Glendale tree fine massacre --- Be Afraid, be very afraid"
Letter in the Glendale News-Press MAILBAG by Gene Gustavson, Glendale, CA, 11-15-07, "City’s whim in tree matters is distressing"
Commentary in the Collards' Web Site, 11-14-07, "$25,000 Fine for a Human Life"
ABC Channel 7 Video, "Collards vs Glendale Tree Debacle Update" that aired on Tuesday 11/13/2007
Commentary in the Collards' Web Site, 11-13-07, "City Prunes Oak Trees at Glendale Park"
Letter in the Glendale News-Press MAILBAG by Gene Gustavson, Glendale, CA, 11-7-07, "Council should fix fine or be removed"
Article in the Glendale News-Press by Jason Wells, 11-6-07, "Tree fines at root of many queries"
Letter in the Glendale News-Press MAILBAG by Stanton J. Price, Glendale, CA, 11-5-07, "Due process should have played a role"
Letter in the Glendale News-Press MAILBAG by Lily G. Marcelle, Ontario, CA, 10-31-07, "Fines are higher for trees than humans"
Letter in the Glendale News-Press COMMUNITY COMMENTARY by John Oppenheim, Glendale, CA, 10-31-07, "Pruning law is just a fundraiser for the city"
Letter in the Glendale News-Press MAILBAG by Mary Baldwin, Glendale, CA, 10-26-07, "Owners also owe some accountability"
Letter in the Glendale News-Press MAILBAG by Carole Weling, Glendale, CA, 10-26-07, "‘Bait and switch’ shows lack of sense"
Letter in the Glendale News-Press MAILBAG by Becker Danson, Glendale, CA, 10-25-07, "Apologies deserved for over-regulation"
Letter in the Glendale News-Press MAILBAG by Rosemary Klem, Glendale, CA, 10-25-07, "City must clean up its own act first"
Letter in the Glendale News-Press MAILBAG by Gene Gustavson, Glendale, CA, 10-23-07, "Councilman 'out of touch' with the issues"
Letter in the Glendale News-Press MAILBAG by Gary Durrett, Glendale, CA, 10-22-07, "Tree fines sound like fodder for tabloids"
Letter in the Glendale News-Press MAILBAG by Gene Gustavson, Glendale, CA, 10-22-07, "City needs to rectify this tree fine issue"
Article in the American Homeowners Resource Center, 10-19-07, "Glendale couple fined $350,000. for trimming an oak tree"
Fox Channel 11 Video, "Glendale Family Fined $350,000 for Trimming Oak Trees" that aired on Friday 10/19/2007
Letter in the Glendale News-Press MAILBAG by Allen Brandstater, Glendale, CA, 10-19-07, "Officials should 'go climb a tree'"
Article in the Glendale News-Press by Jason Wells, 10-19-07, "Pruning leaves a fine mess"
Mike and Ann Collard's Web Site
Letter in the Glendale News-Press MAILBAG by Ann Collard, 10-17-07, "Residents have right to be treated fairly"
Collard $347,600 Tree Violation Notice, 9-21-07!
Glendale’s Indigenous Tree Program
Additional comments regarding Glendale's fines for pruning trees may be sent to: halweber@earthlink.net
Open Government in Glendale Home Page