06-24-10, Herbert Molano on Vanguardians, The Thompsons, and the final budget approval session
06-22-10, Video: “John Drayman Responds to Demand by Lynn Myers that Barry Allen Disclose Details of Donated Money”
06-22-10, Video: “Lynn Myers Demands Barry Allen Disclose Amount and Disposition of Donated Money”
06-21-10 Article in the Glendale News-Press by Veronica Rocha, "Montrose Collection facing closure - Restaurant has been accused many times of illegal use as a banquet hall."
04-01-10 Article in the Glendale News-Press by Melanie Hicken, "Hall loses court case - Montrose Collection must stop operating as banquet hall or risk closure."
10-01-09 Article in the Glendale News-Press by Melanie Hicken, "Montrose now faces court battle - Restaurant likely to square off with city in long dispute over zoning permit and parking spaces."
06-18-09 Article in the Glendale News-Press by Jason Wells, "Banquet hall is dealt blow - Montrose eatery may continue the protracted dispute by appealing vote from commission."
03-26-09 Article in the Glendale News-Press GLENDALE CITY COUNCIL MEETING WRAP-UP, "BANQUET HALL PARKING"
03-12-09 Article in the Glendale News-Press by Jason Wells, "Fight over Montrose banquet hall continues - Restaurateurs’ attorney plans to appeal city’s decision to revoke eatery’s permit."
12-11-08 Article in the Glendale News-Press by Jason Wells, "Banquet hall wins another victory - Montrose owners may keep parking permit, judge rules. City attorneys to visit other options."
10-21-08 Article in the Glendale News-Press by Jeremy Obserstein, "Montrose Collection’s civil trial is delayed - Restaurant and banquet hall is seeking damages against the city regarding permit."
10-09-08 Letter in the Glendale News-Press by Greg G. Boiadjian, Glendale, "Verdict is worth a banquet of its own"
10-04-08 Article in the Glendale News-Press by Jeremy Obserstein, "Montrose Collection serves case against city - Owners want revoked parking permit restored after victory this week in court."
10-02-08 Article in the Glendale News-Press by Veronica Rocha, "Restaurant not guilty, will stay - One owner of the Montrose Collection says he might change the eatery’s name."
09-30-08 Article in the Glendale News-Press by Jeremy Obserstein, "Collection case moves to jurors - Prosecutor argues owners knew rule, defense says restaurant grandfathered in."
09-26-08 Article in the Glendale News-Press by Jeremy Obserstein, "Restaurant’s use debated in court - Owner of Montrose Collection says it wasn’t properly advised by the city regarding changes."
09-11-08 Article in the Glendale News-Press by Jeremy Obserstein, "Banquet hall issue heads to court - Owners say they were operating before a 2002 ordinance and should be exempt."
06-04-08 Article in the Glendale News-Press by Jason Wells, "Building owners say they will fight - Trial approaches involving Montrose Collection, which is accused of violating city zoning codes."
05-09-08 Letter in the Glendale News-Press MAILBAG by John Muir, Ventura, "Lawyer’s ‘excuse’ is not convincing"
05-07-08 COMMUNITY COMMENTARY in the Glendale News-Press by Derek L. Tabone, "Battle against restaurant is not warranted"
04-16-08 Article in the Glendale News-Press by Ryan Vaillancourt, "Banquet hall is under fire again - Montrose Collection may have changed its name or hosted a film shoot without proper city permits"
04-04-08 Article in the Glendale News-Press by Ryan Vaillancourt, "Restaurant’s hearing delayed - Owners of building that houses the Montrose Collection have asked to be left out of city complaint"
03-28-08 Article in the Glendale News-Press by Ryan Vaillancourt, "Judge tosses restaurant’s slander case - Married couple are off the hook, for now, after being accused of harming troubled Montrose Collection"
03-18-08 Article in the Glendale News-Press by Ryan Vaillancourt, "Eatery may cause code enforcement change" and the Thompsons are "Caught in the middle"
03-12-08 BRIEFLY IN PUBLIC SAFETY in the Glendale News-Press, "Judge postpones slander suit hearing"
03-05-08 Article in the Glendale News-Press, by Chris Wiebe, "Property owners want out of lawsuit - They say legal action filed against the Montrose Collection restaurant should not include them"
10-18-07 Letter in the Glendale News-Press by Michael Kuretich, Glendale, "Lawsuit tactic often seems to quiet people"
10-16-07 Letter in the Glendale News-Press by Margaret Rice, La Crescenta, "Why do so many issues seem to hang around for so long?"
10-08-07 Letter in the Glendale News-Press by Herbert Molano, Tujunga, "Exit, stage left. When the issues get tough, the tough get going — out the door"
10-05-07 Article in the Glendale News-Press by Jason Wells, "City, restaurant talk settlement - Montrose Collection attorney says it could clear clients of charges that they violated zoning laws"
09-28-07 Letter in the Glendale News-Press by Gary Cornell, Glendale, "Owners' lawsuit should be dumped"
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