Oakland Property Owners Fined Nearly $1 Million for Chopping Down Trees

Oakland approves $1M fine to couple over illegally cutting down trees

A North Oakland couple is on the hook for nearly $1 million in penalties after the City Council voted Tuesday to enforce a finding that they illegally cut down 38 trees on their own and neighboring property.

Oakland property owners fined nearly $1 million for chopping down trees

(KRON) -- An Oakland couple was slapped with nearly $1 million in fines from the city for chopping down three dozen trees on and near their private residential property on Claremont Avenue. On Tuesday, the city council voted in favor of fining the property owners, Matthew Bernard and Lynn Warner, $915,000. Most of the trees cut down were oaks that are protected under the city's tree ordinance, city leaders said. "The Oakland City Council voted t…

Oakland couple fined $900,000 for cutting down 38 trees without a permit

The Oakland City Council voted Tuesday to impose a fine of $915,135 on two landowners who cut down 38 trees without a permit.