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irisblue

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6. Matthew Bernard and Lynn Warner are assholes

Reply to BlueWaveNeverEnd (Original post)

Wed May 6, 2026, 05:49 PM

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California landowners who cut 38 trees in Oakland hills hit with $915,000 fine [View all] BlueWaveNeverEnd Wednesday OP

Welcome to r/treelaw! sakabatou Wednesday #1

not to be confused with r/trees. uncle ray Wednesday #9

More: Fife railed against what she said were racially inequitable policies, making comparisons with the drug war, mass i BlueWaveNeverEnd Wednesday #2

Money brings out the best in people. twodogsbarking Wednesday #3

It would be a fun experiment to see how these people live with no money. erronis Wednesday #4

I'd be the Wicked-Witch-of-the-West. chouchou Wednesday #5

Matthew Bernard and Lynn Warner are assholes irisblue Wednesday #6

I'm glad to see the protection of trees and the enforcement of environmental regulations being enforced. I remember Martin68 Wednesday #7

Entitled Rich People Held Accountable For Once North Coast Lawyer Wednesday #8

So? Gofundme? DiverDave Wednesday #10

I didn't know about tree law until 1997 when a man in my neighborhood... Jacson6 Wednesday #11

Good dave99 Wednesday #13

Legal fees would add to that if he had retained counsel. Even better. Auggie Wednesday #12

Harsh, but necessary in order to prevent this kind of thing from happening in the future. Fil1957 17 hrs ago #14

Hopefully he kept enough wood to make himself a tiny violin. eggplant 16 hrs ago #15

Bernard...and crews he hired (including, allegedly, an arborist)...neighbor land flvegan 15 hrs ago #16

Message: Save your dime, don't do the crime. oasis 15 hrs ago #17

Make them tear down the home they built..... SergeStorms 13 hrs ago #18

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