"Bill Analysis: Don’t Penalize Landowners for Maximizing the Potential of their Land" contains Bill Peacock and Samuel Barr's analysis of House Bill 133 and Senate Bill 362.
Matthew Bernard and Lynn Warner v. City of Oakland, California
Date Filed: June 29, 2026 Original Court: Northern District of California Case Status: Pending Matthew Bernard and Lynn Warner own an undeveloped residential plot in Oakland, California. In 2020, the Oakland Fire Department ordered them to clear dead and dying trees from their land or face ongoing fines. The landowners hired an arborist and removed...