Rumor has it that Councilman Jess Talamantes demanded that Burbank Police Chief Mike Albanese shut Tinhorn Flats down. As many as ten Burbank Police officers were required to stand around to prevent the small business from reopening during the shutdown that caused many Burbank businesses to fail forever.
Click here to see the huge tab you paid for to shut down Tinhorn Flats.
The office of the City Attorney never tracks staff time, so we have no clue how many tens of thousands; or hundreds of thousands the City spents in attorney staff time to shut down Tinhorn Flats.