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An Oakland jury acquitted one man and has yet to reach a verdict on the charges against another involved in the 2016 Ghost Ship warehouse fire Thursday.
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A state bill to increase fire safety and accountability in California cities unanimously passed the state Legislature in August and now awaits Gov. Jerry Brown’s signature.
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A court hearing for defendants in the Ghost Ship warehouse fire case concluded with Judge James Cramer ordering parties to reconvene Nov. 2 to hear a motion for a change of venue.
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Two defendants in the Oakland Ghost Ship fire case will face a jury tomorrow morning, after an Alameda County judge rejected their plea deals at a sentencing hearing Aug. 9.
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At the sentencing set for Aug. 8, Almena, who rented the warehouse, will be sentenced with 12 years — nine in custody and three on mandatory supervision. Harris, Ghost Ship’s creative director, will be sentenced with 10 years — six in custody and four supervised — according to Alameda County Deputy District Attorney Teresa Drenick.
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More than a year after the deadly “Ghost Ship” warehouse fire, defendants Derick Almena and Max Harris — each charged with 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter — plead not guilty at a hearing Tuesday morning.
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Chasms’ performance was subdued. The music, the lights, the mic that echoes back everything that is said or sung, all create a kind of peaceful lull.
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In the year since the “Ghost Ship” fire, Christopher Morris has heard new songs that he knows his sister Jenny Morris would have enjoyed.
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As the one-year anniversary of the “Ghost Ship” fire approaches, two local journalists who received a Pulitzer Prize for their reporting on the tragedy spoke at UC Berkeley on Friday.
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Although Día de los Muertos is meant to honor and celebrate those that have passed, it is a continual reminder that we owe it to those who came before us to make the world better for those who come after.
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