SF News Ghost Ship Founder Derick Almena Takes Stand For First Time, Blames Landlord Derick Almena testified at the Ghost Ship manslaughter trial Monday, and reiterated that the space’s landlord and the city of Oakland are the ones really responsible for the 36 deaths in the 2016 fire.
SF News Defense Calls Two Witnesses Who Seem To Support Arson Claim In Ghost Ship Trial Two witnesses who testified Monday in the Ghost Ship fire trial are the keys to the defense's hail-mary theory that mysterious arsonists were to blame for the deadly December 2, 2016 blaze.
SF News Friday Morning Constitutional: Ghost Ship Defense Hears From Key Arson Witness Four Bay Area "Rosie the Riveters" traveled to Normandy for the D-Day anniversary, a dog scampered into a Muni tunnel, and a 10-year-old was the youngest app developer at Apple's WWDC.
SF News Fire Inspector Testifies at Ghost Ship Trial That There Was No Evidence of Arson The defense team's primary argument for their clients' innocence in the Dec. 2016 Ghost Ship fire is facing its first major test.
SF News Day Around The Bay: Ghost Ship Families Watch Firefighter's Helmet Video Juul is trying to go the ballot-measure route to keep vape pens legal in SF, the city just bought a former McDonald's site on Bryant, and PG&E has officially been blamed for the Camp Fire by the state.
SF News Judge In Ghost Ship Trial Warns Jury, Holds Closed-Door Hearing On Outside Communications We're only a week into what's likely to be the months-long Ghost Ship trial, and already there appear to have been multiple issues with the jury and contacts being made outside the courtroom.
SF News Defense Presents Arson Theory Involving Seven Mystery Men In Ghost Ship Case In the absence of a definitive conclusion about the cause of the Dec. 2, 2016 Ghost Ship fire in Oakland, defense attorneys for Derick Almena and Max Harris are presenting a theory backed up by three witnesses that the real cause was arson.
SF News Jury Selection Complete, Opening Statements To Begin In Ghost Ship Trial A jury of nine women and three men was finalized Monday in the trial of accused Ghost Ship fire suspects Derick Almena and Max Harris, and opening statements from the prosecution and defense are set to take place Tuesday and Wednesday.
SF News Judge In Ghost Ship Trial Says Defense Can't Say 'Scapegoat' During Opening Arguments The judge in the Ghost Ship trial has ruled that photos of victims' remains will not be used by prosecutors, and she is considering whether Mayor Libby Schaaf can be called to the stand.
SF News Ghost Ship Fire Trial Kicks Off, May Last Up To 18 Weeks The two defendants in the manslaughter case stemming from the December 2016 Ghost Ship fire in Oakland are finally facing trial over two years later, and families of the 36 victims are expected to attend.
SF News Ghost Ship Proprietor Featured In SF Prison Art Show The Prison Art Show is an annual function at the Pier 5 Law Offices featuring artwork from incarcerated men and women all over the country. But the 2017 Prison Art Show has a
SF News Ghost Ship Suspects Plead Not Guilty To 36 Charges Of Involuntary Manslaughter The case against de facto Ghost Ship leaders Max Harris and Derick Almena moved forward on Wednesday as the two defendants each pleaded not guilty to 36 charges of involuntary manslaughter in Alameda
SF News Day Around The Bay: Anger After Ghost Ship Tribute Painted Over By City Worker CNet employee posts photo of a doppelganger in a painting from the Legion of Honor, ends up in crazy swirl of Internet fame via Reddit. [CNet] Glass containers will likely be banned from
SF News Judge Denies Bail Request By Ghost Ship Defendant Max Harris A judge in Alameda County today denied a bail reduction request from Max Harris, one of the two defendants in the criminal case tied to the December Ghost Ship fire in Oakland. Harris,
SF News New Oakland Fire Department Report Reveals Details Of Ghost Ship Victim Recovery A new, 50-page "Origin and Cause" report by the Oakland Fire Department has been released for the Ghost Ship disaster, though the report concludes, as the earlier investigation by the ATF did, that
SF News Derick Almena Said To Be Having Mental Breakdown In Jail; Wife Speaks Out Wife of man charged in #GhostShip fire breaks her silence: “We would never have lived in a place that was unsafe.” https://t.co/w7XB0ZSzZQ pic.twitter.com/PXz63ueA10— SFChronicle (@sfchronicle) June 10,
SF News Ghost Ship Master Tenant Derick Almena Appears In Oakland Court, Arraignment Delayed Until June 15 Cameras ready to capture reaction at the Derick Almena arraignment. Families of Ghostship fire victims are in court as well. #GhostShip pic.twitter.com/IQjcY5bsz4— Jodi Hernandez (@JodiHernandezTV) June 8, 2017 Following Monday's
SF News Second Ghost Ship Suspect Allegedly Planned Party, Blocked Second Stairway The second man arrested and charged in connection with the Ghost Ship fire on Monday after master tenant Derick Ion Almena was a name that had not been mentioned often in the media
SF News [Update] Ghost Ship Proprietor And Second Tenant Charged With Manslaughter In Deadly Oakland Fire #NEW: Derick Almena mugshot from Lake County jail after #GhostShip arrest https://t.co/V1t24zXUcB pic.twitter.com/4wRgQRK8xB— Matthias Gafni (@mgafni) June 5, 2017 Derick Almena, who also goes by the name
SF News Lease Suggests That Ghost Ship Landlord Knew That Derick Almena Planned To Build Artists' Collective The East Bay Times remains on the case of the Ghost Ship tragedy their coverage of which recently won them a Pulitzer Prize and today they have an exclusive look at the lease
SF News East Bay Times Wins Pulitzer Prize For Ghost Ship Fire Coverage The Pulitzer Prizes for journalism were announced Monday, and our very own East Bay Times won the coveted prize for Breaking News Reporting for their "relentless coverage of the 'Ghost Ship' fire, which
SF News Two-Year-Old Emails Prove That Ghost Ship Landlord Was Aware Of Electrical Issues The potential for a criminal case relating to the December 2 Ghost Ship fire in Oakland has just grown bigger as emails surface that show that the landlords knew of electrical problems at
Arts & Entertainment Inspired By Japan, Oakland Artist Installs 'Wind Telephone' For Mourners Of Ghost Ship Victims On the porch of a community arts space in Oakland stands a new phone booth built by local artist Jordan Stern. In it is an antique telephone that is not connected to anything,
SF News Oakland Fire Chief Announces Retirement Days After Pension Vested, Warehouse Fire Probe Continues As her department still reels from the deadly Ghost Ship Fire of December 2, Oakland Fire Department Chief Teresa Deloach Reed filed retirement papers yesterday. Her last day on the job will be
SF News Medical Examiner Confirms All Ghost Ship Fire Victims Died Of Smoke Inhalation "All it takes is a few breaths," says UC Davis Professor Kent Pinkerton, speaking to the Chronicle after reviewing some of the autopsy materials in the Ghost Ship case, in which all 36
