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Here Is the Affordable Housing Project Slated to Rise on the Site of Oakland’s Ghost Ship Fire

Nearly eight years after the Ghost Ship fire killed 36 people, we have our first look at the plans for the two-building, five-story affordable housing complex being built to replace it in Oakland’s Fruitvale neighborhood, and it will have an on-site memorial.

Building That Was Site of Ghost Ship Fire Finally Razed, Site May Become Affordable Housing

Six-and-a-half years after the Ghost Ship fire took the lives of 36 people, the Ghost Ship building has finally been torn down. And a low-income housing nonprofit may be turning it into an affordable housing site.

Ghost Ship Proprietor Derick Almena Won’t Face Extra Jail Time For Possessing Bow, Arrow, Machete, and Bullet

The master tenant in the 2016 Ghost Ship fire was back in an Alameda County courthouse today on weapons charges, but a judge ruled the charges were all a misunderstanding, and Derrick Almena will not go back to jail.

Ghost Ship Proprietor Derick Almena Faces Jail Time Again For Weapons Possession

Found to be in possession of a machete, bows and arrows, and a live bullet, master tenant in the 2016 Ghost Ship fire Derick Almena could face prison time again because Alameda County prosecutors say those items constitute a violation of his probation.

Ghost Ship Building Landlords to Pay $12M to Victims' Families, and Declare Bankruptcy

One of the last bits of legal fallout from the 2016 Ghost Ship fire in Oakland appears to have reached a resolution, and families of some of the 36 victims are going to share a $12 million settlement from the owners of the property.

Day Around the Bay: Stimulus Package Solves SF's $650M Budget Problem

Ghost Ship fire defendant Derick Almena was sentenced today to further house confinement and restitution, SF hit a new four-month low in COVID cases, and the city's budget deficit is getting wiped away by the federal stimulus bill.

Derick Almena Pleads Guilty In Ghost Ship Fire Case, Will Likely Not Serve Any More Time Behind Bars

Families of the victims of the tragic December 2016 Ghost Ship fire are not all pleased with a plea agreement that was offered recently to the remaining criminal defendant in the case, Derick Almena. But on Friday, he pleaded guilty to 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter.

Day Around the Bay: Ghost Ship Defendant Derick Almena Gets Plea Deal

A Giants owner donated to QAnon congresswoman Lauren Boebert, the Friday Warriors-Suns game has been postponed due to COVID concerns, and more dangerous surf is expected Friday.

After Annoying Judge, Ghost Ship Defendant Derick Almena Gets Permission for Dental Work

Defendant Derick Almena is awaiting trial from home in an ankle bracelet, but a judge has approved a repeatedly botched motion allowing him to go to the dentist.

Ghost Ship Defendant Derick Almena Likely To Be Released From Jail Amid COVID-19 Outbreak

Derick Almena, who has been in jail for three years in connection with the December 2016 Ghost Ship warehouse fire in Oakland that claimed the lives of 36 people, is likely to be released this weekend as an Alameda County judge has granted his attorneys' request.

Friday Morning Constitutional: Acquitted Ghost Ship Defendant Speaks Out

Another evacuation flight from Wuhan stopped off at Travis Air Force Base, Muni is considering building operator housing on land it owns, and Keanu Reeves was spotted filming the 'Matrix 4' outside Cafe Zoetrope.

Arts & Entertainment

Authors Michael Chabon and Ayelet Waldman Back Away From Ghost Ship Fire TV Project Amid Backlash

The Berkeley authors heard from survivors of the fire and victims' families and changed their minds about whether to pursue a TV dramatization of the 2016 fire.

Tuesday Morning Topline: Ghost Ship Landlords Can No Longer Be Criminally Charged

Video shows the entirety of an altercation at Emeryville's Bay Street shopping center that injured a CHP officer, a new poop-cleaning program is getting announced today for the Tenderloin, and we're currently in a break between rainstorms.

Ghost Ship Defendant Derick Almena Due Back In Court Friday, Seeks Bail Reduction

Following the September 5 mistrial in the five-month Ghost Ship fire case, defendant Derick Almena is due back in court this week to set a date for his next trial — and his attorneys are now seeking a significant reduction in his bail.

Ghost Ship Jurors Spill The Beans On Behind-the-Scenes Drama

Three Ghost Ship fire trial jurors have opened up about what exactly happened with those dismissals, and the tensions that lasted through the final day of deliberations over whether to convict Derick Almena.

Ghost Ship Defendant Max Harris Quietly Leaves Jail; Fire Victims' Families Express Sorrow, Exhaustion

The five-month ordeal that was the Ghost Ship fire trial and jury deliberations ended Thursday with no catharsis or closure for the families of the 36 people who perished in the December 2016 warehouse blaze.

Civil Trial Against Ghost Ship Landlords and City of Oakland Will Proceed In 2020

While the families of the victims in the Ghost Ship fire case did not receive any satisfactory justice on Thursday, another case is making its way to court that will attempt to hold many more than just the two defendants, Derick Almena and Max Harris, responsible.

Ghost Ship Fire Trial Verdict: Max Harris Acquitted, Jury Hung On Derick Almena

Defendant Max Harris has been acquitted of 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter, and the jury is hung on Derick Almena's guilt. Prosecutors will now have to decide if they will bring Almena to trial again.

Derick Almena's Defense Attorney Tony Serra Explains Juror Removals In Ghost Ship Trial Deliberations

The always talkative and colorful Tony Serra, who served as lead defense attorney for Ghost Ship fire defendant Derick Almena, spoke to reporters outside the Alameda County courthouse Thursday and explained why several jurors were removed from deliberations by the judge two and a half weeks ago.

Ghost Ship Defense Attorneys Move For Mistrial As Judge Charges Two Dismissed Jurors With Contempt

In open court today the judge in the case announced that two of the three dismissed jurors are going to face contempt charges related to possible contacts with the media or internet use.

Three Jurors Dismissed And Replaced On 10th Day Of Ghost Ship Trial Deliberations

The judge in the trial of Ghost Ship fire defendants Derick Almena and Max Harris has dismissed three jurors — a quarter of the jury — for undisclosed reasons, and replaced them with three alternates.

Humpday Headlines: Ghost Ship Jury Requests Read-Backs of Testimony

There will be no BART train service between Orinda and Walnut Creek this weekend while tracks get replaced, a man chased a cellphone thief in SoMa, and it is going to be really hot today in some parts of the Bay Area.

Jury In Ghost Ship Trial Enters Deliberations After Four Months Of Testimony; Defense Sounds Worried

On Wednesday, the jury in the Ghost Ship fire trial — which has been ongoing since April — entered their first day of deliberations following closing arguments by prosecutor Autrey James and defense attorneys Curtis Briggs and Tony Serra.

In His Closing Argument, Prosecutor Says Ghost Ship Master Tenant 'Made a Living' Off the Unsafe Building

Closing arguments in the months-long Ghost Ship fire trial began Monday after jurors were given a two-week break. Alameda County prosecutor Autrey James delivered his closing statement to a packed courtroom.

Ghost Ship Fire Defendant Derick Almena Turns Combative Under Cross-Examination

Court watchers have been anticipating some drama from putting Ghost Ship fire defendant Derick Almena on the witness stand, and that drama began on Wednesday almost as soon as cross examination by prosecutors began.