Posted on 12/05/2016 7:12:47 PM PST by nickcarraway
Well, imagine that.
Looks like the Left got its fall guy and now the investigation will get swept under the rug.
City council, Mayor, and state regulators need to fry in Old Sparky.
Yet ANOTHER person who refuses to grow up.
He’s a dirtbag. Deserves every bit of time in state prison he will get.
Not absolving him of responsibility. But the Bay Area media isn’t holding the city and state responsible. That’s who really should get blame.
“But the Bay Area media isn’t holding the city and state responsible. That’s who really should get blame.”
I would be very careful before advocating that the Nanny State be held criminally responsible for property owners or tenants that fail to follow regulations.
If you do that, you are going to have inspectors at your front door every two weeks.
Not absolving him of responsibility. But the Bay Area media isn’t holding the city and state responsible. That’s who really should get blame.
Oh, yeah. The “artist” living in a warehouse scam has been going on decades. And already I see reports of Oakland cops making weekly calls to this place for drugs, criminal activity, etc. For sure the city new about sketchy types living there. And did nothing about it.
He’s got the douchebag look down pat.
Seems like relevant city authorities stand to get sued too, rightfully;
Just like whichever is the sanctuary city where they harbored Kate Steinle’s killer should be sued too. I think that is SF.
He’s not responsible in the slightest for keeping the building he was leasing n compliance with the Building and Fire codes.
The owner is responsible and the Fire Department/Code Enforcement are the ones that didn’t do their jobs, which was to shut the place down a long time ago.
City run by communist hippy freaks.
I think when folks talk about permits and the Nanny state, I’m thinking about laws like, I’m trying to remember, some fellow out in the suburbs was stuccoing his own home on his own property, he couldn’t get it finished and didn’t have the money to. Then, the city ended up fining him. This is the type of permit and laws people don’t like.
If one is talking about how many people can fit into a restaurant and bar, that to me is a bit different.
But this Ghost Ship apparently was not following any laws at all.
The artist isn’t a “property owner.” He was a squatter, and the place was abandoned. The city should have razed the building.
Looks like the man who rented the warehouse from Mr. Ng illegally turned it into a multiple-resident dwelling, plus he (or his tenants) was stealing electrical feeds and water from neighboring properties.
There's a lot more to this tragic story yet to come out and the City of Oakland will be partially implicated eventually, imo.
Balance, it may be written into the fabric of the universe, but it doesn’t intersect with bureaucracy.
In California's defense, you can't attend to every eyesore deathtrap marxist druggie fake artist colony when you have your hands full locating, processing and closing down kids' illegal lemonade stands.
Ran a shop in Cali for 7 years. The fire department tried to get in their every year, but no one was there whenever they came by. They cannot force their way in right now, but you can bet your bottom dollar they would, if the city was help criminally responsible for possible fires. Oh, and every time they sent a letter asking for an appointment, I never responded. Had very few visitors. Was just me in there 95 % of the time
He’s not responsible in the slightest for keeping the building he was leasing n compliance with the Building and Fire codes.
The owner is responsible and the Fire Department/Code Enforcement are the ones that didn’t do their jobs, which was to shut the place down a long time ago.
City run by communist hippy freaks.
The dirtbag was renting a warehouse. Not an apartment building. Not a disco. He organized an illegal commercial event there and a child and 35 other people died. Understand? Deservedly, he’s look at a stretch in state prison now.
So, running a death trap place like that wasn’t any sort of violation of his probation? Will it be now?
Try to get at least some facts right -- he was the lessee of the building, and paid rent to its owner, who had by no means abandoned the building.
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