Free Republic 2nd Qtr 2026 Fundraising Target: $81,000 Receipts & Pledges to-date: $9,074
11%  
Woo hoo!! And we're now over 11%!! Thank you all for your continued support!!

Keyword: oaklandghostship

Brevity: Headers | « Text »
  • Man charged with manslaughter in Oakland Ghost Ship fire released from jail due to COVID-19 outbreak

    05/05/2020 7:13:56 AM PDT · by BenLurkin · 4 replies
    ktla ^ | 05/04/2020
    The 50-year-old is charged with involuntary manslaughter in the Dec. 2, 2016, fire that swept through an electronic music party at the so-called Ghost Ship warehouse in Oakland. Prosecutors allege Almena, who was the master tenant on the lease, was criminally negligent when he turned the industrial building into a residence for artists and held events without proper permits. The building was packed with furniture, extension cords and other flammable material but had only two exits and no smoke detectors, fire alarms or sprinklers, prosecutors say. Almena was released in the rural community of Upper Lake, where his wife and...