Letters to the Editor | Letters: Ghost Ship | Vote Democrat | Who Musk is | Grand juries By Letters to the Editor December 1, 2023 at 4:05 a.m. East Bay Times Letters to the Editor for Dec. 1, 2023
Crime and Public Safety | Ghost Ship artist warehouse where dozens died in fire razed. What will happen to the site? By John Woolfolk May 25, 2023 at 10:08 a.m. New owners say they will have a community process for determining what's next for the...
Local News | Snapp Shots: Would that all priests were like Oakland’s Father Landeza By Martin Snapp January 25, 2023 at 5:36 a.m. Newly installed at Divine Mercy Parish and a chaplain for several area agencies, he's helped...
Crime and Public Safety | Judge finds Ghost Ship master tenant Derick Almena did not violate his probation by possessing bows, arrows and a bullet By Nate Gartrell December 19, 2022 at 6:42 a.m. Almena's attorney argued the bullet was part of a shrine to memorialize gun violence victims
Editorials | Editorial: Six years after Ghost Ship inferno, prevention effort must improve By Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial Boards November 28, 2022 at 4:17 a.m. Nine of Oakland’s 19 fire inspectors and fire inspector supervisors lack the required certification for...
Commentary | Ghost Ship fire memories haunt the holiday season for victims’ families By Colleen Dolan November 23, 2022 at 5:40 a.m. 'Thanksgiving is an especially poignant time. ... It marks the last time we saw our...
Crime and Public Safety | Judge delays decision on whether Ghost Ship master tenant Derick Almena will return to jail for allegedly possessing weapons By Rick Hurd September 19, 2022 at 6:43 a.m. A hearing Oct. 14 will determine a later date when evidence will be presented and...
Crime and Public Safety | Derick Almena, Ghost Ship master tenant during deadly fire, may wind up back in jail for allegedly possessing weapons By Nate Gartrell September 15, 2022 at 6:15 a.m. Derick Almena is due in court on a probation violation hearing on Friday.
Crashes and Disasters | Oakland warehouse fire blows nearby transformers, causing power outage By Shomik Mukherjee July 26, 2021 at 6:30 a.m. Power had not been restored to the area by Saturday morning.
Crime and Public Safety | Ghost Ship criminal case ends with restitution order: Victims’ families ordered to receive $5,800 each By Nate Gartrell July 24, 2021 at 5:46 a.m. Derick Almena was ordered to pay $5.8 million in restitution, but only $209,000 total for...