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Fury at the man behind illegal artist enclave where up to 33 died in fire: Organizer of
dailymail.co.uk ^ | 12/4/16 | Myriah Towner and Regina F. Graham and Jenny Stanton

Posted on 12/04/2016 9:16:47 AM PST by ColdOne

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To: allendale; ColdOne
For whatever political reason, these officials refuse to enforce the law.

The very heart of the matter.

41 posted on 12/04/2016 12:06:12 PM PST by thecodont
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To: vette6387

Same thing in the town I used to live in, she cited me for not watering my lawn enough (middle of the 80’s drought), but always seemed to miss the 25 or 30 illegal aliens living in the same house/garage/attic at the end of the street.


42 posted on 12/04/2016 12:27:26 PM PST by 5th MEB (Progressives in the open; --- FIRE FOR EFFECT!!)
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To: allendale; All
The City of Oakland bears much responsibility. City officials were well aware that this inherently unsafe building was being used as a residence and a site for big parties or “raves”. For whatever political reason, these officials refuse to enforce the law. The building was neither vacated nor sealed. It will be interesting to see in the coming lawsuits just who was making money and who was receiving “political donations”.

RIGHT ON!! Exactly the same kind of situation is responsible for Chicago's ongoing young black male auto-extermination.

43 posted on 12/04/2016 12:38:34 PM PST by libstripper (oHillary is willing to risk her own life to protect her secretive nature. She would rather go to her)
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To: vette6387

“Under the law, he’s the one who’s really on the hook here. But where has the city ( and the Fire Department for sure) been? I own a commercial building in the SF Bay Area and I can tell you that I routinely get inspections from the Fire Department in the city where the property is located, and so do each of my tenants individually.”

And what would happen to you and/or one of the tenants who refused the FD access??


44 posted on 12/04/2016 12:41:04 PM PST by libstripper (oHillary is willing to risk her own life to protect her secretive nature. She would rather go to her)
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To: Dr.Deth

This comes to mind.

https://youtu.be/2RR28WmceSo?t=12m19s


45 posted on 12/04/2016 12:41:34 PM PST by wally_bert (I didn't get where I am today by selling ice cream tasting of bookends, pumice stone & West Germany)
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To: justlurking

He’s known since the fire people were missing and presumed dead. They probably went to him for a head count.


46 posted on 12/04/2016 12:42:14 PM PST by reaganaut (Yes I am female, yes I love guns, yes I carry and yes I reload and handload my own ammo.)
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To: Ruy Dias de Bivar
My father worked in a factory that made fishing tackle.

Numerous expansions over the years made the place a rabbit warren.

Storage was on the ground floor - paint; feathers; bamboo rods.

Every fire truck in the town had a map of the premises on board.

Fortunately, a new factory was built and the old one torn down.

47 posted on 12/04/2016 12:44:36 PM PST by Churchillspirit (9/11/2001 and 9/11/2012: NEVER FORGET.)
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To: ColdOne

Everyone who lived, worked, or visited there must have known it was a deathtrap.


48 posted on 12/04/2016 12:45:27 PM PST by Tax-chick (Nations commit self-extinction one free, personal choice at a time.)
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To: Tax-chick

Yep.....read that at heavy.com. Owner was told. Owner and his wife....major pyles. Just saw a guy on Cnn saying he knew about the hazard....then blamed the city for making rules. Those rules make it hard for places like this to exist.

Making people move underground to have these shows.....unreal. The city had to have known too. How many bribes?


49 posted on 12/04/2016 12:48:46 PM PST by ColdOne ((poochie... Tasha 2000~3/14/11~WE DID IT DEPLORABLES!EraseThe0bagambiLegacy!)
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To: matt04
The people to escape that death trap are really lucky.

I was watching one eyewitness account on the local news. He felt the fire burning him and climbed out a window and jumped to the ground. He was near tears as he explained that he didn't see anyone else escaping, was looking for friends but few people got out. He will have nightmares for life.

50 posted on 12/04/2016 12:53:17 PM PST by roadcat
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To: raybbr

Yup. Micah is a man’s name.


51 posted on 12/04/2016 12:58:47 PM PST by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith...)
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To: ColdOne

Many, many bribes, I suspect, paid by both the owner and the tenant/manager.

People can usually rent (safe) space for performances, but it’s harder if the performances feature large quantities of illegal drugs.


52 posted on 12/04/2016 12:59:14 PM PST by Tax-chick (Nations commit self-extinction one free, personal choice at a time.)
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To: metmom

Micah is a man’s name, but the Micah in question is a woman, at least according to the Daily Mail. It seems to be trendy: Kathleen’s riding teacher has a granddaughter named Ezrah.


53 posted on 12/04/2016 1:00:29 PM PST by Tax-chick (Nations commit self-extinction one free, personal choice at a time.)
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To: Tax-chick

http://heavy.com/news/2016/12/derick-ion-micah-allison-facebook-post-ghost-ship-fire/


54 posted on 12/04/2016 1:01:22 PM PST by ColdOne ((poochie... Tasha 2000~3/14/11~WE DID IT DEPLORABLES!EraseThe0bagambiLegacy!)
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To: vette6387
But where has the city ( and the Fire Department for sure) been?

City employees are people, with all their inherent flaws. I've had disputes with building inspectors in several cities, due to feuds with neighbors, and got the inspectors off my back. One was demanding access, and I forcefully told him no way and he never came back. In another, I argued in a call to the department head and he told me he tore up the case notices and there would be no more inspections. As a side note, I got them to come down hard on the bad neighbors. Some inspectors are diligent and fair, some others not so much. Some are lazy and just get by.

55 posted on 12/04/2016 1:05:57 PM PST by roadcat
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To: ColdOne

Seems like everyone in there knew it was unsafe, but they were there anyway. It’s very sad that so many died, but it’s sort of like tornado-chasing: what did they expect?


56 posted on 12/04/2016 1:06:04 PM PST by Tax-chick (Nations commit self-extinction one free, personal choice at a time.)
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To: Tax-chick

Interesting.

Well, considering the geographical location, the artsy nature of the thing etc, I did presume the *companion* was a male as well.


57 posted on 12/04/2016 1:09:09 PM PST by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith...)
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To: metmom

That was my first thought, too, but the DM and Heavy.com (post above) say female.


58 posted on 12/04/2016 1:10:07 PM PST by Tax-chick (Nations commit self-extinction one free, personal choice at a time.)
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To: Tax-chick

Kind of a sad commentary on our times that our first thought was that.


59 posted on 12/04/2016 1:11:56 PM PST by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith...)
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To: metmom

Yes, it is. Given the relative rarity of homosexuals vs. the relative abundance of gender-neutral names ... well, I’m not sure where I was going with that.


60 posted on 12/04/2016 1:16:43 PM PST by Tax-chick (Nations commit self-extinction one free, personal choice at a time.)
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