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Sat Jan 14 2017 (Updated 01/16/17)
Speakeasies and Artists Warehouses: A Tale of Two Oaklands
Fruitvale Community Further Marginalized in Politicization of Ghost Ship Fire
Dozens of reporters, videographers and photographers thronged around the yellow tape surrounding the block containing the Ghost Ship warehouse the morning after the tragic fire that killed 36 people in the center of Fruitvale. Voices in Fruitvale, a neighborhood where almost half the children live in poverty, weren’t heard for days at all. In this sensational story that garnered nation-wide attention, it was weeks before journalists evinced the slightest interest in the neighborhood where the fire occurred.
For over a week after the fire, the city kept the section of International boulevard around the burnt out building closed off. In the first few days, as damage assessment and recovery operations occurred, this seemed like a reasonable and necessary decision, especially in view of how critical it was to provide information for the families involved. But long after there was any legitimate excuse, the city kept the street—a main artery for the busy neighborhood—closed because it was where it had set up its public relations stage.
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Related Feature: Fruitvale District Has Highest Levels of Lead Poisoning in California
See Also: Oakland Administration Adding Insult to Injury with “Aggressive” Response to Warehouse Fire | Injured in the Oakland Ghost Ship Fire, Peaches Needs Your Help | West Oakland’s Qilombo Loses Lease After Ghost Ship Fire | Avenge The Ghost Ship: Remembering Denalda | San Francisco X Mess Warehouse Eviction Resistance | Photos of Ghost Ship Artist Collective Fire | Oakland Ghost Ship Fire Caused by Housing Crisis and City Negligence, Say Tenant Advocates | Oakland officials are responsible for Ghost Ship warehouse fire
For over a week after the fire, the city kept the section of International boulevard around the burnt out building closed off. In the first few days, as damage assessment and recovery operations occurred, this seemed like a reasonable and necessary decision, especially in view of how critical it was to provide information for the families involved. But long after there was any legitimate excuse, the city kept the street—a main artery for the busy neighborhood—closed because it was where it had set up its public relations stage.
Read More
Related Feature: Fruitvale District Has Highest Levels of Lead Poisoning in California
See Also: Oakland Administration Adding Insult to Injury with “Aggressive” Response to Warehouse Fire | Injured in the Oakland Ghost Ship Fire, Peaches Needs Your Help | West Oakland’s Qilombo Loses Lease After Ghost Ship Fire | Avenge The Ghost Ship: Remembering Denalda | San Francisco X Mess Warehouse Eviction Resistance | Photos of Ghost Ship Artist Collective Fire | Oakland Ghost Ship Fire Caused by Housing Crisis and City Negligence, Say Tenant Advocates | Oakland officials are responsible for Ghost Ship warehouse fire
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