Another Oakland Fire, Another Slumlord Ignored by the City
Once again, Oakland essentially let a slumlord coast for the better part of a decade, letting him provide affordable housing in exchange for health and safety violations. Not even six months after the deadly Dec. 2 Ghost Ship fire, tragedy has struck again
Music Monday Presents: Dre Genevieve
Queen Crescent's Dre Genevieve is back with a new solo album, Strangely Free, and is donating proceeds to victims of the Ghost Ship fire. Oakland-based artist Dre Genevieve is no newcomer to the music scene or to community mobilization, but this
From Someone Who’s Used Oakland’s Alternative Housing — Stop Blaming My Friends
By Jenny Yang Dear Reader, Today, I woke to find that the Los Angeles Times wrote the most disrespectful article I have ever seen in a mainstream newspaper about The Ghost Ship tragedy. I am totally appalled by the main point of
Mayor Libby Schaaf: What’s Next for Oakland After the Ghost Ship Tragedy?
Dear Mayor Schaaf, It’s been less than a week since the tragic Ghost Ship fire killed an estimated 40 people. As Wear Your Voice writer Antwon Herron previously highlighted, this tragedy should not be about blaming people who decided to party