2024-05-04T03:26:46-04:00 https://archinect.com/features/article/150029132/screen-print-62-a-year-after-ghost-ship-fire-writer-and-activist-jaime-omar-yassin-reflects-on-city-s-response Mackenzie Goldberg 2017-09-22T09:00:00-04:00 >2018-01-30T06:16:04-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/l8/l8wu561nkomimysc.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>In December of 2016, a fire broke out during a show at <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/120959/oakland" target="_blank">Oakland</a>'s <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/852912/ghost-ship" target="_blank">Ghost Ship</a>, a DIY-venue located in a two-story warehouse. The incident tragically took the lives of 36 young concert-goers and prompted national discussions (<a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/149982022/diy-space-after-ghost-ship-safety-community-and-informal-venues-after-oakland-s-tragic-fire-ft-s-surface-and-david-keenan-on-archinect-sessions-91" target="_blank">including one on our podcast</a>) of the safety and vitality of DIY venues and the long-term effects of such building code violations for gentrification and zoning.&nbsp;</p>