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"content": "\u003cp>One of the two jurors who voted in September to acquit Ghost Ship defendant Derick Almena spoke publicly for the first time on Friday, telling reporters she didn't think Almena had any criminal intent in connection with a massive fire at an Oakland warehouse in the Fruitvale neighborhood that killed 36 people on Dec. 2, 2016.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Former juror Betty Parker — or Juror Number 5 — said she was confident that Almena, the Ghost Ship's master tenant, believed the building was safe.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The man had his family living there,\" she told reporters outside an Oakland courtroom where Almena appeared for a short procedural hearing in advance of his retrial. \"Who would put their kids knowingly in that type of danger?\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Almena and Max Harris, who had been described as the Ghost Ship warehouse's second-in-command, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11495325/two-reportedly-charged-with-manslaughter-in-oaklands-ghost-ship-fire\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">were arrested on June 5, 2017\u003c/a>. Each was charged with 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter. After a four-month-long, emotionally draining trial, a jury in September 2019 \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11764921/ghost-ship-defendant-max-harris-acquitted-of-all-charges-jury-hung-on-derick-almena\">acquitted Harris of all charges but deadlocked 10-2 in favor of convicting Almena\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside label=\"more ghost ship trial coverage\" tag=\"ghost-ship-trial\"]Almena remains in county jail in lieu of $750,000 bail as he awaits his second trial, which is scheduled to begin in early April.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"He has to be proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. And there was a lot of reasonable doubt as far as I’m concerned,\" Parker said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She advised the jury in the retrial to \"listen to everything.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Take everything into account. And think with both your mind and your heart,\" said Parker, who was later spotted hugging Almena’s wife, Micah Allison, in the courthouse. \"He has to live with this for the rest of his life, and to me that's a horrible sentence.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"He made a mistake, we all make mistakes,” Parker said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During Friday's hearing, Tony Serra, Almena's defense attorney, filed a motion to unseal the names of the former jurors so his team could interview them in preparation for the retrial. Parker was one of at least five former jurors in the courtroom on Friday, four of whom consented to the request, according to Alameda County Superior Court Judge Trina Thompson.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Starting on April 6, Thompson said, she will bring in four panels of 80 potential jurors for a total pool of 320 potential jurors. Jury selection is expected to take at least a few weeks, with opening statements not likely to begin until late April, she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Not a lot occurred today, but we want a trial,\" Serra said after Friday's hearing. \"The prosecution wants a trial and a trial has been confirmed.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That means Almena won't consider the possibility of a plea agreement with prosecutors, he said, adding that a new attorney, Vincent Barrientos, will replace the defense’s second-chair attorney Brian Getz, who is unavailable for the retrial. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We're excited because we think we'll do better than in the first trial,\" Serra said of the retrial, which he expects to last about half as long.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He noted that this time his team will be able to question members of the Ng family, who owned the warehouse, about their potential responsibility for the fire. During the first trial, the Ngs were exempted from testifying because of the possibility they could be charged for their role in the blaze. But with the statute of limitations for charges against them expired, the defense can now call them as witnesses.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I'm going to grill them,\" Serra said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the original trial of Almena and Harris, prosecutors told jurors that the two men should be found guilty of involuntary manslaughter because they turned the warehouse into a death trap by creating an unsafe environment devoid of fire sprinklers, smoke alarms, lighted exit signs or stable stairs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Prosecutors also alleged that Almena started violating the terms of the building's lease almost immediately after he signed it on Nov. 10, 2013, by allowing up to 25 people to live there even though it was zoned for commercial use, not residential.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Defense attorneys argued that firefighters, police officers and Child Protective Services officials who visited the warehouse on multiple occasions never told Almena and Harris that the building was unsafe.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They also argued that the fire was an act of arson that Almena and Harris couldn't have prevented. 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"content": "\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11764921/ghost-ship-defendant-max-harris-acquitted-of-all-charges-jury-hung-on-derick-almena\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The split decision\u003c/a> of the Ghost Ship criminal trial stirred up intense emotions on Thursday, and it's clear the 2016 warehouse fire made a lasting impact in our Bay Area communities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11764634/ghost-ship-verdict-kqed-invites-you-to-share-your-reactions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">created a space\u003c/a> for you to share your thoughts and reflections after the outcome. Here are some of those responses:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What are your thoughts on the criminal trial outcome?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I'm heavily involved in the local DIY scene and my heart aches. So many of the sanctuaries we misfits build for ourselves aren't up to code. I feel like this could've happened at any of my favorite places: the DIY venues and punk houses where I feel socially safe. I recognize that a conviction may have felt like closure, but I can't imagine that it would have been a true victory. I can all too well picture this tragedy happening at any of the spaces I love, and my own friends on trial. With or without a conviction, there would have been no justice.\" \u003cem>- Caitlin H.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Mixed, as I wasn't privy to all the facts, but I obsessed over all media accounts. I felt neutral on Harris and slightly biased against Almena based on media and shared community reporting, but I feel the most confused and pretty much incensed over the landlord, Chor Ng, and her family, who all manage multiple properties and have documented unresolved issues, NOT BEING CHARGED. But allegedly getting $3m in insurance payments. That feels the most criminal and tragic to me.\" \u003cem>- SCP\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside label=\"The Ghost Ship Decision\" link1=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11764634/ghost-ship-verdict-kqed-invites-you-to-share-your-reactions,KQED Invites You to Share Your Reactions\" hero=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/07/RS37750__DSC1024-qut-1038x576.jpg\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"So no one is responsible?\" \u003cem>- Marcia Hagen\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I am horrified at the jury decision. It is unconscionable that 36 dear souls roasted to death because of inaction and greed on the part of two men in a position to provide a safe environment for their guests. I am left feeling that the jury just wanted to go home - and who could blame them after months of trial and weeks of deliberations fraught with emotion. The system failed these victims and their families.\" \u003cem>- Lynda\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Max Harris never should have been charged and the DA should be ashamed that she charged him instead of the landlord. I could see how jurors could be split over Almena, it was not clear cut. Hopefully they can reach an agreement instead of doing another 6-month trial. This also goes to show that the judge was wrong to reject the plea bargain and the prosecutor was right to offer one, implicitly recognizing weaknesses in the case.\" \u003cem>- Jenny\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I followed this whole trial very closely because it was just such a tragedy. My feelings here at the end: Derick Almena is a cocky, ass who wasn’t ever thinking about something as mundane as “safety.” He was an artist! Inspiring a community! He’s a narcissist, but I don’t think he’s a murderer. Max Harris was just a young kid who got sucked into Almena’s World view. The souls who died attending a concert didn’t know what they were walking into. It’s a horrible tragedy, all around. Social services walked through the property and visited it many times, and never did anything. We all need to pay more attention and do better. Assess every situation you walk into. Know where your exits are. If your gut tells you something’s not right, trust it. It’s all just so sad.\" \u003cem>- Wyoming\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote size=\"medium\" align=\"right\" citation=\"Diego Aguilar-Canabal\"]\"I lost three friends forever. I think about them every day.\"[/pullquote]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I have felt conflicted all along. Did Almena have bad intention? There is a lot of blame to go around — the owners of the space, the fire department, the police. There were plenty of entities that could have prevented the catastrophe. Is ruining another person’s life justice?\" \u003cem>- Debora Sayre\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I'm shocked and sad. As an event manager, I truly don't understand how they weren't both convicted. I've thrown illegal warehouse parties in Oakland, and the rules are 1. Make sure no one dies 2. Space must be easy to evacuate if the fuzz shows up. These guys evacuated themselves (Max went back to \"evacuate\" his cell phone and laptop) and left everyone on the second floor try[ing] to get [out of the] warehouse decorated with doors to nowhere.\" \u003cem>- Anna\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>How did the Ghost Ship fire impact you?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I like most people was overwhelmed by the tragedy. As an artist, I know how little money they had and this was the place for them to create and live. More needs to be done for artists. Look North to Seattle.\" \u003cem>- Bonnie Smith\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside tag='ghost-ship-trial' label='Complete Coverage of the Ghost Ship Trial']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Deeply at an emotional level as someone who's been part of similar communities. We don't fund and pay artists as we should. Many artists sacrifice lifestyle/comfort for art's sake. They should remain safe. I cried over certain musicians whose music was amazing, over the beautiful tribute wall at Highwire Coffee in Berkeley, over the young and innocent lives lost because they went out to support live music and the arts.\" \u003cem>- SCP\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I am a friend of the mother of one of the victims whose only child perished. Her loss and emotional well-being is unimaginable.\"\u003cem> - Lynda\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It fragmented and destroyed a once vibrant, open, and creative community.\" \u003cem>- Brian\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I lost three friends forever. I think about them every day.\" \u003cem>- Diego Aguilar-Canabal\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Some wrote a letter to one of the people lost in the fire.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Dear child of God, please know you are cherished and your mommy’s wonderful memories of your life will sustain her. She will see you on the other side and you will rejoice in her joining you after her final journey. Although I never met you, I know I missed so much — your kindness, compassion, talent and love for your many friends are your legacy. Sleep well, dear boy.\" \u003cem>- Lynda\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n[pullquote size=\"medium\" align=\"right\" citation=\"David Houston\"]\"Rest in Power Jenpop. I know you're the life of the party. Elsewhere.\"[/pullquote]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Rest in Power Jenpop. I know you're the life of the party. Elsewhere.\" \u003cem>- David Houston\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Dear Cash: Your life was too short, but your death was not in vain. I am one of many creatives and arts supporters who learned of your life, your contributions, and your music through the tragedy of the Ghost Ship fire. You're uniquely talented, and I now listen to your music that I so sadly only heard of after your death. Thank you for living your life on your terms and putting your work out. You are loved and missed.\"\u003cem> - SCP\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I understand from my own experience of the loss of my son you have to forgive and feel love for the mistakes made by all to get well emotionally to feel healthy and have a happy good life FORGIVE and let your anger go.\" \u003cem>- Kathy\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I am sorry to all who died that night that your life was prematurely shortened. That there aren’t safe spaces on all levels to meet and play music and create. You are loved and missed.\" \u003cem>- Debora Sayre\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>These responses have been lightly edited. 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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cem>Updated 6:40 p.m.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Defense attorneys representing two men each charged with 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter in the deadly 2016 Oakland Ghost Ship warehouse fire wrapped up their closing arguments Tuesday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The prosecution, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11763874/ghost-ship-victims-had-no-notice-and-no-exits-prosecutors-repeat-in-closing-arguments\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">in their closing arguments Monday\u003c/a>, said that the actions of master tenant Derick Almena and Max Harris, who has been described as creative director or second-in-command of the Ghost Ship, amounted to criminal negligence. The prosecution argued they converted the warehouse into an unsafe living space with no concern for fire safety, violating nine fire codes including not installing sprinklers and other safety measures. The prosecution on Monday also said Almena had violated the terms of the lease almost immediately by allowing people to live there.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rebuttal from the prosecution is expected Wednesday morning. The jury will begin deliberations afterward.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Read about closing arguments for each defendant below.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Closing Arguments on Behalf of Derick Almena\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tony Serra, who represents Almena, argued Tuesday that arson was the cause of the blaze that killed 35 concert-goers and one tenant the night of an electronic music party on Dec. 2, 2016.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside tag=\"ghost-ship-trial\" label=\"More Ghost Ship Trial Coverage\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He pointed back to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11753779/ghost-ship-trial-defense-calls-key-witness-to-support-arson-claim\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">testimony from Sharon Evans\u003c/a> who said she overheard a group of men in dark clothing boasting about the fire and how quickly it had spread. He also pointed \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11759655/witness-says-he-heard-breaking-bottles-argument-on-night-of-deadly-ghost-ship-blaze\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">to testimony from former tenant Darold Leite\u003c/a>, who testified he heard an argument, bottles breaking and seven to eight men who left in a hurry. Serra also brought up other testimony by individuals who say they heard an argument the night of the blaze.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Serra also argued that Oakland fire personnel had perjured themselves during testimony. That included Maria Sabatini, an Oakland fire investigator who said she had not entered the Ghost Ship following an alleged arson fire outside the warehouse on Sept. 26, 2014. The testimony contradicts that of five others who said that Sabatini had entered the warehouse to inspect it then.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The fire department has misled, misstated in some instances, in some instance lied and perjured themselves,” Serra said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Why would they perjure themselves?” Serra asked. He said it was because they knew people were living in the warehouse and it was their duty to red tag it if they found something wrong.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If they admit they did nothing, Oakland would be liable,” Serra said. He called it a “conspiracy to protect Oakland,” and he said Almena was on the stand to create a scapegoat so civil liability could be deflected.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Serra argued that personnel from the Oakland Fire and Police departments, as well as from Child Protective Services, had been through the Ghost Ship dozens of times and never cited it. That gave Almena the impression that he was doing nothing wrong, Serra argued, adding that since officials gave the impression that nothing was wrong he could not have been acting in a reckless manner or with any disregard for life.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Serra also conceded there were violations to the fire code, but those did not amount to criminal negligence.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He said also reiterated that a number of former tenants testified they felt the building was safe and that it wasn’t a “death trap” or “tinderbox.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Serra admitted his client had lied to police on a number of occasions about people living in the warehouse, but Serra argued that it was at the instruction of the landlords. He said landlord Eva Ng was responsible for obtaining permits for changes to the premises, and that’s why she instructed him to lie – to protect her and her brother Kai Ng’s interests.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Serra ended his closing arguments by putting up a large photo of Almena, his wife Micah Allison and their three children. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Do you think he (Almena) would risk his children?” Serra asked. Was he reckless and indifferent? Absolutely not.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Closing Arguments on Behalf of Max Harris\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Defense attorney Curtis Briggs, who represents Max Harris, wrapped up his closing arguments Tuesday, arguing there is enough reasonable doubt to find his client not guilty in the deadly 2016 Oakland warehouse fire.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The prosecution \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11763874/ghost-ship-victims-had-no-notice-and-no-exits-prosecutors-repeat-in-closing-arguments\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">concluded its closing arguments Monday\u003c/a>, arguing the defendants were criminally negligent in violating nine different fire codes, including not installing safety measures like sprinklers and fire alarms and holding unpermitted events like the one on Dec 2. The prosecution on Monday also said Almena had violated the terms of the lease almost immediately by allowing people to live there.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Briggs pointed to the courtroom where the trial has been taking place since its preliminary rounds began in early April.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There were no fire sprinklers inside (the warehouse). There are no fire extinguishers in here. Convict Max anyway,” Briggs told the jury. “There are no illuminated exit signs in this courtroom. There was one in the warehouse. Convict Max anyway.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He also said that some of the fire codes that the prosecution argued were broken were actually the responsibility of the owners to implement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Briggs argued Harris did not live in the Ghost Ship when the lease was signed, or when Almena began allowing people to live there. He also said Harris wasn’t there when a side fire door was installed or a set of stairs toward the front of the warehouse was built, both without the required permits.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Briggs laid out a list of people, saying they weren’t being convicted, including landlords Kai and Eva Ng, Ben Cannon, who did electrical work at the warehouse, and Jon Hrabko, who Briggs said organized the Dec. 2 event.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They did not ask you to convict Kai or Eva Ng,” Briggs said, addressing the jury.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They asked you to convict Max,” Briggs repeated after each person listed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He pointed to a number of fire and police officials who had been to the warehouse a number of times and had never flagged the building as a hazard.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He argued that Harris had no managerial role in the warehouse and noted the testimony of at least seven individuals who said as much.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Max cleaned toilets, swept floors, did the dishes. Convict him,” Briggs said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The defense \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11744136/defense-in-ghost-ship-trial-asserts-evidence-will-show-arson-as-cause-of-deadly-fire\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">has argued\u003c/a> that the cause of the blaze, which was never determined by fire investigators, was an act of arson, and that the defendants could not have done anything to prevent it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Briggs returned to the arson theory Tuesday, saying that at least seven witnesses had testified to its possibility, including: a woman who testified she heard nine to 14 men boasting about the fire getting out of hand quickly, a former tenant who heard an argument and bottles breaking before the fire began, and testimony from a couple of others who also said they heard an argument the night of the fire.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Briggs reminded the jury of their instructions, which say that if previous testimony regarding arson raises a reasonable doubt as to the defendants’ guilt, then they must find the defendants not guilty.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Briggs asked why no fire investigator, including staff from the Bureau of Alcohol, Firearms, Tobacco and Explosives, had asked about any suspicious people the night of the fire. He also asked why fire investigators hadn’t swabbed the scene after the fire for accelerants.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Don’t you think you deserve that before you check the box ‘guilty?’ ” Briggs asked the jury.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They were so sure they had the cause … electrical,” Briggs said. “They didn’t test anything else.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Earlier in the trial, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11751300/ghost-ship-trial-defense-cross-examines-fire-investigator-in-attempt-to-show-arson-possibility\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">agent Barbara Maxwell testified\u003c/a> that investigators didn’t test debris for the presence of accelerants because they already expected to find flammable substances such as gasoline in the recreational vehicles parked inside the warehouse and used as studios, and paint thinner belonging to artist tenants.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Tuesday, Briggs also said at least seven witnesses testified they considered the Ghost Ship safe. 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That gave Almena the impression that he was doing nothing wrong, Serra argued, adding that since officials gave the impression that nothing was wrong he could not have been acting in a reckless manner or with any disregard for life.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Serra also conceded there were violations to the fire code, but those did not amount to criminal negligence.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He said also reiterated that a number of former tenants testified they felt the building was safe and that it wasn’t a “death trap” or “tinderbox.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Serra admitted his client had lied to police on a number of occasions about people living in the warehouse, but Serra argued that it was at the instruction of the landlords. 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I wish I did,” Harris answered.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside tag='ghost-ship-trial' label='More Ghost Ship Trial Coverage']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Harris also said he didn’t want to block the people who were coming down a set of stairs during the fire.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Harris said in testimony Wednesday that he had grabbed a fire extinguisher from his living space after he noticed the fire in the back of the warehouse, but said the extinguisher spray couldn’t reach the fire. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After dropping the extinguisher, Harris said he grabbed his cellphone and laptop and began running back and forth in a hallway, yelling to warn people of the fire. 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Defense attorneys argue the blaze was started by an act of arson.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Harris answered a line of questioning from James about whether he had shown guests where exits were located in the warehouse.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Harris responded that he didn’t feel compelled to point out exits or the location of the rear or front sets of stairs. He said his understanding was that everyone knew where the stairs were.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I wouldn’t be expecting something to happen,” Harris said. 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Codefendant Derick Almena sits at the defense table. \u003ccite>(Vicki Behringer/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Harris also described his role in arranging the ill-fated electronic music event. He said any tenant could authorize an event at the warehouse, and that he connected with Ryan O’Keefe and Jon Hrabko, whom he called the gig’s “organizers,” through a mutual friend, Micah Danemayer, who ultimately died in the fire.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That night, Harris said, he agreed to stamp hands at the door, but he wasn’t the one who collected money. He said the event was “NOTAFLOF,” an acronym standing for “no one turned away for lack of funds.” After greeting some 80 to 90 people, Harris said he went to the bathroom, when he saw a faint glow in the warehouse.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It didn’t look right,” he said. 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Jurors in the trial heard a recording of the interview Tuesday in court.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Prosecutors called to the stand one of the ATF agents, Whitney Hameth, as well as Alameda County District Attorney’s Office investigator Cinda Stoddard, who described the contents of Harris’ cellphone, in an effort to show the defendant’s outsized role in managing the warehouse that’s been called a “death trap.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The evidence and testimony, delivered on what was expected to be prosecutors’ second to last day of calling witnesses, seemed to counter the defense’s depiction of Harris as a benignly helpful figure at an artist collective run without hierarchy or bosses.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The defense has also said the fire resulted not from the actions or neglect of Harris and codefendant Derick Almena, who held the lease, but from arson.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Prosecutors allege Harris and Almena built and operated the warehouse with a willful disregard for safety, making them criminally responsible for the deaths, while the defense has attempted to shift blame to the property owner and government officials who visited Ghost Ship without flagging unsafe conditions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I helped facilitate the vision of the space,” Harris told the ATF agent. “If there was interpersonal conflict, sometimes I’d have to be the mediator.” Laughing, Harris was forthcoming and self-deprecating about his duties. “I’m like the executive director, but I have my hand this far down the toilet.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Asked if his responsibilities included maintenance, Harris responded, “Yes.” The power, delivered from an adjacent unit via extension cords, was a persistent problem. He said fuses would “literally explode.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At another point in the recording, Harris said that although he sometimes communicated with the property owner, “I never thought to reach out to the landlord to insist they install [fire sprinklers].”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Also in the ATF interview, Harris described blocking off certain areas of the warehouse in anticipation of the electronic music event on the night of the fire, and generally fielding requests to book the space.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Under cross-examination, Harris’ attorney Curtis Briggs asked Hameth if the defendant voluntarily agreed to the interview and provided useful information. Hameth responded that Harris was cooperative.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Stoddard, the District Attorney’s Office investigator, whose testimony will continue Wednesday, described writing search warrants for the contents of Harris’ cellphone and email account. Almena’s phone wasn’t recovered, she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Prosecutors projected photographs extracted from the phone, including one of what appeared to be a handwritten rental agreement between Harris and a tenant indicating the collection of a “$500 security deposit for studio space at Satya Yuga,” another name for the Ghost Ship warehouse.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Harris also described himself as the space’s manager, and referred to Ghost Ship as “my warehouse,” in direct messages to other users of the dating app Tinder, which prosecutors also projected for jurors.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m just getting ready for an event I’m about to host,” he wrote in a Tinder direct-message the day before the fire. In a different exchange on Tinder, he wrote, “I manage a hidden gem here in Oakland[.]”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Also on Tuesday, Jonathan Axtell recounted his narrow escape from Ghost Ship the night of the fire. Upon arriving, Axtell testified that he found the bottom floor beautifully decorated, and ascended a staircase he described as “handmade” and with unevenly spaced steps to find several friends upstairs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After taking a few pictures of the scene, Axtell said he noticed a “small strand” of smoke seeping up through the floorboard. He recounted locking eyes with his friends Alex Ghassan and Hanna Ruax before a “pounding, black cloud of smoke” rushed up from the stairwell and hit him in the face. Axtell then recalled holding his breath while he rushed through the smoke down the stairs, hoping to reach “the only exit I knew of.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the stairwell, the smoke was too thick for Axtell to see the glow of the cellphone in his hand, he said. Someone passed him on his way down, coughing and saying the smoke was “too thick,” but Axtell continued navigating towards the front door, relying on his memory of the lower-level layout, he recalled. 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