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Artists, advocates deliver 10,000-signature petition, urge DBI to avoid punitive inspections after Ghost Ship fire
Summary
A petitioner argued that DBI inspections following the Ghost Ship fire have led to evictions of artists and asked the department to pause unsolicited inspections, avoid enforcement that produces evictions and consider waiving permit fees for safety upgrades; DBI said it will present a joint update with Fire and Health in January.
Julie Mastrini, a San Francisco resident and media manager for Care2, told the Building Inspection Commission during public comment that she brought 10,000 petition signatures asking the department to change its approach to inspections of artist warehouse spaces following the Oakland Ghost Ship fire.
"By forcing inspections onto artist warehouses, you're conducting witch hunts," Mastrini said, urging the commission to "immediately cease unsolicited artist building inspections until…
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