Some relatives of those killed in the Oakland warehouse fire in 2016 said they were outraged that prosecutors had a deal with the defendant that they said would allow him to avoid additional time behind bars.
The claim: The Simpsons episode predicted Harris Inauguration Day outfit
Shortly after Joe Biden and Kamala Harris were sworn in as president and vice president, fans of The Simpsons took to social media to claim that the show, once again, had predicted a moment before it transpired in reality.
The series has previously been credited for Super Bowl predictions, a World Cup final, Donald Trump s presidency and Disney owning 21st Century Fox. According to online posts, the show can add to the list predicting the outfit the vice president wore at her swearing-in . Purple suit? Pearl earrings and necklace?! The Simpsons did it again!!!!! reads a Jan. 21 Facebook post with hundreds of shares. Predicting the 2020 election results? Included in the post are side-by-side images of Lisa Simpson and Harris, both wearing a purple outfit and and a pearl necklace.
Derick Almena, defendant in deadly Ghost Ship fire, pleads guilty, avoiding a second trial
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A courtroom sketch of the Derick Almena, top left, as he answers questions from his Defense Attorney Tony Serra, top center, as Judge Trina Thompson, top right, listens on at the Rene C. Davidson Courthouse in Oakland, Calif., on Monday, July 8, 2019.Vicki Behringer / Special to The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
2of3A sentencing hearing of Ghost Ship fire defendants, Derick Almena and Max Harris, takes place at the Rene C. Davidson Courthouse in Oakland, Calif. on Thursday, August 9, 2018.Sarahbeth Maney / Special to The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
Founder of San Francisco Ghost Ship art collective where 36 people died in a 2016 fire pleads guilty to involuntary manslaughter - but may serve no time because of good behavior in jail waiting for trial
Derick Almena, 50, plead guilty to 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter in Alamada County court on Friday, prosecutors say
He was the main leaseholder on a building that caught fire in December 2016, killing 36 people who were attending a dance party
Prosecutors say Almena was criminally negligent when he illegally converted the dilapidated industrial Oakland warehouse into a residence
He also turned it into an event space for artists dubbed the Ghost Ship but was reportedly previously warned that his venue was a fire hazard
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