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Skip to main content Oakland event space held parties during the pandemic until court shut it down. Is it open again? FacebookTwitterEmail Ignoring health guidelines, people gather for an event at Oakland Humanist Hall in Oakland on Aug. 21.Constanza Hevia H. / Special to The Chronicle 2020 Oakland officials are investigating a party last weekend at the Humanist Hall, an events space that hosted large gatherings in defiance of public health orders for much of the pandemic and was ordered to shut down. Officials persuaded a judge in November to require the event space at 411 28th St. to close ...

Skip to main content Manager of Oakland's Humanist Hall who defied health orders has died, ending battle with the city FacebookTwitterEmail Humanist Hall event manager David Oertel poses for a portrait at the event space on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020 in Oakland, California.Gabrielle Lurie / The Chronicle For months, Oakland officials had struggled to figure out how to handle David Oertel, the outspoken manager of a large events space in Oakland who defied health orders and held weddings, funerals and parties at the space, indoors and often without masks. After neighbors and public health expert...