Outrage over the disaster has forced Schaaf to walk a delicate political tightrope of showing that the city will quickly deal with problem buildings, while reassuring artists that they won’t be subject to a sudden crackdown. During her first few days in office, the mayor established herself as a patron and protector of the arts, riding around town in a fire-belching snail car and holding an inauguration party at the sprawling American Steel warehouse in West Oakland.

…Artists, meanwhile, say they fear that the fire could become an excuse for ramped-up enforcement that will only cripple their scene at a time when Oakland’s real estate market is heating up. “Any time code enforcement comes through, the landlord sees an opportunity to kick people out, and convert the building into something that serves Oakland’s new influx of renters,” said Matt Hummel, a longtime player in Oakland’s arts scene who also chairs the city’s Cannabis Regulatory Commission.

Among Oakland’s dozens of artist warehouses is one called Deathtrap – SFGate

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