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WEBVTT DANA: INSIDE THE PANAMA ARTFACTORY, WAYLON WARNER PTSFINISHING TOUCHES ON HIS LATESTPIECE.BUT THINGS ARE NOT FINE.30 TENANTS HAVE TO MOVE OUT BYJULY 17 BECAUSE THE CITY SAYSTHE BUILDING IS NOT UP TO CODE.THE CITY SAYS IT COULD NOT GETINSIDE THE BUILDING UNTIL MAY.>> ONCE WE GOT INTO THEBUILDING, WE REALIZED THINGSWERE PROBABLY WORSE THAN THEYWERE.DANA: SEVERAL ALTERATIONS WEREMADE WITHOUT A PERMIT, INCLUDINGELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, AND A ROOMADDED TO THE SECOND FLOOR.>> I COULD TELL SOME OF THEELECTRICAL OUTLETS ARE NOT EVENATTACHED TO THE WALL.DANA: THERE ARE AN INADEQUATENUMBER OF EXITS.NO ILLUMINATED EXIT SIGNS.ANOTHER ISSUE IS THE SPIRAL TEXT-- SPIRAL STAIRCASE.>> WE WANTED TO BE A SAFE ASPOSSIBLE.DANA: SOME ARTISTS AGREE WITHTHE FINDINGS BUT FEEL THEY'REBEING TARGETED BECAUSE OF THEOAKLAND GHOST SHIP FIRE THATKILLED 36 PEOPLE DURING ADECEMBER RAVE.>> LIKE, I'VE SEEN PICTURESINSIDE AND IT SEEMED TO ME LIKETHAT PLACE WAS A TINDER BOX.A PLACE LIKE THIS, IT'S MORESTRUCTURALLY SOUND FOR SURE.DANA: THE OAKLAND INVESTIGATIONHAS REVEALED IF THAT BUILDINGWAS UP TO CODE-MORE PEOPLE WOULDHAVE BEEN ABLE TO ESCAPE.>> WE DON'T HAVE PARTIES.WE DON'T HAVE EVENTS SO THERE'SNEVER A LARGE AMOUNT OF PEOPLEIN HERE.THERE'S ONLY THE PEOPLE THATWORK IN HERE.DANA BUT THE CITY'S CODE: ENFORCEMENT CHIEF SAYS IT'STHEIR JOB TO KEEP PEOPLE SAFE.>> I THINK THAT THERE PROBABLYIS A LITTLE HIGHER SENSE OFAWARENESS SUBSEQUENT TO THEGHOSTSHIP FIRE, BUT I THINK WEWOULD PROBABLY BE GOING DOWN THESAME PATH ASIDE FROM THE GHOST

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Inside the Panama Art Factory, Waylon Horner puts the finishing touches on his latest piece."I thought it was fine here, you know," Horner said. But, things are not fine. The art factory's 30 tenants have to move out by July 17 because the city said the building isn't up to code.The case was opened back in December, but the city’s code and housing chief, Carl Simpson, said it couldn't get inside the building until May."Once we actually got into the building, we realized that things were probably worse than we thought they were," he said.The city said several alterations were made without permits including electrical, plumbing and a room added to the 2nd floor. "I've looked at some of the photos and I can tell that some of the electrical outlets, for example, aren't even attached to the wall," Simpson said.The century-old building has been converted from a factory into artist studios.The 12 code violations include an inadequate number of exits, no illuminated exit signs nor proper ventilation. Another issue is a spiral staircase that the city said is not allowed."We want it to be as safe as possible. That's our goal," artist Dave Davis said.Some artists agree with the city's findings, but feel they're being targeted because of the Oakland Ghost Ship fire that killed 36 people during a December rave."I've seen pictures inside and it seemed to me like that place was a tinder box," Horner said. "A place like this, it's more structurally sound for sure." The Oakland investigation has revealed if that building was up to code, more people would have been able to escape."We don't have parties, we don't have events so there's never a large amount of people in here," Davis said. "There's only the people that work in here." The city's code enforcement chief said it's their job to keep people safe."I think that there probably is a little higher sense of awareness subsequent to the Ghost Ship fire," Simpson said. "But, I think we would probably be going down the same path aside from the Ghost Ship."The owner must get proper permits, fix the issues and have new inspections before anyone can re-enter the building. The owner is appealing some of the claims.