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After Oakland Fire, Debate Over How To Make Artist Housing Affordable And Safe02:43
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December 07, 2016

Emergency personnel stage in front of the site of a warehouse fire that started Friday night and killed dozens, Sunday, Dec. 4, 2016, in Oakland, Calif. (Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP)

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A fire that killed at least 36 people at an artist-occupied warehouse in Oakland, California, has stirred debate nationwide about affordable artist housing and building safety.

Here & Now's Robin Young speaks with Kelley Lindquist, president of nonprofit real estate developer Artspace, about affordable artist housing in the United States.

This segment aired on December 7, 2016.

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