California Warehouse Fire a Sobering Reminder After Dallas Arts Groups' Complaints of Fire Marshal Crackdown

Back in the heat of August, more than 60 owners of Dallas-based art galleries gathered at the J. Erik Jonsson Central Library, and boy, were they mad. They spent more than an hour hurling heated objections. The target of their collective rage? Deputy fire chief and fire marshal Christopher Martinez, who had instigated what many called an unjust crackdown on code violations.   Continue reading...