There's a grand jury looking into the Aug. 1, 2003, fire at a condominium construction project. The part under construction burned to the ground. Near-by occupied condominiums were damaged by the extreme heat. All in all, about $50 million in damage.
For that story, check "The Center View: Earth Liberation Front commits most dangerous arson yet. San Diego apartment arson forces 400 to evacuate homes" at http://www.cdfe.org/san_diego_elf_arson.htm
As noted, the Earth Liberation Front took responsibility for the blaze but the perpetrators remain at large.
Later on August 1 a speech was organized to give a platform for a convicted arsonist to "explain" the politics of this crime. It is unknown if that arsonist was in any way connected with the condominium fire.
Three people involved with that speech, David Agranoff who organized it along with Danae Kelley and Michael Cardenas who attended, were hauled before the grand jury.
Cardenas decided to testify, but his remarks were pretty limited as he claims to have left the speech before anything about the fire even came up.
Agranoff and Kelley have told The San Diego Union-Tribune that they do not know who set the fire but they have refused to testify except in open court.
For that they are now in jail and will remain until either they testify or the grand jury term expires.
Perhaps it's not obvious to the prosecutor that they are ignorant as they claim. And obviously the prosecutor does not want them in open court making political speeches. Still, seems a bit callow.
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