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Tag Archives: Jean Quan
Interview: Jean Quan on Failure of Measure I, Occupy Oakland, Snow Park, and Oakland the City
Oakland Mayor Jean Quan has not had an auspicious five weeks, even her diminishing contingent of supporters would agree. In fact, cataloguing her recent woes is no small task: Oakland Police Chief Anthony Batts resigns Police and Occupy Demonstrators Clash … Continue reading
Mayor Jean Quan Asks Religious Leaders For Help Disbanding Occupy Oakland Camp
KQED's Caitlin Esch was in Oakland today, capping this week's Occupy Oakland developments. In the wake of last night's fatal shooting near the encampment, the tent camp — and how to deal with it — was the focus of a … Continue reading
Quan Meets With Encampment Members, Says 'Consensus is Camp Must Move'; Councilmembers Shouted Down at Press Conference
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KQED News intern Vinnee Tong was at the Occupy Oakland encampment at Frank Ogawa Plaza today when Jean Quan showed up, along with Sharon Cornu, Deputy Mayor for Community & Governmental Relations. Quan said she was there to talk to … Continue reading
Jean Quan Statement Cites Occupy Oakland's Economic Cost to City, Calls for "Dialogue"
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Mayor Jean Quan released the following statement today related to Occupy Oakland, highlighting the economic cost to the city and calling for the protesters to negotiate for a "peaceful resolution." Oakland is a city of the 99% and last Wednesday's … Continue reading
Interview: Political Consultant Chris Lehane on Jean Quan's, Mayors' Handling of Occupy Protests
Oakland Mayor Jean Quan has not had an auspicious week-and-a-half. Her approval rating has tanked in the wake of her ambivalent handling of the Occupy Oakland protests, and she has managed to pull off the neat political trick of alienating … Continue reading
Audio/Video: Jean Quan Booed as She Tries to Speak at Occupy Oakland; Quan's Statement of Apology
Our reporter Andrew Stelzer was at the Occupy Oakland General Assembly last night interviewing one of the protesters when Jean Quan showed up. He talked to her briefly as she attempted to get in line to address the crowd during … Continue reading
Video: Quan, Jordan Address Use of Force Against Protesters; Quan's Approval Takes Another Hit
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Mayor Jean Quan and Interim Chief Howard Jordan held a press conference yesterday at which they addressed the use of force against Occupy Oakland protesters by Oakland police and other agencies. KTVU has raw video of a portion of the … Continue reading
Blog Beat: Citizen Complains About Jean Quan's House, Finds Car Towed. City Says Coincidence.
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From Oakland Local: Citizen complains about Jean Quan"s house, finds cars towed–City says coincidence. The Snitch's Joe Eskenazi writes about the controversy over artist/dog-killer Tom Otterness' city contract, saying "it's hard to conceive of a transgression that would provoke more … Continue reading
Interview: Former City Attorney John Russo Calls Oakland Government "Morally Corrupt"
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Cy Musiker yesterday interviewed new Alameda City Manager/old Oakland City Attorney John Russo, who resigned that position after engaging in several public disagreements almost rising to feud-level with Mayor Jean Quan. Russo has made no bones lately about his disenchantment … Continue reading
