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Oakland Mayor Driven from Facebook By Haters

Ryan Tate · 12/15/11 08:35PM

Consider Jean Quan's Facebook successfully occupied. The Oakland mayor has officially given up her would-be "fan page" after it was overwhelmed with critics of her handling of Occupy Oakland protests.

City of Oakland's Government Is a Revolving-Door Mess

Lauri Apple · 11/15/11 04:40AM

Calling all unemployed Okies with underutilized graduate degrees! Many government positions have opened up in Oakland, California, in the past few weeks as one city official after another has abandoned Mayor Jean Quan's administration. Several new positions are waiting to be filled!

Second Fatal Shooting Near an Occupy Protest Won't Be Good for PR

Lauri Apple · 11/11/11 07:49AM

Here's a video in which a man describes a shooting that took place "30 feet" from the Occupy Oakland site. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, protesters said they "did not recognize" the victim, who was shot in the head and died shortly thereafter. Nevertheless, Oakland mayor Jean Quan has asked protesters to shut down their camp.