Talk:Jean Quan

Alert (Quan-bashing re:police response to Occupy Oakland)
While I strenuously disagree with Quan's acts in allowing the OPD to violently attack peaceful protesters on the evening of 10/25, I must call attention to the vandalism of her page. Get the rhetoric off and lock the page, please. Black Max (talk) 01:27, 27 October 2011 (UTC) Black Max


 * Especially considering that at this point, we really don't know what exactly, if anything, she had to do with the police crackdown. After all, she was out of town at the time, and when she appeared on TV after returning, she appeared to have been blindsided and expressed what seemed like genuine regret at the whole fiasco. So let's not jump to conclusions here. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.53.120.30 (talk) 23:20, 27 October 2011 (UTC)


 * Agreed...I don't believe there should be a separate section dedicated to Occupy Oakland on the Quan page, at least not until it proves to have a significant effect on her career. You may want to cut & paste the section, adding it to the "History" section of the Oakland page instead.--Chimino (talk) 03:37, 28 October 2011 (UTC)
 * At some point, the section will need to be made neutral, as it currently is slanted pro-Occupy, and making claims which have nothing to do with the biography of Jean Quan.--Chimino (talk) 15:46, 21 November 2011 (UTC)

The people of Oakland are gathering together to recall mayor Jean Quan in 2012. According to the SF Chronicle, under Quan, crime has increased 4X, she was indecisive about occupy resulting in extensive demise of Oakland's downtown and surrounding community. Quan allowed closure of Oakland's Port, a viable part of city economy while her husband and daughter joined the occupy protest. Quan continues to spend Oakland tax money freely, purchasing solar trash cans for $150K/ea and blanketing one community with a 9pg. color brochure about herself. Quan recently layed off hundreds of staff due to Oakland economics over the past 16mo. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.102.106.200 (talk) 00:29, 28 March 2012 (UTC)

Oakland School Board and City Council
I represent Mayor-elect Jean Quan. The current content under her years on the School Board and Council does not seem balanced. I submitted a more balanced approach so that her 12 years on the School Board was not reduced to the one subject that, while causing a lot of flurry and embarrassment,was really "much ado about nothing". If the style is to keep it simple, then I think it should just read that she spent 12 years on the school board and nothing more, so that it is parallel to what was included under her 8 years a council member.

Otherwise, if you want to be factual, I would resubmit the following: During her 3-terms on the School Board, she:

•Led efforts to raise more than $700 million to make schools earthquake safe,fund smaller classes, and bring technology and arts to the classroom.

•Created policies to raise graduation standards, increase computer literacy and expand career preparation and internships.

• Advocated for the first city-school public library at the Woodland-Encompass campus at 81st Avenue, which will open in January 2011.

She is recognized nationally as a spokesperson for immigrant and urban children as Chair-Emeritus of the National School Boards Association’s Council of Urban Boards of Education.

As a 2-term Council Member, Quan •	Co-authored Measure Y for Community Safety and Violence Prevention, and expanded efforts to combat domestic violence and the sexual exploitation of minors. Also expanded Neighborhood Crime prevention programs. •	 Co-authored Measure Q to stop the closure of library branches and services, and worked to expanHelped to form the Wildfire Prevention District, wrote legislation to restore the View Ordinance and the Big Tree Registry, obtained funding to increase park open space, and led City and regional efforts for Zero Waste.

I would also like to upload a higher resolution photo from her campaign website (but not quite sure how to do that...) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Maxwell Phearson (talk • contribs) 18:00, 31 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Hi Maxwell, glad to see someone associated with Quan paying attention to her article here! For her activities on the school board (or otherwise), please provide citations other than her own website. I'm sure there were many stories written in the Oakland Tribune, East Bay Express, etc., covering them, it's just a matter of finding them. Regarding a photo, preferable upload to https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/wiki/Commons:Upload or if Quan has a Flickr account, post there and make sure the license is set to Creative Commons Attribution or Attribution-ShareAlike. Either of these makes it easy for you directly (or me or someone else watching this article) to update the photo. Just leave a link to updated photo in this comment thread if you're not sure how to proceed.Mike Linksvayer (talk) 21:12, 31 December 2010 (UTC)

"Updates" to the page
The recent additions to the Mayoral section of the article by Maxwell Phearson are unacceptable. They are ringing endorsements for Quan, with terms bolded for "effectiveness" to highlight her good points, etc. The changes are in no way encyclopedic and go completely against Wikipedia guidelines of Manual of Style and neutrality. I'm changing everything back to a week ago until someone without a vested interest in Quan would like to make neutral additions to the article.--Chimino (talk) 23:05, 24 May 2011 (UTC)

I'm copying this over for public record before deleting, so independent viewers have a basis for my claim:
 * ==Oakland Mayor==
 * In her first few months in office, Mayor Quan has already left her stamp on Oakland. ;


 * She has launched new era of public engagement, with a record 2500 residents attending seven Town Hall ::meetings within her first four months in office. The priorities developed by residents at these 2 1/2 ::-3 hour sessions will help focus the city’s and community’s agenda.


 * Right from the start, with the national interview on PBS’ Lehrer Report and the visit to the White House to ::the Mega Region Conference with the Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and the Port of Oakland and the ::recent Trade Mission to China, Mayor Quan has consciously raised the positive image of Oakland. ::New businesses are relocating to Oakland with its central location, great public transportation, ::and nationally-acclaimed vibe.


 * From joint City/School department head meetings to the launching of the Education Cabinet with OUSD ::Superintendent Tony Smith and Mills College President Janet Holmgren, Jean Quan is focused on the ::education/jobs continuum, early literacy, chronic absenteeism and safety for our youth in an effort to ::put youth at the center of policy.


 * Given the devastating impact of the current recession, the Mayor has presented Council three honest options ::to balance a $58 million gap between expenses and revenues for the 2011-2012 Fiscal Year. She calls ::them the “bad”(cuts, employee contributions and a parcel tax), the “very bad” (more cuts and employee ::contributions) and “the very ugly” (all cuts.) Her goal is to balance the budget in a way ::that allows Oakland to bounce back when the economy recovers in the next few years.


 * Quan announced she would taking a 25% pay cut on her salary, from $183,397 to $137,000 for 2011.

--Chimino (talk) 23:11, 24 May 2011 (UTC)

Phearson's "updates" are campaign PR. Please keep it deleted. Black Max (talk) 01:29, 27 October 2011 (UTC) Black Max

First Female Asian-American Mayor Of A Major American City?
While Jean Quan claims she is the first female Asian-American mayor of a major American city, this claim is provably FALSE.

Japanese-American Eunice Sato became the mayor of Long Beach, California in 1980. Long Beach has a larger population than Oakland, so it has as good a claim as Oakland to being a 'major American city,' if not a better one.

The point of this is NOT to bash Mayor Jean Quan. However, I think the Wikipedia entry should be corrected since a basic fact check of the current language reveals it to be untrue.

Repeating this claim contradicts known facts and compromises this entry's neutrality and impartiality. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.133.142.18 (talk) 20:25, 6 February 2012 (UTC)

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Measure Y controversy?
"Measure Y for Public Safety and Measure BB': These initiatives fund Fire, Police and Violence Prevention Programs. The measure funds 63 police officers including geographically deployed "beat officers" and programs to prevent crimes and violence."

As I recall, there was controversy over the disbursement of funds from those initiatives being diverted to political supporters while the promised boost in primary public safety services was never realized, while more tax measures were proposed to make up for the shortfall. That was at least as big an issue as the Occupy protests, the failed 100 Blocks Plan, and the Jordan/Bratton controversy in Quan's defeat. It seems worth discussing.

Not to pile on, but when somebody is booted from office by over 63% of the vote it bears discussion in a way that makes it understandable. It's not POV, it's reality. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 47.208.11.42 (talk) 01:06, 17 June 2016 (UTC)

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