Comments on: Oakland Mayoral Race

By: michael w. smith

michael w. smith — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 03:13:42 +0000

I just posted a negative comment to Jean Quans election and got a reply that said ” I already said that ” when I have never been on this site before, must be more of Quans election tactics, hah!

By: michael w. smith

michael w. smith — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 03:09:08 +0000

Jean Quan’s election to mayor of Oakland is a travesty to our entire elective process, not to mention the fact that we have lost the most powerful and influential politition in the state of California. I have sat next to Jean Quan in District Advisory Council meetings before her days of the ebonics embarassment and her trip to Washington DC and I felt from the moment I met her that she is out for her own fame over anything else. She is, in my eyes, in love with herself. Anyone who thinks that they need someone with her style and ways to speak for the good people of Oakland is brain dead to say the least. She has no basis for knowledge of anything outside of Chinatown, and I dont say that because I am white. I married and my children were born in Hawaii. I see another embarassment bestowing Oakland at the hands of Jean Quan. Lord help me become blind so I dont have to witness another lame duck session of mayor of Oakland.

By: remy

remy — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 00:31:28 +0000

let’s remember, please, that jean quan’s inadequate handling of funds while serving on on the OUSD Board caused the 60 million dollar loss that precipitated the state’s decision to take over the district.

let’s remember also that jean quan co-wrote measure Y — the very measure she now claims is causing the bulk of the city’s budget gap. never mind that measure Y is an epic fail, the police numbers were never met in any meaningful way.

she’ll always deny rather than take responsibility for her errors and bad decisions.

she dips into the general fund without transparency to the public she is sworn to serve
she’ll be the first to raise taxes and fees, because to her way of thinking, the way to solve a problem is to throw money at it, then “lose” that money and go begging for more money from the tax payers
her hubris knows no bounds: listen to the way she speaks about “her district” her people” “her city”
she’s the LAST council member who should be in charge of the city’s finances and yet there she is on the front lines of the city’s finance committee, making bad decisions that cause taxpayers to pay ever more

do not vote for jean quan unless you welcome a 30-47% increase in taxes and fees over the course of her term.

By: Bryce Ruthman

Bryce Ruthman — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 12:07:30 +0000

Great blog post.Really looking forward to read more.

By: Roobs

Roobs — Tue, 25 May 2010 18:34:42 +0000

This is definitely one of the races to watch in the Bay Area, especially as Oakland grapples with high unemployment rates. We need a leader who can help bring Oakland forward, not just as a “model city”, but as a modern city.

By: Eve Norman

Eve Norman — Mon, 24 May 2010 01:14:28 +0000

This should be VERY interesting – Experience vs. fresh ideas. Representing very diverse constituants. Let’s hope questions to candidates will be thought provokingl AND require thoughtful responses.