Oakland Mayor Jean Quan’s Legal Advisor Resigns In Support Of Occupy Oakland

[There Is No Spoon]

By Zaid Jilani on Nov 14, 2011 at 11:55 am

In a raid this morning, the city of Oakland used riot gear-clad police to evict the Occupy Oakland tent city. “It feels pretty sad because we built a community here, and now they can just come and destroy it,” said Lisa Bitar, one of the protesters.

Outraged by the action taken against Occupy Oakland, Dan Siegel, who had been serving as mayor Jean Quan’s legal advisor, decided to resign today. On Twitter, he wrote that he was resigning to support Occupy Oakland and oppose the 1 percent:



http://thinkprogress.org/special/2011/11...r-resigns/

[SeattleGirl]

Rachel just interviewed him on her show. One of the things he said, that I really liked, is that people need to sit down with the 99% and talk to them, not go on stereotypes, and treat them as people.

Good guy.

[There Is No Spoon]

(11-14-2011 08:56 PM)SeattleGirl Wrote:  Rachel just interviewed him on her show. One of the things he said, that I really liked, is that people need to sit down with the 99% and talk to them, not go on stereotypes, and treat them as people.

Good guy.

Yes, I saw that as well. Clearly he has too much common sense to be consulting the neanderthal's in Oakland. Did you hear how Quan was bullied by conservative a-holes on the city council into taking this latest action?

[SeattleGirl]

(11-14-2011 09:28 PM)There Is No Spoon Wrote:  

(11-14-2011 08:56 PM)SeattleGirl Wrote:  Rachel just interviewed him on her show. One of the things he said, that I really liked, is that people need to sit down with the 99% and talk to them, not go on stereotypes, and treat them as people.

Good guy.

Yes, I saw that as well. Clearly he has too much common sense to be consulting the neanderthal's in Oakland. Did you hear how Quan was bullied by conservative a-holes on the city council into taking this latest action?

Yes, I heard that. The "honorable" mayor needs to put some more thought into what she's doing, and how the actions of the Oakland Police are really ugly-ing up Oakland (which doesn't have the most pristine reputation anyway -- whether that is deserved or not, it just doesn't).

[Brainwreck]

Thank you, Dan Siegel, for making the right move. We are all People doing the best we can at a difficult time. Talking is always more productive than abuse. Listening is even better.

[jaxx]

Well done Mr. Siegel. He said when they cleared it the first time that he thought of leaving Quan, and now that they have done it again he kept his word. Pay attention mayors, you are wrong to stop the occupiers.

[jaxx]

7:30 p.m. Another member of mayoral team resigns
Deputy Mayor Sharon Cornu has resigned, effective immediately, the second member of the mayor's team to submit her resignation just today. Mayor Jean Quan's legal adviser and longtime friend, Dan Siegel, also resigned today over the mayor's handling of the Occupy encampment.

6:40 p.m. ACLU and National Lawyers Guild file suit against Oakland Police Department
Earlier today, the American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California and the National Lawyers' Guild filed a federal lawsuit against the Oakland Police Department seeking an emergency temporary restraining order to stop police violence against the protesters, according to a news release.

http://www.mercurynews.com/occupy-oakland/ci_19331752

[SeattleGirl]

(11-14-2011 11:33 PM)jaxx Wrote:  7:30 p.m. Another member of mayoral team resigns
Deputy Mayor Sharon Cornu has resigned, effective immediately, the second member of the mayor's team to submit her resignation just today. Mayor Jean Quan's legal adviser and longtime friend, Dan Siegel, also resigned today over the mayor's handling of the Occupy encampment.

6:40 p.m. ACLU and National Lawyers Guild file suit against Oakland Police Department
Earlier today, the American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California and the National Lawyers' Guild filed a federal lawsuit against the Oakland Police Department seeking an emergency temporary restraining order to stop police violence against the protesters, according to a news release.

http://www.mercurynews.com/occupy-oakland/ci_19331752

Whoa! Interestinger and interestinger!