Jean Quan

The display of police force in Oakland, Calif., and Atlanta has unnerved some anti-Wall Street protesters. While demonstrators in other cities have built a working relationship with police and city leaders, they wondered on Wednesday how long the good...

OAKLAND, Calif. -- City officials reopened the central plaza Wednesday evening to hundreds of Occupy Oakland protesters who made it clear that their movement was alive -- despite the dismantling of their camp a day earlier. In marked contrast to...

In Oakland, Calif., police swept into a public plaza being used by "Occupy" protesters early this morning and made dozens of arrests to break up two encampments near city hall. The mayor, Jean Quan, said the action was necessary because of ongoing...

Thousands of demonstrators chanted, marched, danced and waved signs Wednesday during a general strike called by Occupy Oakland, a largely peaceful protest that snarled downtown streets, rerouted buses, closed the busy port and drew hundreds of teachers...

Oakland Police Chief Anthony W. Batts –- who clashed with Mayor Jean Quan and the City Council over staffing and resources amid a rise in violent crime –- announced his resignation Tuesday in a letter to police department employees. The chief'...

Oakland Mayor Jean Quan swore in an interim police chief Thursday, just days after Chief Anthony W. Batts abruptly announced he would step down from leading this crime-embattled city's department. The change in command comes as the Oakland Police...

Tuesday's pre-dawn sweep of the Occupy Oakland encampment, which resulted in about 80 arrests, came after the diverse community of protesters refused to allow police and fire officials -- as well as at least two ambulance crews -- access to the area to...

Occupy Oakland: Protesters tear down fence installed around former encampment....

Oakland Mayor Jean Quan, after saying she would attend a meeting with Occupy Oakland supporters, failed to show up and instead issued a statement Thursday night laying out "ground rules" for peaceful demonstrations....

Flowers and thousands of cards for recovering Iraq War veteran Scott Olsen -- whose injury during a confrontation with police has become a national rallying point for Occupy movement protesters – have flooded Oakland’s Highland Hospital....

Oakland general strike: All eyes will be on Oakland Wednesday as the Occupy movement calls for a citywide Oakland general strike in the wake of last week's heavy police response to protesters speaking out against the razing of the City Hall encampment....

Several Oakland banks closed their doors as hundreds of anti-Wall Street protesters took to the streets Wednesday in what police said was so far a mostly peaceful demonstration....