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November 4, 2011
"Occupy Oakland" Costs Oakland 100s of Jobs
"We're losing 300 to 400 jobs on people who decided to not renew their leases or not to come here," said Mayor Jean Quan,who also complained about what she said was the protesters' lack of willingness to talk with city officials about seeking common ground.
Joseph Haraburda, president of Oakland's Chamber of Commerce, blames the city for three deals falling through. Two businesses planning to lease a total of 50,000 square feet of office space and another planning to bring 100 jobs into the city pulled out after Quan allowed protesters to reoccupy to their camp following the police raid cleared them out, Haraburda said. -- Oakland occupiers, officials take stock of costs - Boston.com
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