Jean Quan's crime plan faces obstacles, skeptics

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Nearly two months after Oakland Mayor Jean Quan unveiled her plan to restore order and safety to what she said are 100 of the city's most violent blocks, her administration refuses to name the 100 blocks or detail how it will increase safety.

Quan promised to concentrate police and city services on those blocks - which are a fraction of the sprawling 78-square-mile city - in an effort she said will deal with 90 percent of the city's crime.

But the plan has hit several obstacles, which her office said are largely caused by Occupy Oakland. Quan and interim Police Chief Howard Jordan said police, in recent weeks, had been too busy with Occupy protests and encampments to answer many 911 calls, particularly in the 100-block area.

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