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Oakland Mayor-elect Jean Quan's Chabot celebration - Exclusive photos

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Jean Quan kicked off her start as the first woman and the first Asian-American mayor of Oakland with a big party at Chabot Science Center. Photographer Ken Katz was on hand to take these snaps of Quan, all the youth groups that performed and happy supporters out for the big night.

See "It's Jean! Weekend of ceremonies usher in new Oakland mayor" at http://bit.ly/esMCeK for Monday's events.

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