It's Jean Quan! New Mayor-Elect is proud of  her long hours, accessibility and strong community organizing skills, and thrilled her grass-roots campaign beat Don Perata's well-funded operation.

Update: News comes from the  Register's office about the results of Instand Runoff Voting at 4 PM today,  Mayoral Candidate Jean Quan will hold a press conference at 4:30 pm at Oakland City Hall-- on the steps outside, weather permitting, or inside if it is raining.

Do you know how you want to vote?

There are nine state propositions on the ballot for November 2, including suspending air pollution control laws (Prop. 23), requiring a simple majority vote for the state budget (Prop. 25) , and legalizing, regulating, and taxing marijuana (Prop. 19).

Last night at midnight, Don Perata was leading the race with 36 percent of the vote, according to results from the Alameda County Registrar of Voters, Jean Quan was in second place with 25 percent of the vote, Rebecca Kaplan in third with 20 percent of the vote, based on all 254 precincts reporting,