Police Department led to Howard Jordan's eventual resignation in May 2013. Anthony Toribio would fill in the interim for two days until Quan appointed Deputy Chief Sean Whent. Under Chief Whent, the city implemented the Operation Ceasefire program, which emphasized components of restorative justice. In May 2014, Quan promoted Whent to the permanent position after a major drop in violent crime during his tenure, according to police statistics. Board memberships She was board chair of the Chabot Space & Science Center and serves on the Board of the California League of Cities. Criticism and praise During the second week of Quan's tenure in January 2011, it was discovered Oakland Police chief Anthony Batts was a top-two candidate for the open position of San Jose Police chief. Two weeks later, Quan introduced a plan for the police department which included updating the technological staff and rehiring 10 of the 80 officers who were laid off the previous year. Batts announced his intention to remain in Oakland a few days later, but eventually resigned in October of the same year. Quan has come under fire due to a relationship with "unpaid legal adviser" Dan Siegel after Siegel represented the "mayor's office on various legal matters, from public records act requests to a private meeting with a judge overseeing a consent decree with the police department", according to the San Francisco Chronicle. The Oakland City Council issued a demand Siegel not represent the city as an attorney in any capacity, which by law falls under the jurisdiction of the City Attorney's office. Siegel had been considered a controversial figure at City Hall due to his supposed vocal criticism of Oakland Police, and his presence was reported to have exacerbated a feud between Quan and City Attorney John Russo. In June 2011, Russo left his post as Oakland City Attorney to become City Manager for Alameda. A KPIX/CBS5 poll taken just before Mayor Quan's first 100 days revealed that her job performance "garners the approval of the city's residents by a 2–1 margin." The Capitol Weekly named Mayor Quan one of the top ten "Good" Mayors in the state. A KPIX poll six months later, taken shortly after the resignation of Chief Batts, listed an approval rating of 28 percent, with 69 percent responding with "little or no confidence" the mayor's ability to reduce the city's crime problem. On October 26, 2011 it was