Supporters of DA Price urge Alameda County supervisors not to schedule recall election

by Kiley Russell, Bay City News April 30, 2024April 29, 2024

Supporters of Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price rally to her defense during a "Refuse to be Silenced" demonstration outside the county administration building in Oakland on April 26, 2024. The group opposes efforts to recall Price, arguing that a special election will be costly and that signature gatherers resorted to "dirty tricks" to have the matter placed on the ballot. Alameda County Supervisors are expected to set a date for the recall vote sometime within the next two weeks. (Kiley Russell/Bay City News)

A group of Alameda County residents and community leaders held a rally in Oakland to support District Attorney Pamela Price and urge the county’s Board of Supervisors not to schedule a special election for her recall.

The gathering this past Friday comes on the heels of similar events held by recall proponents who want supervisors to set a special election date prior to the November general election.

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Kiley Russell, Bay City News

Kiley Russell writes primarily for Local News Matters on issues related to equity and the environment. A Bay Area native, he has lived most of his life in Oakland. He studied journalism at San Francisco State University, worked for the Associated Press and the former Contra Costa Times, among other outlets. He has covered everything from state legislatures, local governments, federal and state courts, crime, growth and development, political campaigns of various stripes, wildfires and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

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