FILE: Former Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price addresses critics at a news conference in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, June 11, 2024. (Kiley Russell/Bay City News)

A former spokesperson for Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price is suing for wrongful termination amid allegations of racial discrimination, retaliation and serious violations of California’s open records law.

Patricia Lee, a former local TV reporter who worked for Price for about six months in 2023, filed the suit Wednesday in Alameda County Superior Court.

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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.