Price recall backers tell AlCo supervisors to choose a district attorney they can support

by Kiley Russell, Bay City News December 7, 2024December 6, 2024

Organizers of the successful campaign to recall Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price hold a post-election news conference in Oakland on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024. The coalition said the recall is a mandate from the electorate for the Alameda County Board of Supervisors to appoint a successor who is willing to hold offenders accountable. (Kiley Russell/Bay City News)

Pamela Price officially left office Thursday evening following her loss in the Nov. 5 recall election and has left the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office in the hands of her chief assistant, Royl Roberts.

Roberts officially took the reins at 5 p.m. Thursday, but it is unclear how long he will be in charge.

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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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