Headed for recall? Backers of bid to unseat Price as Alameda County DA file paperwork

by Keith Burbank, Bay City News July 18, 2023July 17, 2023

Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price has been the subject of controversy since her election in 2022, particularly among opponents who claim that she is too lenient on crime. Paperwork to recall Price from office has been submitted to the county registrar of voters. (Office of the Alameda County District Attorney via Bay City News)

An effort underway to recall Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price maintains she has been too lenient on criminals.

Price, who campaigned on criminal justice reform, was elected last November after Nancy O’Malley decided not to seek reelection.

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Keith Burbank, Bay City News

Keith Burbank is currently a fulltime reporter covering Alameda County and Oakland news for Bay City News. He has also worked on the Data Points project for Local News Matters, finding trends and stories about the region through data. In 2019, he was a California Fellow at the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism, producing a series about homeless deaths in Santa Clara County. He worked as a swing shift editor for the newswire for several years as well. Outside of journalism, Keith enjoys computer programming, math, economics and music.

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