Progressive Alameda County District Attorney to Face Recall Vote

Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price, elected with 53 percent of the vote just a year and a half ago, will face a recall election. The county registrar of voters announced April 15 that enough valid signatures had qualified. According to the registrar’s office, 74,757 of the 123,374 signatures have been deemed valid, exceeding the minimum requirement by over 1,500. The county Board of Supervisors will discuss the recall and a special election date at their next meeting on April 30, the registrar’s office said. Leaders of Save Alameda for Everyone (SAFE), a committee comprising former Alameda County prosecutors, crime victims, and residents who are behind the recall, celebrated the news in a statement released on X Monday....