Progressive Alameda County District Attorney to Face Recall Vote

Petition supporters deemed Pamela Price too lenient in the face of rising crime in Oakland.

Pamela Price attends an event at The Paley Center for Media in New York on June 1, 2022. Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images

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.