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District Attorney without already being appointed to the office, and the first person to take the role without having worked in the District Attorney Office. She ran on a platform centered on rehabilitation and addressing instances of police misconduct. She pledged to terminate the utilization of the death penalty, cease the practice of charging individuals under the age of 18 as adults, establish a unit dedicated to ensuring the integrity of convictions, and enhance services for victims of gun violence. She started her tenure in January 2023.
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In August 2023, some critics of Pamela Price filed the intent-to-recall paperwork to begin the process of trying to recall her from office, as they claimed that she is too soft on crime. In
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Alameda County Registrar of Voters stated that enough valid signatures has been submitted to trigger a recall election. Under the county charter, the proponents needed a minimum of 73,195 valid signatures. The number of valid signatures on the petition was 74,757, and the total
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