In significantly reshaping Alameda County’s justice and political landscape, voters have decisively called an end to the tenures of District Attorney Pamela Price and Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao. Former District Attorney Price conceded defeat yesterday after the latest vote tallies showed a 63.1% majority in favor of her recall, as reported byCBS News Bay Area. Mayor Thao also faced the termination of her role with a 63.85% vote supporting her recall, details of which were posted on Facebook and corroborated byHoodline.
Price, the first African American woman to serve as the county’s top prosecutor, acknowledged the voters’ decision during a news conference in downtown Oakland.”I thank you for the honor of serving you as your district attorney, and I applaud you for going to the polls in 2022 and believing in the possibility of reforming the criminal justice system after 100 years here in Alameda County,” Price expressed, covered byNBC Bay Area.Her progressive approaches, such as not taking on enhancements to charges and seeking alternatives to imprisonment for certain cases, ultimately faced backlash from a campaign accusing her of being soft on crime.
With Thao’s concession, the Oakland City Council President Nikki Fortunato Bas is expected to take over temporarily until a special election can be arranged. According to a statement obtained byHoodline, this special election is to take place likely within 120 days of Thao’s position being formally declared open. Among the potential candidates for mayor are former candidate Loren Taylor and U.S. Congresswoman Barbara Lee.
On the judicial front, Royl Roberts, cited for his financial stewardship in securing a substantial grant portfolio for the D.A.’s office, is set to lead until a new appointee takes office. “The financial acumen and stewardship of Chief Assistant District Attorney Royl Roberts” was specifically praised by Price for establishing “the most robust grant portfolio in the history of the DA s office more than $21 million dollars since January 2023,” she mentioned, as perCBS News Bay Area. The Alameda County Board of Supervisors will appoint an interim district attorney, who will serve until voters elect a new prosecutor in the 2026 general election or should a special election be called in the interim.
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