The process to recall Alameda County Pamela Price became official amid new accusations that DA Price hired her boyfriend — without disclosing the relationship — to a six-figure position.
She narrowly won election to become DA last year, but now a failed seven-month tenure that features a vicious rise in crime, especially in Oakland, has a group poised to remove her as DA.
“Save Alameda for Everyone” (SAFE) submitted 127 signatures to officially file a notice of intent with the county to recall Price, who ran on a platform to transform the justice system.
Homicides in Oakland, the county’s largest city, are up 80% vs. pre-pandemic numbers, according to the Oakland Police Department, and violent crime is up 15% year over year under Price.
It’s also been reported that Price hired her boyfriend, Antwon Cloird, as a senior program specialist, a position that earns $115,502 annually.
While Price did not disclose their relationship, the romance is an “open secret,” according to the San Jose Mercury News. Cloird was also Price’s campaign manager and transition adviser.
Back in July, DA Price claimed that, “the DA’s role has really no impact on crime.”