OAKLAND — A year after being recalled as Alameda County’s district attorney barely two years into her first term, Pamela Price wants back in office.
Price on Thursday announced her campaign to once again serve as the county’s top prosecutor — marking a swift return into the political arena for the longtime civil rights attorney after an ignominious end to her first stint as district attorney. Her announcement came almost a year to the day from her last day in office, after voters — by a nearly 2 to 1 margin — forced her from office in an unprecedented recall election.
In a press release announcing the move, Price framed her campaign as one aimed at “restoring trust in the DA’s office and ensuring that justice is applied equally, fairly, and without political influence.”
“Gun violence in Alameda County continues to surge, and too many families are grieving losses that should never have happened,” Price said in her press release. “I am fighting for real solutions that stop the shootings, strengthen prevention efforts, and protect every neighborhood in this county.”
She also referenced her own time spent in the foster care and juvenile justice systems earlier in life, suggesting that those years make her uniquely qualified for the job. “I have made it my life’s mission to confront youth violence and juvenile crime head on and to drive down recidivism by giving young people real paths forward instead of letting the system write them off,” she added.
Price said she planned to speak further about her campaign at a press conference later on Thursday.
Messages left by this news outlet with Ursula Jones Dickson — who was subsequently appointed to the post in February by the Alameda County Board of Supervisors — were not immediately returned.
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Jakob Rodgers is a senior breaking news reporter. Call, text or send him an encrypted message via Signal at 510-390-2351, or email him at jrodgers@bayareanewsgroup.com.
