Alameda County DA Pamela Price was elected in November 2022 with 53% of the vote. In November 2024, voters removed her from office via a recall campaign that won the support of 63% of the electorate.
Police shooting prosecuted under Price faces new challenge
The defense says the prosecution failed to turn over potentially exculpatory material — which could mean trouble for the case in the future.
With Price gone, new Alameda DA should oversee fatal police shooting case, AG says
Under Pamela Price, the courts recused her office twice in less than three months from high-profile cases. Such extreme remedies are rare.
Citing Price phone call to defense attorney, judge strikes gun count from murder case
Judge Thomas Reardon said the situation "just doesn't pass the stink test."
Ursula Jones Dickson becomes Alameda County's new DA
"The DA's job is to make sure, as the top law enforcement officer in the county, that we are tending to the public safety of the community," she said.
New Alameda County DA says she'll 'do things a little different'
Ursula Jones Dickson said she'll take a close look at staffing and timely charging, while also ensuring collaborative courts remain an option.
Alameda County DA decision: Highlights from the meeting
Scroll down for live tweets from Tuesday's Board of Supervisors meeting.
Alameda County's next DA will be Judge Ursula Jones Dickson
The vote to fill the vacant DA position following the decisive recall of Pamela Price in November came after hours of public comment.