Multiple counties in California have either recalled or are attempting to recall their Democratic, soft-on-crime District Attorneys (DAs) as communities seek to address the Sunshine State’s skyrocketing violent crime.
Residents in Alameda County, which includes the cities of Oakland and Berkley, have collected over 70,000 signatures to oust the far-left, George Soros-backed Pamela Price, less than one year into her term as DA. The organization responsible for the attempted removal, Save Alameda for Everybody (SAFE), states it requires only another 3,000 to get the motion on the ballot in June 2024.
“Here’s the thing, I’ve been in Oakland my whole life, I grew up in the village, single parent … and we’ve always had crime, we’re always going to have crime, but the crimes that’s going on now is nothing near close to what we have experienced in the years,” explained Brenda Grisham, one of SAFE’s principal officers.
Those living in the county have had to deal with a sharp increase in criminality over the past several years, including motor vehicle theft increasing by 51 percent, burglary by 39 percent, armed robbery by 38 percent, and shootings by six percent. Crime in Alameda County has even affected Price herself, as she had her laptop stolen in a car burglary outside the Oakland Family Justice Center last month.
Los Angeles residents have also attempted to recall their DA, George Gascon, from the position earlier this summer after collecting more than half a million signatories. A large number were, however, rejected by the county. A lawsuit has been filed challenging the verdict.
Both campaigns follow San Francisco voters successfully recalling former DA Chesa Boudin last year. Similarly to Price, both Boudin and Gascon have accepted large donations from George Soros.
