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Alameda County DA Facing Growing Recall Threat for Hedging on Prosecution of Toddler’s Murder

April 17, 2023 1:27 pmApril 17, 2023 1:27 pm

Recently elected Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price is facing a rapidly growing effort to have her recalled this week following weeks of criticism for not charging three gang members with murder during the killing of a toddler late last...

California Recalls, Recall Signature Gathering Continues Into 2023

January 3, 2023 2:30 amJanuary 3, 2023 6:56 am

In the last five years, California has seen such a flurry of recall activity that no other state even comes close. In 2018, State Senator Josh Newman was recalled over his vote in Sacramento over the gas tax, while Santa...

Legislative Election Committees Meet Over Possible Recall Rule Changes

December 7, 2021 4:06 pm

A joint meeting of the Assembly and Senate elections committees was held in Sacramento on Monday, with state lawmakers looking into possible changes to California’s recall rules. California’s recall process has been under scrutiny in recent years from both lawmakers...

Leading Recall Proponent Against LA Councilman Mike Bonin Home Attacked

September 20, 2021 3:13 pmApril 3, 2022 7:17 am

Late last week, Katrina Schmidt’s home was attacked following her personal address being included in an ad by Bonin’s anti-recall organization. Schmidt is one of the activists leading the recall against Los Angeles Councilman Mike Bonin. Earlier this year, several...

Recall Petition Signature Collection To Begin Against San Francisco DA Chesa Boudin

March 10, 2021 2:39 pmMarch 10, 2021 2:42 pm

On Wednesday, the San Francisco Department of Elections greenlit the recall campaign of San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin, leading to yet another large-scale recall signature collection campaign to begin in the state. Recall activists have been gathering signatures and...

Gov. Newsom Recall Campaign Gets Major Funding Boost in December

December 30, 2020 2:12 amJanuary 19, 2021 9:31 pm

According to a Secretary of State late contribution report filed on Tuesday, the Governor Gavin Newsom recall campaign received over $1 million in late contribution funding in mid-December, including a $500,000 donation from an Orange County-based consulting firm. Since being...