Overview
- Price announced her campaign at a Hayward event, pledging equal justice, police accountability, corporate corruption prosecutions, youth rehabilitation and protection of immigrants during stepped-up federal enforcement.
- Voters removed Price in November 2024 with nearly 63% in favor of the recall, making her the first Alameda County district attorney ever ousted by recall.
- Victims' advocate and recall leader Brenda Grisham criticized the bid and questioned whether victims would be better served if Price returns, while Price argued the political climate now favors progressive prosecutors.
- Interim DA Ursula Jones Dickson, appointed in February 2025, has rolled back several Price-era policies by reinstating mandatory minimums for illegal gun possession, restructuring the Police Accountability Unit and withdrawing some death row resentencing efforts; she serves until the June 2026 election.
- The recall campaign drew major funding from wealthy donors, including $300,000 via Philip Dreyfuss’ Reviving the Bay Area, and backing from law enforcement unions, as critics cited missed filing deadlines and a backlog of unprosecuted misdemeanors during Price’s tenure.