An anti-recall movement is gaining steam in Alameda County, where District Attorney Pamela Price and Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao face recall elections in November.
The recalls are two of four in Alameda County that qualified to go before voters this year. Residents recalled two Sunol Glen school board members in July.
The bubbling up of new energy countering the remaining recalls arrives after months of headlines dominated by recall supporters. As the county counts down the days to the election, anti-recall organizers say they plan to defend those who voted for Thao and Price in 2022. They want the candidates to serve full terms in office.
“I hold them to the same standard: high crimes and misdemeanors,” East Oakland Pastor Billy Dixon said at an anti-recall event on Saturday, referring to the standard for presidential impeachment. “Neither one committed high crimes and misdemeanors. So until that takes place, I don’t think a recall should take place.”