Soros-backed DA Pamela Price will face recall vote



George Soros-funded Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price (D) will face a recall vote this year after campaigns targeting the soft-on-crime DA collected enough signatures to make it onto the ballot.

The groups behind the recall effort submitted 123,000 signatures to election officials in early March. The campaigns only needed approximately 73,000 verified signatures to trigger a special election.

On Monday, the Alameda County registrar of voters announced that enough verified signatures were collected to launch a recall vote.

Following a manual review, the registrar found that 74,757 of the signatures were valid, while nearly 49,000 were invalid, KQED reported.

The county's board of supervisors will need to determine when to hold the recall election. A date must be decided within 14 days of the registrar completing the signature validation process.

It is unclear whether the county will hold a separate special election, which would cost around $20 million, or if the recall vote will be consolidated with the regularly scheduled election in November to save funds.

Leaders of the effort to oust Price have blamed her progressive policies for the increase in criminal activity in Oakland.

Price promised to radically reform the criminal justice system, reduce mass incarceration, end the death penalty, and prohibit minors from being charged as adults.

Since Price has been in office, many Oakland businesses have closed down due to the area's rampant crime.

Carl Chan, one of the recall's leaders, stated in March that the petition to remove Price is "not about politics, but about public safety."

Brenda Grisham, another leader of the recall effort, said, "We shouldn't have to do this, but for the safety of our community, the safety of our children, the safety of our businesses, this is something that had to be done. This is a right for the citizens of Alameda County."

Under Price's leadership, multiple veteran prosecutors have resigned, citing an inability to perform their job duties. Even the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People's Oakland branch has accused Price of creating a "doom-loop," slamming her "progressive policies and failed leadership."

A spokesperson for Price's Protect the Win campaign previously claimed that the DA would win a recall vote. However, Price's campaign has since become so low on money that it allowed the contract with its campaign manager to expire, KQED reported.

Price, during a July interview with local news, claimed that her role as DA "has really no impact on crime." She has called those who support the recall effort "election deniers."

"We had an election. We won the election by an overwhelming majority. It wasn't a small, close election and so the people who lost, they lost, and when you lose an election, you shouldn't be able to overturn the will of the voters. That's what happened during the insurrection on Jan. 6," Price stated last year.

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Sickening: Check out what the Biden administration says is causing higher crime, inflation, and overdoses



Skyrocketing crime rates, suffocating inflation, and rampant drug overdoses are just three of many of the United States’ most pressing concerns.

While President Biden loves to point the finger and refuse to accept responsibility, Glenn Beck, Stu Burguiere, and Pat Gray know the truth.

As for inflation, Biden likes to use businesses as a scapegoat, especially when it comes to astronomical food prices.

He claimed that “it’s the grocery store abusing and overcharging their shoppers,” Glenn reports.

But we know not to trust anything Sleepy Joe says.

The truth is, inflation is a direct result of unchecked, irresponsible “government spending,” says Stu.

As for the “503% increase in car thefts” in Washington state, the federal government blamed “Hyundai and Kia” for making cars that “are too easy to break into.”

Of course, the increase in crime has nothing to do with “the new state law in Washington that limits police pursuits,” says Glenn sarcastically.

And the Boston pharmacy that was located in a “crime ridden neighborhood” closed down not as a result of being ransacked repeatedly by criminals but rather because of “racism.”

Congresswoman Ayanna Presley “said that ... the businesses that are pulling up the stakes” are doing so “not because of ruin but because of racism,” reports Glenn.

When it comes to the 533% increase in drug overdoses due to “synthetic opioids driven by fentanyl” in Oregon, “they still haven’t found the reason for that one.”

It couldn’t possibly be our open borders or the fact that Oregon “legalized all drugs.”

“Does it get to a point at any time where people just stand up and go, ‘This is bullcrap'?” asks Glenn.


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As crime rates soar, New York Gov. attempts to 'improve public safety' by changing law so that 'inmates' will now be referred to as 'incarcerated individuals'



New York Governor Kathy Hochul has just signed a law that stipulates "inmates" in her state will now be referred to as "incarcerated individuals," a move that is unlikely to stymie the surge in violent crime that has recently plagued nearly every major metropolitan area in America, including New York City.

According to a statement released by her office, Hochul claims that the language change will help "justice-involved" persons feel better about themselves and may perhaps encourage them to engage more seriously in their rehabilitation efforts.

"Individuals impacted by the criminal justice system have long noted that terms such as felon, inmate, prisoner, and convict dehumanize individuals and perpetuate the idea that incarcerated people should be permanently demonized and stigmatized," the statement reads in part. "This language change within state law will reduce stigma against people involved in the criminal justice system and therefore eliminate barriers to opportunities that they face."

Hochul also added that "[b]y treating all New Yorkers with dignity and respect, we can improve public safety while ensuring New Yorkers have a fair shot at a second chance."

Democratic state Sen. Gustavo Rivera, who sponsored the legislation, agreed.

"For too long, we as a society have thought of incarcerated individuals as less than people," Gustavo said. "The use of the word ‘inmate’ further dehumanizes and demoralizes them. This is another concrete step our State is taking to make our criminal justice system one that focuses on rehabilitation, rather than relying solely on punishment."

Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo actually signed the legislation making the language change last summer. However, due to legal technicalities, the law had to be re-signed in the 2021-2022 legislative session, according to WYRK.

While Cuomo, Rivera, Hochul, and other New York officials appear optimistic that the change in language will dramatically alter the self-esteem of convicted criminals, it is unlikely to alter the wave of violent crime in New York City or the depleted morale of the NYPD who have been charged with combating it.

Fox 5 NY reports that violent crime on NYC subways last month was up 57% over July 2021. Meanwhile, big city police departments are struggling to attract new recruits and retain those already on staff.

"We’re getting more calls for service and there are fewer people to answer them,” said Philadelphia police spokesperson Eric Gripp. “This isn’t just an issue in Philadelphia. Departments all over are down and recruitment has been difficult."

Still, Gov. Hochul remains confident that the new law "correcting outdated terminology" will mitigate the "harmful stigma against incarcerated people."

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