The vote to select Judge Ursula Jones Dickson as Alameda County's next district attorney, following the recall of Pamela Price in November, came after hours of public comment Tuesday and a relatively brief deliberation by the five-member Board of Supervisors. They just opened the room. Seven Alameda County DA candidates await the upcoming board deliberations to choose the next district attorney. The next DA will take office Feb.
BOS President DaveHaubert says we're "headed for home" as the board prepares to deliberate and vote on Alameda County's next district attorney. More than 20 people have hands raised online to speak in addition to a room full of interested attendees.
We'll tweet highlights. Board members will vote for their top 2 candidates; the 3 with the most votes will go on to a second round. In the second round, they will vote for the top 2 again. Round three will be a face-off between the top two candidates.
If none gets majority, second vote will be taken. Royl Roberts, who has been serving as DA since the recall of Pamela Price for the past two months , speaks first. He said public safety and stability in the office were his top two priorities. Roberts calls out a "new milestone" for the office, it's one of just three DA's offices in the state to launch a public data dashboard, which went live this week: It is with great confidence that I hand the controls over to whomever the board appoints, he says.
Other speakers especially concerned re: mental health services says LD Louis is the best option. The other candidate who has a lot of political backing is Venus Johnson. See our comprehensive live tweets from last week's candidate interviews if you want to see where the candidates stand.
