Politics & Government
District Attorney Pamela Price Defends Staffer's Actions At Contentious Rally As "Free Speech"
The hectic scene unfolded in front of the courthouse in Oakland on Saturday as people on the two sides of the recall nearly came to blows.
June 12, 2024
Controversy surrounding a chaotic clash between supporters of Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price supporters and those who want her recalled during a rally last weekend continued to unfold Tuesday.
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The hectic scene unfolded in front of the courthouse in Oakland on Saturday as people on the two sides of the recall nearly came to blows. On Tuesday, the fallout over that contentious rally only grew as Price responded to a heated exchange caught on camera.
Cell phone video recorded by one of her employees showed the individual taunting leaders of the recall campaign. Price said she sees it as an employee simply asserting his First Amendment rights to attend the rally since he wasn't on the clock at the time it happened.
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