Alameda County prosecutor seeks his boss job as D.A. s race heats up
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Alameda County Deputy District Attorney Jimmie Wilson has announced his candidacy for district attorney.Jessica Christian / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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Alameda County Deputy District Attorney Jimmie Wilson takes a walk through his alma mater, Laney College, in Oakland. Wilson has announced his candidacy for district attorney.Jessica Christian / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
A veteran prosecutor at the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office said Tuesday that he’s running to lead the agency in 2022, potentially setting up a clash with his current boss, Nancy O’Malley.
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Veteran law enforcement officer running to unseat longtime Alameda County sheriff
By KTVU staff
Capt. Michael Carroll is running to unseat Alameda County Sheriff Greg Ahern
DUBLIN, Calif. - An Alameda County sheriff s captain announced he s running for sheriff.
Capt. Michael Carroll has served 25-years in the sheriff s office and says there have been several controversies during his time there, including inmate suicides and charges of wrongdoing by deputies.
Carroll says he s running now because it s time to correct those problems. I am a leader that believes in real change, progressive change, he told KTVU on Monday. I would like to reform the agency, I would like to restore public trust and I would like to reimagine law enforcement and how we show up in our communities. I believe in public service.
ByPost Staff
JoAnn Walker (left) and prominent civil rights attorney Pamela Price create a progressive ticket for justice transformation in Alameda County.
A pair of progressive Black women – a prominent civil rights attorney and a veteran police officer – are joining forces to even the playing field by eliminating the double standards that work against women and minorities in the Alameda County criminal justice system.
Attorney Pamela Price, one of the only Black women to win a civil rights case before the U.S. Supreme Court, and 25-year veteran police officer JoAnn Walker have just announced they are running separate but parallel campaigns for Alameda County District Attorney and Alameda County Sheriff respectively.
Alameda County’s district attorney and sheriff will both face challengers in the 2022 election.
Pamela Price, a civil rights attorney who ran unsuccessfully against incumbent District Attorney Nancy O’Malley in 2018, said today that she plans to run again. And 25-year veteran San Francisco Police Officer JoAnn Walker will run against incumbent Sheriff Gregory Ahern.
Price and Walker, both Black women, said in press releases today that their campaigns will mount progressive challenges to Alameda County’s two top law enforcement officials. Black women have never held the role of district attorney or sheriff in Alameda County’s 168-year history. Every sheriff has been a white man, and O’Malley, appointed in 2009 and re-elected three times, was the first woman to ever hold the office of district attorney in the county.