California: Contra Costa District Attorney facing recall effort

Contra Costa District Attorney Diana Becton is facing a recall effort, with a campaign committee being formed, though no petitions have been taken out. The article suggests that about 75,000 signatures would be needed, though looking at the registration in the county, it may be closer to 70,700 (at the moment).

Becton appears to be part of the progressive prosecutor movement, and is facing similar complaints to DAs in San Francisco, Los Angeles and Alameda about a failure to prosecute different cases. Becton has also been accused of demoting her last two opponent after her election and there was apparently a $2.2 million discrimination settlement against the DA's office (which her opponent was part of -- the alleged discrimination was against women).