Pamela Price Unfiltered

Pamela Price
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Exposing injustice. Holding the powerful accountable. Turning awareness into action. This podcast goes beyond the headlines to break down the biggest issues shaping our communities—systemic racism, police accountability, economic injustice, and more. With unfiltered insights, bold analysis, and real conversations with changemakers, Pamela Price tackles the truth behind the systems impacting real people, real families, and real lives. If you're ready to challenge the status quo and push for real change, this is the podcast for you.

  1. 5d ago

    Maurice Monk: Miscarriage of Justice

    On July 24, 2026, felony charges against three Alameda County Sheriff’s deputies charged in the horrific death of Maurice Monk were dismissed, leaving one misdemeanor charge against a single deputy.  A Campaign to Dismiss the Sheriff’s Deputies These latest dismissals mark the near end of a short and swift campaign by District Attorney Ursula Jones Dickson to dismiss charges against all of the Sheriff’s deputies involved in two in-custody deaths inside Santa Rita County jail. In 2023, my prosecutors charged two Sheriff’s deputies in connection with the death of Vinetta Martin inside Santa Rita County jail. Both deputies were accused of falsifying records to make it appear that they had provided appropriate care and supervision for Ms. Martin, a Black woman suffering with mental illness, who was found dead in her cell on April 3, 2021.  Video footage from inside the jail contradicted the deputies’ claims that they had followed proper procedures and the truthfulness of the records they completed. In September 2025, District Attorney Jones Dickson dismissed the charges against the two Sheriff’s deputies in the Vinetta Martin case, claiming “insufficient evidence.” In 2024, my prosecutors charged nine deputy sheriffs, a nurse and a doctor in connection with the death of Maurice Monk in November 2021. Monk, a Black man diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder, was arrested and jailed in 2021 after he allegedly threatened the bus driver, refused to get off the bus and missed a court date. His bail was set at $2500. He did not have the ability to post bail. In August 2025, District Attorney Jones Dickson dismissed six Sheriff’s deputies and all of the medical staff charged in connection with Mr. Monk’s death, claiming “insufficient evidence.”  Despite video evidence contradicting the written reports, the DA dismissed most of the charges against the Sheriff’s deputies after the Sheriff raised almost $80K for her election campaign, and the County paid $7 million to his family.  The Tragic Death of Maurice Monk Maurice Monk lay in his jail cell for at least three (3) days before Sheriff’s deputies went into his cell and discovered he was dead. In circumstances almost identical to the death of Vinetta Martin, Sheriff’s deputies were accused of falsifying the jail’s records to make it appear that they had performed the mandatory safety checks on Mr. Monk. Video from inside the jail contradicted the self-serving documentation prepared by the deputies and the medical staff. When a single deputy sounded the alarm and other deputies actually entered the cell, rotting food that had been thrown into the cell was found along with Mr. Monk’s medication in pill cups scattered about the cell. He was lying in a pool of urine and had obviously died days earlier. The medical staff were also accused of ignoring Mr. Monk’s medical needs. Falsifying A Domestic Violence Report Fast forward to 2026. Similar record falsification conduct was exposed in the September 2022 murder cases of Maria Tran and her husband, Benison Tran. The couple was murdered by Alameda County Deputy Sheriff Devin Williams, Jr. with a department-issued handgun. A month earlier Maria called Sheriff’s deputies to her home in August and asked for help to get a restraining order against Williams after he showed up at her house harassing her. Sheriff’s deputies lied and told her she could not get a TRO, then allegedly falsified the 911 call record, turned off their body cameras and did not file an incident report, all in violation of official policies.  The County settled the case in May 2026 for $36 million, the largest settlement in Alameda County’s history. We pay, they walk. Support the show

  2. Jul 29

    Alameda County Congressman Confronts Israeli Apartheid

    On July 8, 2026, Congressman Ro Khanna confronted apartheid in Israel. An extremist Israeli settler group and Israeli security forces detained Khanna and his staff as they visited the demolished village of Zanuta in Israel’s West Bank. Congressman Ro Khanna represents Alameda County and Santa Clara County.  According to Khanna, a group of Israeli settlers with American-made M4 assault rifles menaced and harassed his party by brandishing their rifles, taunting them, and making threatening gestures. When Israeli soldiers arrived supposedly in response to the calls for help from Khanna’s staff, the soldiers joined in laughing and smoking with the settlers. Khanna described the incident as “the most arrogant and humiliating treatment of American citizens I have endured.”  Key Topics: In this episode of Pamela Price Unfiltered, Attorney Pamela Price breaks down  the settlers’ campaign targeting and destroying Palestinian villages in the West Bank, including Wadi Foquin and Zanuta.how right-wing extremists in Israel have been a consistent threat to peace in the Middle East since 1947.Israel seized the West Bank, Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip in the 1967 Mideast war.At least 750,000 Israelis have settled in the West Bank and their government created apartheid conditions for Palestinians still living there. Despite overwhelming and persistent condemnation by the international community as an illegal occupation, Israeli governments have maintained control of the areas and settlers have engaged in unrestrained campaigns of terror against Palestinians, including but not limited to the destruction of Gaza which is ongoing. As Khanna observed, life for Palestinians in the West Bank is constricted by rampant discrimination, random violence, Israeli military checkpoints and Israeli-only bypass roads which limit access to markets, jobs, schools, and healthcare facilities.  What Is Congressman Khanna Doing? For more than a decade, East Bay activists have been sounding the alarm about the efforts to destroy the occupied Palestinian Village of Wadi Foquin, located in the Bethlehem District of the West Bank. Congressman Khanna is a co-sponsor of the Block the Bombs bill to prohibit the President from selling, transferring, or exporting some of the most destructive weapon systems we make to Israel, which are currently being used in the destruction of Gaza. Originally introduced in June 2025, the bill has slowly been gaining support from Democratic members of Congress. Khanna is also a co-sponsor of the West Bank Violence Prevention Act which targets extremist Israeli settlers - like the Hilltop Youth and Yinon Levi - with sanctions, and he has introduced a resolution in Congress opposing the expansion of illegal settlements in the West Bank. How are We Supporting Israeli Aggression in the Middle East? While Congressman Khanna remains steadfast in his opposition to arming Israel, the United States at this moment is on a different trajectory. On July 22, 2026, the House of Representatives passed the 2027 National Defense Authorization Act. It includes Section 219 - originally numbered as Section 224 - entitled “United States-Israel Defense Technology Cooperation Initiative.”  Section 219 lays the groundwork for bilateral research and development, co-production of weapons, joint ventures, licensing agreements, and seemingly every manner of U.S.-Israeli military-industrial complex cooperation.  In addition to providing billions of dollars for military assistance to Israel, Section 219 mandates expanded coordination between the U.S. military and the Israeli military in every area of defense technology, including AI, quantum, autonomous systems, directed energy, cyber, biotech, and many more. In one commentator’s words, the U.S. military’s data could soon be the Israeli military’s data.  What Can We Do? Attorney Price offers a number of practical suggestions for supporting the Palestinian people in this latest moment of crisis, including: Supporting a resolution by progressives in the local Democratic Party to condemn the detention of Congressman Khanna.Join Friends of Wadi Foquin - For more than a decade, East Bay activists have been sounding the alarm about the efforts to destroy the occupied Palestinian Village of Wadi Foquin, located in the Bethlehem District of the West Bank.Make donations to charitable organizations focused on the genocide in Gaza, including Project Hope, the World Food Program USA and Doctors without Borders.Join the Oakland People's Arms Embargo - demand that Federal Express halt all military cargo shipments to Israel from US airports, including the Oakland Airport.  Support the show

    Alameda County Congressman Confronts Israeli Apartheid

  3. Jul 23

    Oakland Police Chief James Beere: Last Man Standing, Part 2

    James Beere’s appointment as the Chief of Police for Oakland marks the end point of 10 years of drama inside the Oakland Police Department (OPD). OPD has some unfinished business, however, that may impact Chief Beere’s tenure. The most serious threat with long-term consequences for the Department is the case of OPD Homicide Detective Phong Tran. In April 2023, while I was the Alameda County District Attorney, we charged Detective Tran with felony perjury and bribery. At the time, I noted that we were required to review at least 125 cases as a result of Tran’s alleged misconduct. Almost every case Tran touched was vulnerable to challenge because of his lack of credibility. Eventually the number ballooned to 200 cases. This episode walks you through the flawed investigations riddled with conflicts of interest and attempted cover-ups of Detective Tran's misconduct, and the consequences for Oakland residents:  a two-year extension of federal oversight, hundreds of convictions over ten-year period in jeopardy and potentially millions of dollars in damages for wrongful convictions. In the face of it all, it is unclear if the new District Attorney will be able (or willing) to prosecute Detective Tran, or get to the bottom of what is potentially deep corruption inside OPD. Failing to effectively prosecute Tran will effectively close the books on the 200 cases allegedly infected by his misconduct. And we will never know where Tran got the money to allegedly bribe witnesses and who else was in on that scam? If the District Attorney drops the case against Tran, Chief Beere may also be able to close that chapter in Oakland’s history and put the Tran scandal behind him without addressing the unethical and possibly illegal “practice” of paying witnesses for their testimony in Oakland.  If the Tran case ever actually goes to trial, it may open the door for more scandalous revelations about OPD and practices inside the DA’s office for getting convictions in Alameda County.  Then the question will be, how will Chief Beere respond and what will he do about it? Support the show

    Oakland Police Chief James Beere: Last Man Standing, Part 2

  4. Jul 23

    New Oakland Police Chief James Beere: the Last Man Standing

    James Beere’s appointment as the Chief of Police for Oakland marks the end point of 10 years of drama inside the Oakland Police Department. After working behind the scenes to support the leaders of the Department and the community for decades, James Beere is literally "the last man standing." This is a look-back of how we got here. In this episode of Pamela Price Unfiltered, Attorney Price breaks down the twists and turns of the last 10 years of Oakland Police Chiefs, coming and going, and the scandals that marred their tenures. Starting with the Celeste Guap scandal and the failed leadership of former Mayor Libby Schaaf, to the death of Joshua Pawlik, through the flawed internal affairs investigations of Sgt. Michael Chung and Detective Phong Tran, and ending with the strange days of Chief Floyd Mitchell, OPD has been unstable and chaotic for 10 years.  Whether Chief Beere can meet the hopes of Oaklanders for a better police department is the question of the hour.  Stay tuned for Part 2 about OPD's unfinished business which may or may not impact what happens next! Support the show for raw unfiltered conversations! Support the show

    New Oakland Police Chief James Beere: the Last Man Standing

  5. Jul 17

    Lawyers Who Care - Samalin Wealth Interview with Attorney Pamela Price

    Lawyers Who Care features compelling stories from attorneys who go above and beyond for their clients. Your host, Andrew Samalin, principal of Samalin Wealth, talks with these inspirational lawyers about the times they exceeded expectations in their role as legal counsel to ensure the support and well-being of their clients. In this brief interview with Attorney Price, she shares her journey to the United States Supreme Court, her challenging days in foster care, making it to Yale College "by the grace of God" and becoming California Lawyer of the Year and a Super Lawyer serving the SF Bay Area and California for forty-plus years. "A career defined by courage, persistence and a commitment to using the law as a tool to serve people." Original interview published May 13, 2026 on Lawyers Who Care. Support the show

  6. Apr 8

    Police Misconduct: How Public Accountability was Terminated in Alameda County

    In this episode, host Pamela Price sits down with Alex Feigen Fasteau, a seasoned veteran prosecutor with over two decades of experience in San Francisco and Alameda County.  Together, they pull back the curtain on the complexities of the justice system, from prosecuting economic crimes and sexual assault to the high-stakes work of the Public Accountability Unit.  Feigan Fasteau shares how he was summarily fired by the interim appointed District Attorney less than two weeks after she took office, and there was no transition of the cases the Public Accountability Unit was handling for two years.  In this episode, we discuss: The Opportunity: What drives a 20-year San Francisco prosecutor to join the Alameda County DA’s office? The Transition:  How Feigen Fasteau and anyone with less than a year tenure was fired by the interim appointed District Attorney without any consideration of their work or their worth to the people of Alameda County. Systemic Issues: Addressing the "criminalization of poverty" and systemic racism from within the prosecutor's office. Police Accountability: The logistical and legal hurdles of charging peace officers, including the reality of "qualified immunity" and the need for independent investigations. The Maurice Monk Case: A look into the supervision of high-profile cases involving in-custody deaths and public records. The "Blue Wall": The challenges of finding independent officers willing to sign affidavits against their own. Alex shares his unique journey from being hired by Kamala Harris to becoming the Director of Public Accountability for Alameda County and now, transitioning into civil rights law. #PamelaPrice #JusticeSystem #PoliceAccountability #PublicAccountability #LegalTalk #DistrictAttorney #CriminalJustice #CivilRights #AlamedaCounty #Unfiltered #LawAndOrder #RealTalk Support the show

  7. Apr 4

    Beyond Epstein & Diddy: The National Reckoning on Gender Power and Justice

    In this powerful short segment from the American Bar Association’s Criminal Justice Section's Spring Meeting, I dive into the "Women in the Wake of Epstein and Diddy" panel.  While high-profile cases like Jeffrey Epstein and Sean "Diddy" Combs dominate the headlines, they reveal a much deeper, systemic issue within the United States: the normalization of exploitation. In this short take, I explore: The transition from "romanticizing" figures like Hugh Hefner to the "national reckoning" of today.How the legal system often fails survivors, particularly those from marginalized communities.The startling statistics of gender-based violence and why 50-60% of incidents go unreported.I also share a tribute to the trailblazing women—from Diane R. Williams to the Epstein survivors—who paved the way for accountability. It’s time to move past systemic indifference and start listening to the voices that have been silenced for too long. #GenderJustice #EpsteinCase #Diddy #SocialAccountability #LegalReform #EndHumanTrafficking #SurvivorsVoices #JusticeForWomen Support the show

  8. Mar 28

    The System Was Never Built For Us | Crime Survivors, Victims Compensation & Real Justice

    In this powerful episode, former Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price sits down with Tinisch Hollins, Executive Director of Californians for Safety and Justice, for an unfiltered conversation about what safety and justice actually look like for Black communities and underserved survivors. Tinisch — a crime survivor, domestic violence survivor, and community organizer for nearly two decades — shares her personal journey from the streets of San Francisco's Bayview neighborhood to leading one of the most impactful criminal justice reform organizations in California. Together, Pamela and Tinisch break down: Why most crime victims never hear about victims' compensation — and why the system is designed to keep it that way. The devastating reality of being a domestic violence survivor who ends up getting arrested. Why communities don't feel safe calling the police — and what real safety actually looks like The landmark SB 731 expungement law and why clearing records is a public safety strategy Why victims of police violence are excluded from the very compensation funds designed to help victims The political power struggle that leaves survivors re-traumatized and re-victimized This conversation is raw, real, and deeply necessary. If you've ever wondered why justice feels out of reach for so many in our communities — this episode is for you. 🔔 Subscribe to Pamela Price Unfiltered on YouTube 📩 Subscribe to the Substack for the Weekly Word 🎙️ Listen wherever you get your podcasts Support the show

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Exposing injustice. Holding the powerful accountable. Turning awareness into action. This podcast goes beyond the headlines to break down the biggest issues shaping our communities—systemic racism, police accountability, economic injustice, and more. With unfiltered insights, bold analysis, and real conversations with changemakers, Pamela Price tackles the truth behind the systems impacting real people, real families, and real lives. If you're ready to challenge the status quo and push for real change, this is the podcast for you.

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  • Creator
    Pamela Price
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    65
  • Rating
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    © 2026 Pamela Price Unfiltered
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