With Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price facing a serious recall effort, the county Board of Supervisors is seizing the opportunity to weaken the county's recall law. The proposal is deceptively simple: "California state law applicable to the recall of county officers shall govern the recall of County of Alameda elected officers." Making this change and linking Alameda County's recall procedure to state law may create rather than solve problems, dilute the local electorate's direct democracy powers, and cede local control to the state.