There's more at stake in Sonoma County's upcoming recall election than the tarnished reputation of senior living mogul Bill Gallaher. If voters remove District Attorney Jill Ravitch from office, it will send a dangerous message to other public officials: Holding wealthy people accountable can end your career. The path to the Sept. 14 recall election begins with the Tubbs fire in 2017, when employees fled Villa Capri and Varenna, assisted-living complexes owned by Gallaher's Oakmont Senior Living in Santa Rosa's Fountaingrove neighborhood.

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