Supervisors in San Mateo County are a step closer to calling for a special election to oust embattled Sheriff Christina Corpus, who has been called to resign following multiple allegations.
In a unanimous decision, the board approved a charter amendment that would authorize supervisors to remove an elected sheriff for cause. Currently, the board does not have the power to remove the sheriff. If the board approves the measure again at a meeting on Dec. 3, the charter amendment would be placed before San Mateo County voters in a special election that would take place on March 4, 2025.'Honestly, March is not soon enough. Let me be clear.
The report concluded with a recommendation that 'Sheriff Corpus step down and that Victor Aenlle's employment by the sheriff's office be terminated immediately. Nothing short of new leadership can save this organization.' Last week, Corpus appeared before the board and blasted calls from the supervisors to resign, calling the inquiry against her 'politically motivated and one sided.
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