San Mateo sheriff crisis: Supervisors seek power to oust Christina Corpus from office

San Mateo County supervisors, locked in an escalating standoff with their scandal-plagued sheriff, are considering a dramatic step to push her out: Putting the matter to voters.

The board on Tuesday unanimously passed an ordinance sponsored by Supervisors Noelia Corzo and Ray Mueller, the most vocal critics of Sheriff Christina Corpus, to call for a special election on March 4. It would allow residents of San Mateo County to vote on a charter amendment enabling the board to oust an elected sheriff for cause, if 4 out of 5 supervisors agree to do so.

Tuesday’s board vote will propel the ordinance to a second hearing next month, at which the measure will need a second round of approval to be enacted.

“We are bringing this to the board because it is absolutely necessary,” Corzo said. “It does not benefit our community to have the type of chaos that we see happening now at the sheriff’s office.”




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