The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously June 24 to remove the county’s first female and first Latina sheriff from office after alleged misconduct, including the use of slurs, an improper relationship, and acts of retaliation.
The county could become the first in California to unseat an elected sheriff.
A series of allegations surfaced after Sheriff Christina Corpus assumed office in 2023. She was sued by the county executive officer for millions in damages last year.
The board began the process of removing Corpus last year after the county received an “unprecedented” number of complaints about her and her former executive director, Victor Aenlle….