Two months after voters approved Measure A — which granted the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors authority to remove an elected sheriff for cause until 2028 — the board will hold a special meeting Thursday to consider beginning that process against embattled Sheriff Christina Corpus.

Supervisors are set to vote on issuing a “Notice of Intent to Remove,” the first formal step in removal procedures approved last month. A four-fifths vote is required to advance, according to a county news release.

If approved, the notice would outline allegations and trigger a pre-removal conference, which must be held within five calendar days. If Corpus does not appear at the conference, it would be considered a waiver of that right.

The removal process stems from a 400-page independent investigation

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