On the final day of her removal hearings last month, San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus did something unexpected: She reversed her opposition to an independent inspector general that would look into misconduct within her office, which she acknowledged is filled with personnel who don’t respect her leadership.

Corpus, elected in 2022, faces not only removal through a civil grand jury accusation filed in June alleging misconduct and abuse of power but also the fallout from Measure A, a voter-approved initiative passed in March that gives the Board of Supervisors authority to remove a sheriff through 2028.

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Retired Judge James Emerson, who presided over the county’s removal hearings, has 45 days to issue a written advisory opinion. The board then has 30 days to revie

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