Capping nearly a year of turmoil over allegations of corruption, retaliation and abuse of power, the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday morning to remove Sheriff Christina Corpus from office effective immediately. Undersheriff Dan Perea is now serving as acting sheriff.

Corpus, elected in 2022 as the county’s first Latina sheriff, is now the first sheriff in California to be removed by a county board of supervisors. The removal was made possible by Measure A, a voter-approved charter amendment passed in March that allows supervisors to oust a sheriff for cause with a four-fifths vote through 2028, the end of Corpus’ elected term.

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The vote followed months of investigations, a special election, and escalating tensions between Corpus and county

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