REDWOOD CITY, Calif. - Now that San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus has announced her retirement – hours after she was fired – many community members are wondering: What's next?
In an interview with KTVU on Wednesday morning, Board of Supervisor President Dave Canepa laid out his desires following the board's 5-0 vote on Tuesday to oust Corpus in an unprecedented sheriff removal process.
The supervisors decided to remove Corpus after retired Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge James Emerson released a 42-page advisory opinion, finding that Corpus violated conflict-of-interest laws and retaliated against deputies who challenged her authority.
None of these charges were criminal.
"Look, it's the first time in the state of California that this has ever been done," Canepa s