NEWS: Supervisors Pass Critical Step in Process to Remove Sheriff
San Mateo County, California sent this bulletin at 06/05/2025 03:35 PM PDT
June 5, 2025
For Immediate Release
Supervisors Pass Critical Step in Process to Remove Sheriff
Redwood City – The County of San Mateo Board of Supervisors today voted 5-0 to send Sheriff Christina Corpus a Notice of Intent to Remove, which begins the process under the San Mateo County Charter to consider her removal.
The Board confirmed the removal procedures adopted pursuant to Section 412.5 of the San Mateo County Charter and directed staff to provide the sheriff the Notice of Intent to Remove, which includes the reasons for considering her removal and a date to appear at a pre-removal conference.
The Notice of Intent to Remove concludes that the sheriff engaged in multiple acts of misconduct that, if true, support removal from office based on causes set forth in Section 412.5(B)(1) of the San Mateo County Charter (violation of law related to the performance of the sheriff’s duties); 412.5(B)(2) of the Charter (flagrant and repeated neglect of the sheriff’s duties); and 412.5(B)(5) of the Charter (obstruction of an investigation into the conduct of the sheriff).
