Aug. 13, 2025

For Immediate Release

Redwood City – Today, U.S. District Court Judge Vince Chhabria rejected the latest attempt by San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus to postpone or block the removal appeal hearing scheduled for August 18, 2025.

In a one-paragraph order, Judge Chhabria denied Corpus’s motion to block the hearing, writing that he was “skeptical” she could prove the removal process violated her constitutional rights and that, even if she raised “serious questions” about her case, the court would not “take the extraordinary step of interfering with an ongoing local government process.”

This decision clears the way for the hearing to proceed as planned, marking another key milestone in the voter-approved Measure A process.

“The County of San Mateo reaffirms its full commitment to upholding the integrity of this process, which was established to promote transparency, accountability, and responsiveness in local governance. We are confident in the fairness and structure of the Measure A framework; it reflects the will of the voters and ensures that all proceedings are conducted with the utmost integrity,” said County spokeswoman Effie Milionis Verducci. “The County looks forward to the presentation of evidence at the upcoming hearing and to receiving the hearing officer’s recommendation, which will be submitted to the Board of Supervisors for consideration.”

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