Overview

• The special meeting begins at 9 a.m. in the Board Chambers at 500 County Center in Redwood City, with a public vote expected after a closed session.
• Removal requires at least four of five supervisors and would take effect immediately if approved, according to the agenda.
• Retired Judge James Emerson, who oversaw a two-week hearing with dozens of witnesses, advised that a preponderance of evidence supports removal.
• Emerson’s opinion cites retaliation, an unlawful arrest of deputies’ union president Carlos Tapia, and a conflict of interest tied to former chief of staff Victor Aenlle.
• Voters passed Measure A in March to grant temporary removal authority; Sheriff Corpus denies wrongdoing, has challenged the process in court, and recently sought state intervention that the Attorney General declined on Oct. 12.