Overview

• The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors will convene a special 8 a.m. meeting on June 24 to decide whether to sustain John Keene’s removal recommendation.
• Proceedings began after the board unanimously approved a Notice of Intent to Remove on June 5 under procedures enabled by Measure A.
• An independent investigation by Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP compiled over 500 pages of evidence and 42 witness interviews alleging law violations, duty neglect and obstruction of internal probes.
• Sheriff Corpus denies all allegations, has refused to step down and filed a lawsuit accusing the county of political bias and due process violations.
• Measure A, approved by 84% of voters in 2022, grants the board authority to remove a sheriff for cause with a four-fifths vote and allows an appeal through an evidentiary hearing.