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Sheriff Corpus’s Bid to Delay Removal Hearing Denied Ahead of Aug. 18 Start

Supervisors refused to delay the Measure A removal process so the civil grand jury could hear its conflict-of-interest case first

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Overview

  • Corpus’s legal team, led by attorney Tom Perez, asked the Board of Supervisors to put the Measure A hearing on hold and let the civil grand jury proceed first
  • Supervisors confirmed that the public Measure A hearing will begin on August 18 and is expected to run for about 10 days
  • Corpus has sought injunctions to stop the removal process in San Mateo County Superior Court, but three judges have denied her requests
  • The San Mateo County civil grand jury has accused her of conflict of interest in hiring her chief of staff and retaliation against multiple staffers, and it will hold a separate trial in September
  • The Independent Civilian Advisory Commission on the Sheriff’s Office recommended creating a full-time inspector general with subpoena power to improve oversight