THE SAN MATEO COUNTY Board of Supervisors has discussed a possible course of action to potentially remove Sheriff Christina Corpus, a multi-step process that could take several months in order to adhere to due process. 

The election result of Measure A, a charter amendment giving the Board temporary authority to remove the sheriff, was certified Thursday and voters overwhelmingly supported it by 84%. 

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Alise is a general assignment reporter with a focus on covering government, elections, housing, crime, courts and entertainment in San Francisco and on the Peninsula. Alise is a Bay Area native from San Carlos. She studied history at University of California, Santa Cruz and first started journalism at Skyline College’s school newspaper in San Bruno. She has interned for Bay City News and for Eesti Rahvusringhääling, or Estonian Public Broadcasting. She has covered everything from the removal of former San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus to the divisive battle over the Great Highway on San Francisco’s west side. Please send her any tips.