EMBATTLED SAN MATEO COUNTY SHERIFF Christina Corpus took the stand on Tuesday for the second day of her removal hearing, trying to defend herself against the county Board of Supervisors’ attempt to oust her from office. 

Corpus was grilled with questions relating to accusations of retaliation and the use of homophobic and racist slurs. She was also asked to clarify whether she had a romantic relationship with her former Chief of Staff Victor Aenlle.

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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.