A FULL COURTROOM in Redwood City heard San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus defend herself in a bid to save her job on the last day of a hearing that could lead to her ouster. 

The 10-day hearing ended with Corpus responding to over a week of testimony, in which she had heard more than a dozen witnesses accuse her of retaliating against those she perceived as disloyal, having a romantic relationship with her chief of staff, using racial and homophobic slurs, and neglecting her duties. 

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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.