San Mateo supervisors to hold public forum Tuesday on choosing next county sheriff

by Alise Maripuu, Bay City News October 28, 2025October 27, 2025

Members of the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors meet during a public meeting in an undated photo. (Framegrab via County of San Mateo)

The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors will ask the public Tuesday for their ideas on how to fill the vacancy left when the sheriff was fired.

The board unanimously ousted elected Sheriff Christina Corpus on Oct. 14. Undersheriff Dan Perea, who was hired by Corpus, has assumed the sheriff’s duties but won’t be elevated to the title of interim sheriff.

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Alise Maripuu, Bay City News

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.

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