San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus returned to testify under oath for a second day in her appeal of the Board of Supervisors' decision to fire her over alleged corruption. She testified about death threats and retaliation claims and underwent cross-examination by her attorney, Thomas Mazzucco. Associate Management Analyst Valerie Barnes testified about a close relationship with Corpus, campaign volunteer work, and exchanged affectionate text messages calling each other "boo" and "salt and pepper." Deputy HR Director Michelle Kuka answered questions about a deputies' union overtime agreement and employee timecard codes tied to union president Carlos Tapia.
12:30 p.m. - Associate Management Analyst Valerie Barnes was called to the witness stand and, with a straight face, looked at Corpus as she took a seat. Brook Dooley, attorney for the county, presented various text messages between Corpus and Barnes where they would call each other "boo" and refer to themselves as "salt and pepper." Barnes said she met Corpus when Corpus was a captain.
11:45 a.m. - The fifth witness to be called by Little was Michelle Kuka, deputy director of HR. Kuka was asked questions regarding the agreement between the deputies' union and the county over overtime pay. Corpus has contended that the effort to remove her is due to her ending overtime pay. Kuka was asked questions regarding the logistics of employee timecard codes, specifically concerning the code used by Carlos Tapia, president of the deputies' union.
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