San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus has changed her position and agreed to an open hearing regarding her appeal of firing by the Board of Supervisors. Initially, Corpus requested a closed hearing, which the county supported. The First Amendment Coalition threatened to sue if the hearing remained private, stating that police-officer privacy protections do not apply to her as an elected official. The hearing is set for August 18-29, and Corpus's initial arguments for secrecy would be scrutinized if it went to court.
"Until now, Sheriff Corpus has refrained from fully responding to her accusers out of respect for employee privacy and a desire to maintain the integrity of internal processes, but the time has come to bring the truth to light."
"The First Amendment Coalition said those police-officer privacy protections do not apply to Corpus because she's an elected official."
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