#san-mateo-county

#san-mateo-county

Binder is following through on a promise he made before being appointed, that he would bring back former Undersheriff Chris Hsiung, who resigned in June 2024 while he was fired sheriff Christina Corpus' undersheriff. After quitting as Corpus' undersheriff, Hsiung co-founded a nonprofit called The Curve, which promotes changing police culture. He is taking a leave of absence to serve as Binder's undersheriff.

My removal was political, not professional and that should concern every resident of this county. In San Mateo County, retaliation isn't about justice, it's selective, targeted and uneven, Aenlle told the Post in an email. My removal was not about conduct, performance or qualification, Aenlle said. It was political. It was retaliatory. Sheriff Binder made the decision to release me not because I failed to serve, but because I stood for accountability, fairness and transparency.

The inmate, identified as 31-year-old Markeisha Monique Renee Blount, suffered a medical emergency around 6 a.m. on Sept. 29 at the Maple Street Correctional Facility, the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office said in a news release Tuesday. Jail personnel administered life-saving measures, including Narcan, but she died at the facility. Detectives determined another inmate brought drugs into the jail and gave them to Blount, the sheriff's office said, adding that "the drugs are believed to have contained fentanyl."

Retired Judge James Emerson has issued his much-anticipated report following the ten-day administrative hearing held before the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors, which was held as part of a process to undertake the unprecedented removal of a sheriff.

It is unprofessional of you as a board of supervisor to be doing that to me. Have some respect,

Often officers are required to remain at home during their shift while an investigation takes place. One of the people Corpus sent home is deputies union president Carlos Tapia, who she had arrested on Nov. 12 on what turned out to be false allegations of timecard fraud. He remains at home, nearly a year later, while his internal affairs case is pending. He is suing the sheriff and the county for false arrest, discrimination and retaliation.

County officials urge Pescadero residents to report unsafe drinking water and emphasize that reporting can be done confidentially without questions about immigration status.