The future of San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus will once again be in the hands of voters after the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved a charter amendment ballot measure authorizing supervisors to remove an elected sheriff for cause.

When Christina Corpus won voters’ support to become San Mateo County’s first Latina sheriff, she vowed to end the “pass-downs and political favors” she said dictated control of the department and carry out a reform agenda to “move our law enforcement agency to the 21st century.”

The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors fired another salvo in their ongoing battle with Sheriff Christina Corpus on Tuesday when they voted to move forward with a charter

The board’s vote calls for a special election in March, when voters will decide whether to give the five-member body the authority to remove Corpus by a four-fifths vote.

San Mateo County leaders on Tuesday are expected to take another significant step in their effort to oust Sheriff Christina Corpus.

The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday is scheduled to vote on a charter amendment to allow them to remove embattled Sheriff Christina Corpus from her position.

The San Mateo County Board of supervisors has taken the next step to try and remove embattled Sheriff Christina Corpus from office.

Despite turmoil and many calls for her resignation, San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus has no plans of stepping down. She doubled-down on Tuesday with a letter to her staff.

The San Carlos City Council voted unanimously on Monday evening to pass a resolution of “no confidence” in embattled San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus, a move that follows the release of a scathing 400-plus page independent audit that details allegations of corruption and misconduct, fueling growing calls for her resignation.

Wilson Walker reports on the latest development in the battle between San Mateo County officials and Sheriff Christina Corpus