San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office oversight committee set
7 appointed to inaugural Independent Civilian Advisory Commission on the Sheriff’s Office
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Group Calls for Oversight of Alameda County Sheriff’s Office
Alameda County is urged to establish civilian oversight of the Sheriff; San Mateo County community members also call for oversight which can look at in-custody deaths and more.
SMC Board of Supervisors Consider Oversight
Proposal would include a civilian advisory board and a separate supervisors’ oversight committee. It would create a supervisors’ criminal justice or oversight committee and a separate civilian advisory board. The supervisors would hire an inspector general for critical cases, but … Read more
SMC Supervisors Strike a Balance on Sheriff Oversight
Following hours of expert, staff and public input on Sheriff’s Office oversight, San Mateo County supervisors backed a model that creates a civilian advisory body, reinstates a public safety and social justice subcommittee, and contracts an inspector general on an … Read more
San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus is at odds with oversight plan
After initially backing some form of oversight, San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus says she opposes a model that features subpoena power, arguing the added bureaucracy will drive away deputies and make recruiting more challenging, ultimately hindering public safety.