San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus is facing removal proceedings following allegations of violating nepotism policies. A report suggested that she had relinquished control of the department by 2024, leading to a voter-approved measure empowering the Board of Supervisors to remove her. Corpus is seeking to hold the removal hearing privately, which has prompted an open government advocacy group to threaten legal action to ensure public access. The First Amendment Coalition is advocating for transparency, asserting that closed proceedings would infringe on the public's right to access.
"Barring the press and public from the removal hearing as Sheriff Corpus has requested would violate the First Amendment right of access to public proceedings, undermine a panoply of compelling public interests in administering the removal hearing transparently."
"By 2024, Corpus had relinquished control of the department to a subordinate. That led to a ballot measure last year that voters passed to empower the county Board of Supervisors to remove her from office."
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