REDWOOD CITY, Calif. - Two months after voters in San Mateo County granted the Board of Supervisors the authority to remove an elected sheriff, the board took its first step Thursday toward ousting Sheriff Christina Corpus.

In a unanimous 5–0 vote, the board issued a formal "notice of intent to remove" Corpus from office. The move follows a 400-page independent investigation released last year that accused the sheriff of misconduct and corruption, including fostering a culture of nepotism, toxicity and abuse. Corpus was also accused of engaging in an inappropriate relationship with her former chief of staff.

"They have a motive. They clearly want me out of office," said Corpus said after the vote. "I’ve done nothing wrong. I can’t wait to be heard in the appropriate arena."

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