A week after the unprecedented removal of Sheriff Christina Corpus, San Mateo County supervisors on Tuesday debated whether to appoint her successor or wait until June 2026 for voters to choose the county’s next top law enforcement officer.

The Board of Supervisors faces a dilemma between mounting costs from the removal process and the public choice for the next leader of the 800-person office with a $300 million-plus budget. While most supervisors signaled support for waiting until June 2026 to hold an election and avoid the $3.2 million cost of a special vote, they also worried about leaving a non-elected official in charge for months.

Undersheriff Dan Perea, appointed by Corpus last year, is serving as the acting sheriff while the position remains vacant — a situation that some commun

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