REDWOOD CITY, Calif. - The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors selected three finalists to fill the office of sheriff after interviewing six qualified candidates during a special meeting Thursday.

What we know:

The initial candidates who faced questions by the board were former San Francisco Police Department Capt. Robert Yick, Solano Community College District Police Chief Brian Wynn Huynh Travis, City Manager of Hillsborough John Doug Davis, Gilroy Interim Police Chief Kenneth Binder, former Assistant Chief of the San Francisco Police Department David Lazar, and Sgt. David Weidner of the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office.

SFPD Capt. Kevin Lee, who passed the initial screening test, decided to drop his candidacy before the meeting.

The board decided to make a long-term appointme

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