All five San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office captains have called for Corpus’s resignation amid unrest within the department.

San Mateo County officials provided forensic evidence on Thursday that Sheriff Christina Corpus sent a homophobic text message. Corpus had previously denied the allegations. County Supervisor Ray Mueller unveiled his evidence at a press conference.

Sheriff Christina Corpus of San Mateo County is under pressure to resign following allegations of misconduct and a unanimous no-confidence vote by the County Board.

San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus enters the meeting followed by Undersheriff Dan Perea at the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors special meeting in Redwood City, Calif., on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024. The County Supervisors were considering seeking Sheriff Christina Corpus’s resignation. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)

Five Congressional and state leaders from San Mateo County on Monday called upon embattled Sheriff Christina Corpus to resign, saying her continued tenure impacts public safety.

Political leaders call for the resignation of San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus amid allegations of misconduct.

The calls are growing louder for Corpus to resign, with U.S. Reps. Kevin Mullin and Anna Eshoo, State Sen. Josh Becker, and Assemblymembers Marc Berman and Diane Papan added to the chorus saying her continued tenure impacts public safety.

San Mateo County lawmakers are placing new pressure on Sheriff Christina Corpus to step down following a damaging report alleging widespread misconduct by the Sheriff's Office, which includes reference to a series of text messages.

A San Mateo County supervisor behind the effort to remove Sheriff Christina Corpus from office has planned a press conference for Thursday to update the public on the scathing allegations against the embattled sheriff.