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SF politicos threatened federal agents with arrest. Cops call it fake news

<div class="content-grid article-content"><div class="Metadata_container__fxAzw"><div class="Metadata_metadata__W_0LF"><span>By <a class="" href="https://sfstandard.com/author/jonah-owen-lamb/">Jonah Owen Lamb</a></span><time datetime="2025-11-03T14:00:00.000Z">Published Nov. 03, 2025 • 6:00am</time></div></div><div class="floats"><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Two of San Francisco’s most prominent politicians — former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and District Attorney Brooke Jenkins — have threatened the arrest of federal agents who violate local or state law as part of the Trump administration’s immigration raids.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">The issue has become more salient amid the threat of a Bay Area enforcement “surge.” </p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">However, San Francisco cops say the tough talk from elected officials is largely political theater. Five current and former officers who spoke under the condition of anonymity said arresting federal agents would be nearly impossible and would happen only under direct orders from top brass.</p></div><div class="!p-0 !m-0"></div><div class="floats"><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">“Absolutely not,” one SPFD officer said of arresting federal immigration agents, adding that he wouldn’t do it “unless specially ordered by the chief of police. But we both know very well that isn’t happening.”</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Another officer put it more colorfully: “If they want to get into a dick measuring contest with the federal government, it’s gonna get ugly. The DA can do whatever she wants, but feds have more power than us.”</p></div><div class="floats"><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">A former federal law enforcement official agreed that the Democratic politicians are mainly grandstanding. “If they send troops in, I think they’d probably posture as not cooperating, but in reality they know they have to talk to each other,” he said. “No one wants blue-on-blue issues.”</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">The rhetoric has dredged up memories of Jenkins’ decision to dismiss several high-profile cases against SFPD officers that her predecessor, recalled DA Chesa Boudin, filed for politically motivated reasons, she claimed. To some cops, her threat to arrest Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents reads as hypocrisy.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">“You dismissed all that, but now you say you’ll hammer ICE agents?” said a former SFPD command staff officer.</p></div><div class="!p-0 !m-0"></div><div class="floats"><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left"><b>When cops are arrested</b></p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Pelosi first floated the idea of arresting federal agents who violate state law<u><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/us/politics/nancy-pelosi-ice-agent-arrest.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> on Oct. 22<span class="sr-only"> (opens in new tab)</span></a></u>. Jenkins quickly followed suit, citing incidents in which officers assaulted protesters in Chicago and Los Angeles. <u><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/us/federal-ice-agents-arrests-california-pelosi.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">U.S. officials swiftly shot back<span class="sr-only"> (opens in new tab)</span></a></u>, saying the arrest of federal law enforcement officers on state charges is illegal, and state and local officials may themselves become subject to prosecution. </p></div><figure class="ImageBlock_ImageFigure__ZnquR inset-image mobile-grid-full mobile-grid-full" data-align="none"><div class="relative"><div><img alt="" class="block lazyloaded" data-nimg="1" decoding="async" height="4000" loading="lazy" sizes="(min-width: 1001px) 600px, (min-width: 768px) 700px, 100vw" src="https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_rj6fe70k5p4lf0t3nki0d83q2s/-S3840x2560-FPNG" srcset="https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_rj6fe70k5p4lf0t3nki0d83q2s/-S640x427-FPNG 640w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_rj6fe70k5p4lf0t3nki0d83q2s/-S750x500-FPNG 750w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_rj6fe70k5p4lf0t3nki0d83q2s/-S768x512-FPNG 768w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_rj6fe70k5p4lf0t3nki0d83q2s/-S828x552-FPNG 828w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_rj6fe70k5p4lf0t3nki0d83q2s/-S1024x683-FPNG 1024w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_rj6fe70k5p4lf0t3nki0d83q2s/-S1080x720-FPNG 1080w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_rj6fe70k5p4lf0t3nki0d83q2s/-S1200x800-FPNG 1200w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_rj6fe70k5p4lf0t3nki0d83q2s/-S1920x1280-FPNG 1920w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_rj6fe70k5p4lf0t3nki0d83q2s/-S2048x1365-FPNG 2048w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_rj6fe70k5p4lf0t3nki0d83q2s/-S3840x2560-FPNG 3840w" style="color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url(&quot;data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 6000 4000'%3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw=='/%3E%3C/svg%3E&quot;)" width="6000"/></div></div><figcaption class="basis-full mt-[10px] text-xs text-gray-550 font-inter leading-[18px]">A federal agent walks past portraits of President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance in the Ted Weiss Federal Building in New York City.<span class="image-caption-divider"> | </span><span class="image-credit"><span class="sr-only">Source: </span>Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images</span></figcaption></figure><div class="floats"><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Other local leaders across the country have made similar threats — including the Illinois governor, who <u><a href="http://https/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">recently suggested<span class="sr-only"> (opens in new tab)</span></a></u> prosecuting federal law enforcement officers — but no jurisdiction has followed through.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">None of the four current or former SFPD officers The Standard interviewed said they would arrest a federal agent without a direct order from leaders. </p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">“It would have to come from the top,” said one former officer, adding that if such an arrest were to happen, “it would have to be a blatant criminal act.”</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">An SFPD officer this year was arrested and charged in connection to a DUI crash; additionally, the sheriff’s chief of staff was arrested and charged with hit-and-run and lying on a police report. But both cases were routine compared with the political combat that might ensue if local officials were to order the arrest of federal officers. </p><div class="article-body align-left"><figure class="pullquote-block"><blockquote><p>‘We are dealing with law enforcement people. They have guns. We don’t just go kick the door down.’</p><cite>Former SFPD officer</cite></blockquote></figure></div><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">In such an event, officers would not likely be arrested at the scene of any crime. Rather, the process for arresting and bringing charges would likely entail making contact with the officers’ lawyers, who would schedule a time for their clients to turn themselves in, far from the glare of cameras. </p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">“We are dealing with law enforcement people. They have guns. We don’t just go kick the door down,” said a former SFPD command staff member. “There has to be a lot of back-door concessions and conversations.”</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left"><b>Dismissed cop cases</b></p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Jenkins hasn’t always been so aggressive when it comes to prosecuting members of law enforcement.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">In 2023, she <u><a data-post-id="ed4881de-4836-412a-b816-d8e61fdb5903" href="https://sfstandard.com/2023/08/24/brooke-jenkins-threw-investigator-under-bus-cop-shooting-case/">dismissed a landmark case</a></u> filed by Boudin against Christopher Samayoa, an SFPD officer who shot and killed carjacking suspect Keita O’Neil during a 2017 chase in the Bayview. </p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Jenkins said Boudin had filed the case for political reasons, which he denied, lobbing the same accusation against her. </p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">“Jenkins will not hold everyone equally accountable under the law,” Boudin told The Standard at the time. “She is deeply politically motivated, and she does not care about victims of police violence.”</p></div><figure class="ImageBlock_ImageFigure__ZnquR inset-image mobile-grid-full mobile-grid-full" data-align="none"><div class="relative"><div><img alt="Two police officers in uniform stand outside, one smiling and the other focused on their phone, while a person in the foreground also looks at a phone." class="block lazyloaded" data-nimg="1" decoding="async" height="4502" loading="lazy" sizes="(min-width: 1001px) 600px, (min-width: 768px) 700px, 100vw" src="https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_cgmrs9eelh4et66qotgmt2l85l/-S3840x2562-FPNG" srcset="https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_cgmrs9eelh4et66qotgmt2l85l/-S640x427-FPNG 640w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_cgmrs9eelh4et66qotgmt2l85l/-S750x500-FPNG 750w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_cgmrs9eelh4et66qotgmt2l85l/-S768x512-FPNG 768w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_cgmrs9eelh4et66qotgmt2l85l/-S828x552-FPNG 828w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_cgmrs9eelh4et66qotgmt2l85l/-S1024x683-FPNG 1024w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_cgmrs9eelh4et66qotgmt2l85l/-S1080x720-FPNG 1080w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_cgmrs9eelh4et66qotgmt2l85l/-S1200x800-FPNG 1200w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_cgmrs9eelh4et66qotgmt2l85l/-S1920x1281-FPNG 1920w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_cgmrs9eelh4et66qotgmt2l85l/-S2048x1366-FPNG 2048w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_cgmrs9eelh4et66qotgmt2l85l/-S3840x2562-FPNG 3840w" style="color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url(&quot;data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 6749 4502'%3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw=='/%3E%3C/svg%3E&quot;)" width="6749"/></div></div><figcaption class="basis-full mt-[10px] text-xs text-gray-550 font-inter leading-[18px]">SFPD officers outside the Dreamforce conference Oct. 14.<span class="image-caption-divider"> | </span><span class="image-credit"><span class="sr-only">Source: </span>Amanda Andrade-Rhoades/The Standard</span></figcaption></figure><div class="floats"><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Two DA investigators — Jeffrey Pailet and Daniel Lundberg — objected to prosecuting Samayoa, saying the evidence was weak. Jenkins said she <u><a data-post-id="ed4881de-4836-412a-b816-d8e61fdb5903" href="https://sfstandard.com/2023/08/24/brooke-jenkins-threw-investigator-under-bus-cop-shooting-case/">dismissed the case because </a></u>the DA investigator who signed the arrest warrant did so under pressure from Boudin. That investigator, Lt. Jack Friedman, <u><a data-post-id="75f69470-f7e4-4831-8aa7-d3ce302e1296" href="https://sfstandard.com/2023/03/07/new-details-raise-questions-about-why-da-dropped-case-against-sf-cop/">denied that he was pressured</a></u>, saying he was used as a scapegoat by Jenkins in her feud against Boudin. </p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Jenkins ultimately <u><a data-post-id="dccf3a4c-bf6c-4690-8735-11dbcc0e8dd2" href="https://sfstandard.com/2023/05/11/da-jenkins-moves-to-dismiss-another-police-shooting-case-charged-by-chesa-boudin/">dismissed three high-profile use-of-force cases</a></u> against SFPD officers, citing her concern over politically motivated prosecution.  </p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">SFPD and DA officials did not respond to a request for comment. </p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Now, as local officials weigh how far they’re willing to go to oppose Trump’s immigration enforcement plans, Jenkins’ tough talk toward federal agents has rolled eyes. <br/><br/>“Ironic, right?” said John Alden, who led police prosecutions for former DA George Gascón. “Given that the Constitution prevents her from policing federal agents, maybe she should turn her attention to policing local police and sheriffs who break the law.”</p></div></div>

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Zyn sellers to pay city $3M for violating ban on flavored nicotine products

<div class="content-grid article-content"><div class="Metadata_container__fxAzw"><div class="Metadata_metadata__W_0LF"><span>By <a class="" href="https://sfstandard.com/author/gabriel-greschler/">Gabe Greschler</a></span><time datetime="2025-10-24T13:00:00.000Z">Published Oct. 24, 2025 • 6:00am</time></div></div><div class="floats"><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Sorry, Zyn users. No more citrus, black cherry, or cinnamon  upper decky lip pillows for you.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">The City Attorney’s office on Friday secured a roughly $3 million settlement with online tobacco retailers it accused of skirting San Francisco’s 2017 flavored tobacco ban through online Zyn sales.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">In a statement, City Attorney David Chiu said the online retailers — Rogue Holdings, Swisher International, and Northerner Scandinavia — “are not above our San Francisco laws and cannot ship banned products into our city.” He added, “We take protecting our community’s health seriously and selling these products will not be tolerated.”</p></div><div class="!p-0 !m-0"></div><div class="floats"><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">The companies did not respond to a request for comment.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Zyn, which tobacco giant Philip Morris International acquired in 2022 when it purchased its owner Swedish Match, has grown in popularity in recent years as an alternative to cigarettes and vaping. The company’s coin-sized, absorbent pouches contain nicotine salt, which users place in their upper lip between their gums. A pack of 15 Zyns typically costs less than $10.</p></div><figure class="ImageBlock_ImageFigure__ZnquR inset-image mobile-grid-full mobile-grid-full" data-align="none"><div class="relative"><div><img alt="A person is using their finger to hold a fake vampire fang to their upper teeth, showing part of their face with a focus on their mouth and the white, pointed fang." class="block lazyloaded" data-nimg="1" decoding="async" height="5464" loading="lazy" sizes="(min-width: 1001px) 600px, (min-width: 768px) 700px, 100vw" src="https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_7nqnlisl254bv08aetiulsn04m/-S3840x2561-FPNG" srcset="https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_7nqnlisl254bv08aetiulsn04m/-S640x427-FPNG 640w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_7nqnlisl254bv08aetiulsn04m/-S750x500-FPNG 750w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_7nqnlisl254bv08aetiulsn04m/-S768x512-FPNG 768w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_7nqnlisl254bv08aetiulsn04m/-S828x552-FPNG 828w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_7nqnlisl254bv08aetiulsn04m/-S1024x683-FPNG 1024w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_7nqnlisl254bv08aetiulsn04m/-S1080x720-FPNG 1080w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_7nqnlisl254bv08aetiulsn04m/-S1200x800-FPNG 1200w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_7nqnlisl254bv08aetiulsn04m/-S1920x1281-FPNG 1920w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_7nqnlisl254bv08aetiulsn04m/-S2048x1366-FPNG 2048w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_7nqnlisl254bv08aetiulsn04m/-S3840x2561-FPNG 3840w" style="color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url(&quot;data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 8192 5464'%3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw=='/%3E%3C/svg%3E&quot;)" width="8192"/></div></div><figcaption class="basis-full mt-[10px] text-xs text-gray-550 font-inter leading-[18px]">Zyn users slip the pouch between their upper lip and gum.<span class="image-caption-divider"> | </span><span class="image-credit"><span class="sr-only">Source: </span>Emily Steinberger/The Standard</span></figcaption></figure><div class="floats"><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">The product comes in both flavored and unflavored versions. The settlement does not target unflavored pouches, which can still be purchased at corner stores and tobacco shops.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left"><u><a data-post-id="1380cabb-3a1a-4a27-98d7-708c9af89cb0" href="https://sfstandard.com/2024/09/04/zyn-ban-san-francisco-online-tobacco-flavor-pouch-lawsuit/">The city sued the online retailers</a></u> in September 2024 for allegedly violating the city law. Friday’s settlement requires Rogue Holdings and Swisher International to pay the city a combined $485,000, while Northerner Scandinavia will fork over $2.5 million. It also forces the companies to post language on their websites stating that their flavored products are prohibited in the city.</p></div><div class="!p-0 !m-0"></div><div class="floats"><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">The settlement comes amid rising concerns from parents and advocates that companies like Zyn and Juul have used their flavored products to <u><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/12/opinion/children-nicotine-zyn-social-media.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ensnare a new generation of tobacco and nicotine users<span class="sr-only"> (opens in new tab)</span></a></u>. Data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show the vast majority of middle and high school students who use vaping pens or nicotine pouches <u><a href="https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/php/data-statistics/youth-data-tobacco/index.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">prefer flavored products.<span class="sr-only"> (opens in new tab)</span></a></u> </p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">The settlement is the latest battle in San Francisco’s crusade against tobacco companies. In 2019, San Francisco became the first major U.S. city to <u><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/25/us/juul-ban.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ban<span class="sr-only"> (opens in new tab)</span></a></u> the sale of Juul vapes. In 2023, the city <u><a data-post-id="5827346c-b6d0-4fa8-b36a-0d5f573c1fff" href="https://sfstandard.com/2023/12/05/san-francisco-flavored-tobacco-ban-vaping-lawsuit-online-sellers/">sued</a></u> online retailers for flavored vapes.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Supervisor Shamann Walton said in a statement that the city “took bold action to ban flavored tobacco products because we saw how these companies were deliberately targeting our young people.” </p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">“This settlement is a reminder that our laws have teeth,” he said. “If you break our laws and endanger our community, you will be held accountable.”</p></div></div>

Poll results: 1,000 Standard readers share views on looming Trump deployment

<div class="content-grid article-content"><div class="Metadata_container__fxAzw"><div class="Metadata_metadata__W_0LF"><span>By <a class="" href="https://sfstandard.com/author/kevin-truong/">Kevin Truong</a> and <a class="" href="https://sfstandard.com/author/kevin-v-nguyen/">Kevin V. Nguyen</a></span><time datetime="2025-10-22T22:29:52.071Z">Published Oct. 22, 2025 • 3:29pm</time></div></div><div class="floats"><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">On Tuesday, The Standard polled readers about their views on the possible deployment of National Guard troops and federal immigration agents in the Bay Area. More than 1,000 people responded — 77% of them San Francisco residents — with an overwhelming majority stating they are against the potential crackdown by federal law enforcement agents.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">More than 80% of survey respondents said they oppose a National Guard deployment to San Francisco, with a slightly higher percentage saying they are against the mobilization of additional Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol agents. </p></div><div class=""></div><div class="!p-0 !m-0"></div><div class=""></div><div class="floats"><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">The majority rejection of the deployment plans comes after President Donald Trump said in an interview on Fox News last weekend that federal forces were coming because “I think they want us in San Francisco.” </p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Customs and Border Protection agents <a data-post-id="0e2e5ade-b72a-44ca-b7ec-dcbecc1dcb83" href="https://sfstandard.com/2025/10/22/customs-border-protection-alameda-coast-guard/">will start arriving in the Bay Area on Thursday</a> as part of a ramp-up in operations in the region, the Coast Guard confirmed. In public statements  Wednesday, San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie <a data-post-id="bb39af64-ab92-4a47-b3e0-5f51b2566ee3" href="https://sfstandard.com/2025/10/22/daniel-lurie-san-francisco-immigration-donald-trump/">positioned the initial surge in officers </a>as part of a playbook where “masked immigration officials are deployed to use aggressive enforcement tactics.”</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">“These tactics are designed to incite backlash, chaos, and violence, which are then used as an excuse to deploy military personnel,” he said. “They are intentionally creating a dangerous situation in the name of public safety.” </p></div><div class=""></div><div class="!p-0 !m-0"></div><div class="floats"><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">A mere 14% believe that the current federal immigration actions in the city have made the city safer, while 71% don’t believe that San Francisco has a problem with illegal immigration. </p></div><div class=""></div><div class="floats"><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">More than half of respondents said they would protest or strike if the National Guard were deployed, and more than three-quarters support legal challenges by California and San Francisco against the deployment of federal personnel. </p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu and California Attorney General Rob Bonta <u><a data-post-id="a8234e3b-4cfe-40e7-ae23-6391f1feb92a" href="https://sfstandard.com/2025/10/21/san-francisco-city-attorney-sue-trump-national-guard/">threatened to file immediate lawsuits</a></u> if Trump ordered the National Guard to the city as an alleged unlawful act.</p></div><div class=""></div><div class="floats"><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">“We are prepared to sue immediately if the President deploys National Guard troops to San Francisco, and we understand the anticipated increase in immigration enforcement in the area may be a precursor to that deployment,” a spokesperson for Bonta said in a statement.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">“Federal agents like CBP can enforce immigration laws, but we will continue to monitor the Trump Administration’s actions closely for compliance with the law.”</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">But despite opposing federal troops, nearly 80% support Lurie’s proposal for “stronger coordination” between the San Francisco Police Department and federal agencies like the FBI and ATF to disrupt drug markets. In his recent public statement, Lurie cited partnerships with state and federal law enforcement in helping to push crime levels in San Francisco to near-record lows.  </p></div><div class=""></div><div class=""></div><div class="floats"><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Responses on where federal troops should go if deployed showed a sharp divide. </p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Many opposed deployment outright, saying troops should be stationed “nowhere” or “stay out.” Those open to the idea most often named the Tenderloin, followed by SoMa and the Mission, citing the drug crisis. Some urged troops to “clean up fentanyl dealers” or “shut down open-air drug markets,” suggesting sites like Civic Center BART station and U.N. Plaza.</p></div><div class=""></div><div class=""></div><div class="floats"><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Even some opponents to deployment acknowledged the drug issue, with one writing, “I don’t want troops, but if they come, deal with the fentanyl dealers.” </p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Others voiced anger at city leadership — “Put them wherever the city refuses to enforce laws” — or mocked the idea, writing, “Station them at the airport, preparing for departure.”</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Messages to Trump were similarly polarized. Supporters thanked him for “caring about San Francisco when our own leaders won’t,” while detractors said, “Stay out of our city,” or condemned “authoritarianism.” A few took a middle ground: “The problems are real, but your solutions are worse than the disease.”</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">See below for additional poll results. </p></div><div class=""></div><div class=""></div><div class=""></div></div>

Newsom calls up National Guard for food bank mission

<div class="content-grid article-content"><div class="Metadata_container__fxAzw"><div class="Metadata_metadata__W_0LF"><span>By <a class="" href="https://sfstandard.com/author/michael-mclaughlin/">Michael McLaughlin</a></span><time datetime="2025-10-22T14:36:18.742Z">Published Oct. 22, 2025 • 7:36am</time></div></div><div class="floats"><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Members of the California National Guard will be used to work in food banks amid the federal government shutdown that  threatens to cut off the flow of benefits programs, Governor Gavin Newsom announced Wednesday.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Unlike President Donald Trump who has called for <a data-post-id="87bb8ab6-b525-4e81-8b45-b3a5a8ce848e" href="https://sfstandard.com/2025/10/19/trump-national-guard-sf/">sending the National Guard to San Francisco</a> to combat drug dealing and other crimes, Newsom said these Guard troops under his command will not be used for law enforcement, but rather “<a href="https://www.gov.ca.gov/2025/10/22/california-to-deploy-national-guard-to-support-food-banks-fast-track-funding-as-trumps-shutdown-strips-families-of-food-benefits/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">a humanitarian mission.<span class="sr-only"> (opens in new tab)</span></a>”</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">In addition to the troops and members of California Volunteers who will be deployed to support food banks, Newsom said up to $80 million could be spent to make up for the looming delays in SNAP benefits for 5.5 million Californians. </p></div><div class="!p-0 !m-0"></div><div class="floats"><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">“Trump’s failure isn’t abstract – it’s literally taking food out of people’s mouths. This is serious, this is urgent – and requires immediate action,” Newsom said in a statement. “Millions of Americans rely on food benefits to feed their families, and while Republicans in Washington drag their feet, California is stepping up once again to fill in the gaps.”</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Newsom <a href="https://www.gov.ca.gov/2025/10/20/trump-shutdown-could-soon-halt-food-support-for-millions-in-california-calfresh-cards-face-possibility-of-no-new-funds-in-november/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">first warned<span class="sr-only"> (opens in new tab)</span></a> about the possibility of missed SNAP payments on Monday. The federal government shutdown started Oct. 1.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">During the pandemic in 2020, Newsom also mobilized the California National Guard on a similar mission at food banks.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">The announcement about the National Guard comes at a time when San Francisco and state officials, including Newsom, are bracing for the Trump administration to carry out their threat of sending federal forces to the city. City Attorney David Chiu and Attorney General Rob Bonta <a data-post-id="a8234e3b-4cfe-40e7-ae23-6391f1feb92a" href="https://sfstandard.com/2025/10/21/san-francisco-city-attorney-sue-trump-national-guard/">vowed to sue</a> immediately if Trump orders troops to San Francisco.</p></div><div class="!p-0 !m-0"></div><div class="floats"><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Trump has <a data-post-id="db74a615-9030-4cb5-807a-29a9e5f9c131" href="https://sfstandard.com/2025/10/20/sf-mayor-daniel-lurie-national-guard0trump/">claimed there’s support</a> for his idea. “The difference is I think they want us in San Francisco,” he said in a Fox News interview.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Newsom’s announcement did not specify how many National Guard members would get the call to go to food banks.</p></div></div>

Sheriff’s ex-chief of staff dodges trial after hit-and-run cover-up

<div class="content-grid article-content"><div class="Metadata_container__fxAzw"><div class="Metadata_metadata__W_0LF"><span>By <a class="" href="https://sfstandard.com/author/jonah-owen-lamb/">Jonah Owen Lamb</a></span><time datetime="2025-10-21T22:25:21.686Z">Published Oct. 21, 2025 • 3:25pm</time></div></div><div class="floats"><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">San Francisco Sheriff Paul Miyamoto’s former chief of staff was allowed to avoid an embarrassingly public criminal trial for fleeing a <u><a data-post-id="1cacfca8-ea47-4b80-b168-b026198fbfb9" href="https://sfstandard.com/2025/06/22/sf-sheriff-hit-and-run-arrest/">hit-and-run</a></u> and lying about it.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Richard Jue was ordered to pay more than $15,000 to the department and a still undetermined amount to the owner of the Tesla vehicle he hit. He will also take part in a diversion program consisting of 40 hours of community service and a driver safety course. Jue quietly retired from the Sheriff’s Office on Sept. 13, three days after a judge granted his diversion.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">The district attorney’s office said it opposed a dismissal of charges, as well as Jue’s diversion program. If he completes the program, his charges will be dismissed. </p></div><div class="!p-0 !m-0"></div><div class="floats"><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">The case involving a former top aide to Miyamoto comes at a time of increased scrutiny for the San Francisco sheriff, who was originally elected in 2019. </p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">In just the past year, Miyamoto controversially endorsed a <u><a href="https://www.kqed.org/news/12050648/were-both-sheriffs-sfs-miyamoto-endorses-maga-republican-for-ca-governor" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">MAGA candidate for governor<span class="sr-only"> (opens in new tab)</span></a></u>, his brother-in-law was accused of <u><a href="https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/sheriff-brother-in-law-weed-county-jail-21090798.php" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">growing weed<span class="sr-only"> (opens in new tab)</span></a></u> in the county jail, and a <u><a href="https://missionlocal.org/2025/10/sf-sheriff-deputy-fired-sexual-misconduct-trans-inmate/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">deputy was fired<span class="sr-only"> (opens in new tab)</span></a></u> for alleged sexual misconduct.  </p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Jue, 65, was off-duty on March 4 when he crashed a Sheriff’s Office vehicle into a parked Tesla on Diamond Heights Boulevard, “causing serious damages to both vehicles,” according to the district attorney’s office.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Jue fled the scene and failed to report the crash for two weeks. The Tesla was totaled, prosecutors said.</p></div><figure class="ImageBlock_ImageFigure__ZnquR inset-image mobile-grid-full mobile-grid-full" data-align="none"><div class="relative"><div><img alt="Sheriff Paul Miyamoto speaks outside San Francisco City Hall during a press conference on Dec. 7, 2021. | Camille Cohen/The Standard" class="block lazyloaded" data-nimg="1" decoding="async" height="1130" loading="lazy" sizes="(min-width: 1001px) 600px, (min-width: 768px) 700px, 100vw" src="https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_bno6tagsp12lncgmbjcngop646/-S3840x2560-FPNG" srcset="https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_bno6tagsp12lncgmbjcngop646/-S640x427-FPNG 640w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_bno6tagsp12lncgmbjcngop646/-S750x500-FPNG 750w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_bno6tagsp12lncgmbjcngop646/-S768x512-FPNG 768w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_bno6tagsp12lncgmbjcngop646/-S828x552-FPNG 828w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_bno6tagsp12lncgmbjcngop646/-S1024x683-FPNG 1024w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_bno6tagsp12lncgmbjcngop646/-S1080x720-FPNG 1080w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_bno6tagsp12lncgmbjcngop646/-S1200x800-FPNG 1200w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_bno6tagsp12lncgmbjcngop646/-S1920x1280-FPNG 1920w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_bno6tagsp12lncgmbjcngop646/-S2048x1365-FPNG 2048w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_bno6tagsp12lncgmbjcngop646/-S3840x2560-FPNG 3840w" style="color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url(&quot;data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 1695 1130'%3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw=='/%3E%3C/svg%3E&quot;)" width="1695"/></div></div><figcaption class="basis-full mt-[10px] text-xs text-gray-550 font-inter leading-[18px]">Sheriff Paul Miyamoto<span class="image-caption-divider"> | </span><span class="image-credit"><span class="sr-only">Source: </span>Camille Cohen/The Standard</span></figcaption></figure><div class="!p-0 !m-0"></div><div class="floats"><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">“When he reported it, he claimed that he had been the victim of an unknown hit-and-run in a parking lot,” the DA said. “The next day, he allegedly made another report, apologizing and stating he in fact had caused the accident and left the scene without leaving a note.”</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Jue’s attorney Bill Fazio said his client initially filed a report saying his car was hit while it was parked because of embarrassment. </p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Fazio said that his client’s new diabetes medication negatively impacted his digestive system, which prevented him from remaining at the scene. Eventually, Jue admitted that he had hit another car and driven away, said Fazio.  <br/><br/>Fazio said Jue previously planned to retire before the incident.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Jue was charged with two misdemeanors in June: hit-and-run with property damage and filing a false police report. If convicted, Jue could have faced up to six months in jail for each count.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">His lawyers filed a motion for diversion, which was granted on Sept. 10. The charges are suspended, but could be pursued again if Jue fails to abide by the deal. <br/><br/>Jue, who must return to court on Dec. 10 to provide an update on his progress, did not respond to a request for comment. <br/><br/>The Public Defenders Office encouraged the DA to offer more defendants diversion to help them avoid future run-ins with the law. <br/><br/>“We urge the District Attorney’s Office to extend the same opportunity to more of our vulnerable, indigent clients who are not law enforcement officers who should already know better,” said Deputy Public Defender Andrea Lindsay.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Jue served with the San Francisco Police Department as an officer for three decades before becoming Miyamoto’s chief of staff in 2020. Jue was initially put on leave pending the criminal case and an administrative probe. </p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">A spokesperson for the Sheriff’s Office said they could not comment on the case, as it remains open. </p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left"><br/></p></div></div>

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Lurie dismisses Benioff’s call for National Guard while Trump again sets sights on SF

<div class="content-grid article-content"><div class="Metadata_container__fxAzw"><div class="Metadata_metadata__W_0LF"><span>By <a class="" href="https://sfstandard.com/author/george-kelly/">George Kelly</a> and <a class="" href="https://sfstandard.com/author/michael-mclaughlin/">Michael McLaughlin</a></span><time datetime="2025-10-15T21:01:04.161Z">Updated Oct. 15, 2025 • 2:01pm</time><time datetime="2025-10-15T20:20:15.709Z">Published Oct. 15, 2025 • 1:20pm</time></div></div><div class="floats"><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Days after Marc Benioff stunned his hometown by calling for President Donald Trump to deploy the National Guard to San Francisco because of what he claimed was rampant crime, Mayor Daniel Lurie and other officials say they have got the situation under control. </p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">However, later on Wednesday, Trump renewed his rhetoric about cleaning up San Francisco with federal personnel.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">“I’m going to be strongly recommending at the request of government officials, which is always nice, that you start looking at San Francisco,” Trump said at a press conference with FBI Director Kash Patel. “I think we can make San Francisco -- one of our great cities 10 years ago, 15 years ago, and now it’s a mess.  </p></div><div class="!p-0 !m-0"></div><div class="floats"><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">“And we have great support in San Francisco, so I’d like to recommend that for inclusion, maybe in your next group,” Trump said to Patel.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Speaking earlier at the San Francisco Police Department’s academy in Diamond Heights, Lurie touted a reduction in reported crimes and a growing number of police recruits this year. Overall, crime is down 30% in 2025 compared with last year, police stats show, and the <u><a data-post-id="7223ef35-fcd1-466b-9969-b6863d799c40" href="https://sfstandard.com/2024/12/31/homicides-down-san-francisco/">number of homicides</a></u> is on track to be the lowest in 70 years, according to the <u><a href="https://www.sfchronicle.com/crime/article/homicides-data-sf-record-low-21086889.php" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">San Francisco Chronicle<span class="sr-only"> (opens in new tab)</span></a></u>.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">At the same time, the number of police officers on the street has increased for the first time since the pandemic, officials said. Still, the SFPD is 500 cops short of its staffing goal.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">“I’m not trying to change those people’s minds,” Lurie said about San Francisco’s naysayers. “They’re entitled to their own opinions, but they’re not entitled to their own facts.”</p></div><figure class="ImageBlock_ImageFigure__ZnquR inset-image mobile-grid-full mobile-grid-full" data-align="none"><div class="relative"><div><img alt="A man in a suit talks to a lined-up group of police officers standing in formation outdoors near buildings and vehicles." class="block lazyloaded" data-nimg="1" decoding="async" height="3072" loading="lazy" sizes="(min-width: 1001px) 600px, (min-width: 768px) 700px, 100vw" src="https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_pcsnu9blat6hffp1pss4urjc1j/-S3840x2891-FPNG" srcset="https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_pcsnu9blat6hffp1pss4urjc1j/-S640x482-FPNG 640w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_pcsnu9blat6hffp1pss4urjc1j/-S750x565-FPNG 750w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_pcsnu9blat6hffp1pss4urjc1j/-S768x578-FPNG 768w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_pcsnu9blat6hffp1pss4urjc1j/-S828x623-FPNG 828w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_pcsnu9blat6hffp1pss4urjc1j/-S1024x771-FPNG 1024w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_pcsnu9blat6hffp1pss4urjc1j/-S1080x813-FPNG 1080w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_pcsnu9blat6hffp1pss4urjc1j/-S1200x904-FPNG 1200w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_pcsnu9blat6hffp1pss4urjc1j/-S1920x1446-FPNG 1920w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_pcsnu9blat6hffp1pss4urjc1j/-S2048x1542-FPNG 2048w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_pcsnu9blat6hffp1pss4urjc1j/-S3840x2891-FPNG 3840w" style="color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url(&quot;data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 4080 3072'%3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw=='/%3E%3C/svg%3E&quot;)" width="4080"/></div></div><figcaption class="basis-full mt-[10px] text-xs text-gray-550 font-inter leading-[18px]">Mayor Daniel Lurie addresses recruits outside the city’s police academy on Wednesday.<span class="image-caption-divider"> | </span><span class="image-credit"><span class="sr-only">Source: </span>George Kelly/The Standard</span></figcaption></figure><div class="!p-0 !m-0"></div><div class="floats"><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">That contrasts with the Salesforce CEO who recently griped about public safety in San Francisco, praised Trump’s second-term performance, and expressed <u><a data-post-id="c34ca1e3-0b21-4241-9dc9-820f734ea8c9" href="https://sfstandard.com/2025/10/10/marc-benioff-national-guard-sf/">support for using National Guard troops</a></u> as crime fighters. “We don’t have enough cops, so if they can be cops, I’m all for it,” he said in a New York Times interview Friday.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Since then, the billionaire — along with Salesforce’s extensive public relations operation — has walked back his comments by clarifying that he meant the city merely needs more resources and collaboration.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">“I want to put all of our political situations aside and all of our divisiveness, and just come together as one <u><a href="https://youtu.be/U37cChUfHk0?si=1H6fWjnDUqWApQ_4&amp;t=10" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ohana<span class="sr-only"> (opens in new tab)</span></a></u> right now,” Benioff said during his Dreamforce keynote address.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Lurie confirmed that he spoke to Benioff following the publication of the explosive comments, using his signature measured language to convey his disagreement with one of SF’s leading philanthropists and employers. </p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">“Those are private conversations, but what I said to him is what I’m saying to you all now, and that is that we are working relentlessly every day at public safety,” the mayor said.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">In a <u><a href="https://www.gov.ca.gov/2025/10/15/crime-is-down-in-san-francisco-key-law-enforcement-partnerships-yield-successful-results/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">separate statement<span class="sr-only"> (opens in new tab)</span></a></u> touting the products of crime-fighting partnerships, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office noted that the California Highway Patrol would have 200 extra officers on duty during this week’s Dreamforce conference in coordination with the city and Salesforce.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Appearing with Lurie, District Attorney Brooke Jenkins made her critiques more pointed and faulted Benioff for appealing to Trump, who has thrust federal forces into Los Angeles, Chicago, and Washington, D.C. without partnering with local officials. </p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">There have been numerous documented cases of ICE apprehending people at San Francisco’s immigration court and in raids on residential buildings this year. Jenkins warned that ICE agents and other federal forces are not above the law.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">“My job is to keep San Franciscans safe and so that means from anyone who crosses that line,” Jenkins said.</p></div></div>

San Mateo supervisors unanimously boot scandal-plagued Sheriff Christina Corpus

<div class="content-grid article-content"><div class="Metadata_container__fxAzw"><div class="Metadata_metadata__W_0LF"><span>By <a class="" href="https://sfstandard.com/author/kevin-truong/">Kevin Truong</a></span><time datetime="2025-10-14T19:54:25.784Z">Published Oct. 14, 2025 • 12:54pm</time></div></div><div class="floats"><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">A meeting of the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors is not typically the hottest ticket in town. Still, Tuesday morning’s special session drew a crowd eager to witness the ousting of Sheriff Christina Corpus firsthand.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">The board voted 5-0 to remove the first-term sheriff from office,  marking the end of a scandal-fueled, mudslinging ordeal that turned the typically staid county into tabloid fodder.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Corpus was elected sheriff in 2022 on a platform of reforming the department’s culture and directly criticizing her predecessor for turning detainees over to federal immigration officials.</p></div><div class="!p-0 !m-0"></div><div class="floats"><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">But after her victory three years ago — which unseated an incumbent with his own penchant for drama — her tenure has largely been a drip-drip of scandals that grew into a flood of negative headlines, investigative reports, and no-confidence votes.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">An incomplete list of the scandals involving Corpus includes:</p></div><ul class="list-block ListBlock_List__NF3JL article-body"><li>Accusations of nepotism, including elevating her alleged lover, Victor Aenlle, to chief of staff, then rehiring him in a reserve position after he was fired by the Board of Supervisors.</li></ul><ul class="list-block ListBlock_List__NF3JL article-body"><li>The arrest of the Sheriff’s Deputies Association president, Carlos Tapia, on timecard fraud charges that were later dropped. Tapia has since filed suit against the county, claiming the arrest was retaliatory.</li></ul><ul class="list-block ListBlock_List__NF3JL article-body"><li>The alleged use of homophobic and racist slurs in reference to political opponents.</li></ul><div class="!p-0 !m-0"></div><div class="floats"><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Through it all, Corpus refused to resign. She and her supporters have characterized the campaign against her as retaliation for her efforts to dismantle the department’s “good ol’ boys club” culture and curb excessive overtime spending. She sued the county for $10 million in January, claiming she was the victim of discrimination as a Latinx woman.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Her refusal to step down has come despite a growing chorus of opposition to her leadership of the sheriff’s office.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">The cities of San Carlos and Millbrae, the deputies union, and even her command staff have approved no-confidence votes and called for her resignation.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">But perhaps the most decisive no-confidence vote came from the public itself. In March, San Mateo County voters approved Proposition A, granting the Board of Supervisors the authority to remove a sitting sheriff. The measure passed with 84% of the vote.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">On Tuesday, the board exercised that power, making Corpus the first sheriff to be removed from office in the county’s history. </p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Dozens of residents spoke during the public comment period, with the majority urging Corpus’s removal.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">In a final display of defiance — or delusion — Corpus spoke passionately in her own defense for what was basically a foregone conclusion. </p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">“You may remove me from office, but you will not erase the truth,” Corpus said at the meeting. “I may lose my title, but I will never, ever lose my purpose.”</p></div></div>

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