BY AMELIA BISCARDI
Daily Post Staff Writer
San Mateo County Sheriff’s former Chief of Staff Victor Aenlle threatened to sue union leaders in what appears to be an attempt to intimidate them, the unions said in a complaint filed with a state agency.
The unions representing deputies and sergeants have been critical of Aenlle and Sheriff Christina Corpus over their mandatory overtime policies and what the union claims are anti-union actions by Aenlle.
The unions say they received a letter Oct. 4 from Los Angeles attorney Deborah Drooz, who is representing Aenlle, which demands they “retract their falsehoods” or face a lawsuit.
The letter caused union officials to believe that they couldn’t effectively tell union members about what was going on in the sheriff’s office, according to a complaint against the county, Corpus and Aenlle that the unions filed with the Public Employment Relations Board, which arbitrates disputes between government agencies and their unions.
“The Aenlle letter was sent with clear intent to interfere with, intimidate, restrain, coerce and discriminate against the (unions) because of its exercise of protected rights to speech and grieving against unfair labor practices,” the unions’ complaint says.
The unions’ PERB complaint said that deputy’s union president Carlos Tapia felt threatened and that he couldn’t communicate with union members for fear of being sued.
Tapia was arrested on Oct. 12 by the sheriff’s office for allegedly falsifying time cards. Later that day, a scathing report by retired Judge LaDoris Cordell came out about Sheriff Christina Corpus and Aenlle’s leadership in the department. The report, cited in the latest PERB complaint, includes allegations of retaliation and abuse of power.
The unions filed a PERB complaint on Aug. 30 against the sheriff’s office saying Corpus imposed a new policy that increased the mandatory overtime without meeting and conferring with the union beforehand.
I thought corpus said unions don’t mean anything to her- now the unions can’t protect their rights? Corpus and Aenlle just package yourselves out and leave no-one wants you anymore – gold paint on a window have no validity or respect from anyone
Pretty sure the quarterly executive team restructuring notice will be going out soon- problem is noone in America with a soul or backbone wants to work with a corrupt Sheriff. What soulless creeper will Aenlle and Corpus track down now. They probably don’t read, watch the news or go on the internet.
I doubt Corpus has any understanding what cotes of no confidence mean from DSA, OSS, BOS, state and federal legislatures or San Carlos- who does Corpus think is supporting her some random Fair Oaks people? Honey you wont make it to November- let’s pray Decembers findings push this crazy mentally ill sheriff out of San Mateo. How embarrassing for her to even walk into that building.
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Judge Cordell needs to send a defamation suit against Corpus. Corpus is ABSOLUTELY ridiculous. She has no clue what retaliation means and her own words prove that- she defamed multiple people publicly. HR nightmare. What a pathetic, unprofessional manipulative piece of work Corpus is. Complete garbage. Scared of what happens in March Corpus – the voters vote for that. Everyone hopes you get busted wayyyy before any charter provision or recall.
Lets just do some research. Police chiefs can get fired by the county. 80% of CALIFORNIA Sheriff’s can get fired by the Board of Supervisors. 20% of California Sheriffs are in charter counties and they need the Attorney General, grand jury or recall to get a corrupt sheriff out. The only misuse of power is Christina Corpus and her bad judgement call hiring Aenlle in the first place. She needs to be arrested and put into a mental institution. Corpus is out of line and not one single time has she claimed ANY responsibility for her actions and misusing misappropriating county funds.
Who is paying for Deborah Drooz’ representation of Victor Aenlle? In 2019 she charged $500 per hour. I’m sure it has gone up since then…
Looks like the DSA should consider pursuing an emergency protective order (EPO) or temporary restraining order (TRO) in court against whomever they are fearful of, or whomever they seek protection from, during these unprecedented trying times. Get these matters into a courtroom for some decorum, sworn testimony or sworn deflations, and to avoid the trail of public opinion.
I am confident that there are a prohibition, or two, that an EPO or TRO could place upon those restrained that would increase the safety of all involved. No worries about silenced, or any other, weapons being available to those who make chronically poor decisions or who tend to intimidate others.