UPDATED: A timeline of the controversies involving the sheriff’s office

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1. You forgot to add the articles and opinion pieces you wrote detailing the departure of Undersheriff Hsiung, the attempted firing of Asst. Sheriff Monaghan, and the resignation of Capt. Brian Philip for not agreeing to participate in the arrest of Carlos Tapia

   • The stories about Hsiung’s exit are up there, after June 23.

     The Monaghan story is September 24 and again on October 7.

     Go to November 22 for Brian Philip.

     I think this webpage is very comprehensive. Good work by the Daily Post.

2. Most importantly you forgot this –

   The organizational assessment from early 2024 that cost hundreds od thousands of dollars . Stating that Aenlle was getting too much power and causing issues. That the then Undersheriff Hsiung and Assistant Sheriff Monaghan needed to be included in making decisions and keeping the peace.

   Ultimately leading to Hsiung leaving, June 2024.

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   Then Parea was backdoor hired in June 2024 with no interview process and background??? Ultimately leading to more HR “ignored” complaints and the investigation starting in July 2024 and then the continued decline for months until Corpus fired Monaghan in September. Since September there have been no respected leaders in the Sheriff office.

   Corpus allowed Aenlle to stay working not on admin leave during this investigation causing lawsuits and chaos. Corpus caused this.

   Ask how much she wasted on that ignored assessment? And the cost of losing her own respected Executive team Hsiung and Monaghan. Who rolls through executive team members like this?

   • Was the Meliora Public Safety Consulting (PSC), LLC contract one of the first contracts that she preferentially gave to her campaign supports? The PSC website confirms that for SMPD Chief Susan Manheimer is a Senior Associate there. Was the contract a support payback, which is partially why it was largely ignored?

     Manheimer has wanted to become more involved in County operations, and specifically the Sheriff’s Office, for years now. As I recall, she applied for more than one department head level job for which she was not selected.

     Most of the PSC report was based on running a PD, not a much larger organization with concurrent jurisdiction in all municipalities within the county, plus the other other specialized operations (driver training, search & rescue, corrections, civil, hospital security, etc). Especially due to the decades of law enforcement cooperation among chiefs and the sheriff, up until the Corpus administration, that have resulted in county-wide task forces, state-federal-local on going initiatives, etc. Few if any California counties operated as effectively and efficiently until the Corpus administration.

     • Pretty sure the $200,000 organizational assessment was ignored because it also identified an abuse and over step of power of Aenlle and suggested to put him in a less authoritarian position because it was clear he was overstepping his role and causing issues. Look in July 2024 it wad published and isn’t a police department report.

       More misappropriation of funds and more ignored advice on Aenlle. Also, allegedly why Chris Hsiung left. And the start of the command staff unraveling and the department headed into law suits and county wide chaos. So, there is that version of the organizational assessment too…

       Interpret the parts that impacts one person, Aenlle- and that one person protected beyond measure is irreparable to the Sheriff’s career and how she lost respect of the entire county

       Aenlle and Corpus- organizations are jot just about yourselves- its an organization. Something a Millbrae Captain and relator obviously are too blind to see and understand. Selfish leader to run the sheriff office based on her own personal revenge objectives and not be able to work with everyone including whatever she calls her good old boys club.

3. There seems to be too much focus before Sheriff Corpus started her role in 2023. She was around for some of this but ultimately there are major issues under Corpus command and watch. A lot of issues grew the longer Aenlle was allowed to expand his directions, reach and commands to sworn officers.

   Organizational assessment $$$$ 680+ pages ignored, again another document showing Aenlle needed to oversee non sworn officers and duties

   May 2024 first retaliation lawsuit under Corpus filed
   June 2024 Hsiung left allegedly due to Aenlle running amuck
   June 2024 Parea hired
   July 2024 organizational assessment posted publicly, HR complaints ignored, Aenlle not on admin leave
   July 2024 Independent investigation started
   July/August prior lawsuits settled under Bolanos watch but Sheriff botched her testimony ultimately causing higher payout
   August 2024 DSA communications were cut off since Parea started. Monaghan no longer able to keep the peace and not allowed ton communicate with unions. Parea told by Aenlle they needed to not look week and deny requests.

   August 2024 DSA filed PERP and board of supervisors now trying to get Corpus to settle the complaints
   September 2024 DSA no confidence cote of Aenlle
   September 2024 Monaghan fired 2 days after sharing he participated

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6. It’s heart-warming to read the comments of we’ll-versed individuals, who have closely followed the chaos at the Sheriffs Office. I tip my hat to each and everyone of you who have seen the forest through the trees! Yes on Measure A.

7. Should add April 21 2007 from Palo Alto Daily Post article:
   “Then-sheriff Greg Munks and Bolanos, who was the undersheriff, were detained at a brothel two-miles west of the Las Vegas strip on April 21, 2007. The two were in Las Vegas for the weekend to participate in a law enforcement run, the Baker to Vegas Relay. After the raid, Bolanos told KLAS-TV in Las Vegas that Munks was sore after the run and he asked a limo driver to take them to a massage parlor. While prostitution is legal in some Nevada counties, it is illegal in Clark County, where Las Vegas is located.

   When they got back to San Mateo County on April 24, 2007, Munks said he thought they were visiting a “legitimate business” and he apologized to his family, the sheriff’s office and the people of the county, but he denied breaking any laws. Both have maintained that Bolanos never went inside of the establishment. According to news reports at the time, 3,500 Ecstasy pills and $25,000 were confiscated from the bordello”

   Bolanos didn’t know they were prostitutes? Maybe?

   • So you are living in the era of 2007 and removing the focus from what year is it again ? Oh 2025; corpus’ has to face consequences for her actions circa 2023-2025

     And btw the Atty General did get the Bolanos case turned over to him- he didn’t prosecute Bolanos- blame the lazy AG! Better yet move on and get over it -a Batmobile raid YEARS AGO is the least of anyones worries.

     Why don’t you blame the problems on Dan Lungren or Bill Clinton too ? What do any of the past leaders have anything to do woth Sherifd Corpus? Um NOTHING

     Now get a life and live in the present or you will be chasing fake reality forever.

   • This GB comment is nothing better than Corpus, or any Corpus supporter, trying to make an extraordinarily weak comparison between off-duty conduct of others Munks & Bolanos), with the on-duty conduct of the corruption in the Corpus administration. The two topics and three individuals are just that, individuals in two separate and distinctly different situations.

     Corpus and her supporters need to start by taking responsibility for their on-duty conduct and actions. History has judged the administrations both Munks and Bolanos. Side by side comparisons could be done on other metrics that are equally or more important. For example, it seems that the Munks and/or Bolanos administrations had multiple females in the ranks and made multiple female promotions; a female undersheriff named Sanchez, a female assistant sheriff named Zamora, aside from the two previously named as they promoted to those ranks, female captains named Williams, Bell, Corpus, Rosenblatt, and about 8-12, or more, female lieutenants. Horsley ably promoted the first female Latina captain. Munks the first Latina female assistant sheriff. Bolanos the first female Latina undersheriff. Corpus has no female executive staff or captain level females; no female undersheriff, no female assistant sheriffs, no female captains.

     Corpus misses the point by misrepresenting the 30×30 Pledge, or Initiative, to grab headlines and spread inaccurate, misinformation to disguise her abhorrent organizational management. Corpus has never, apologized to any family, the sheriff’s office or the people of the county. She has denied and deflected exactly along the lines of this comment, GB. The comparisons are inaccurate, as well as inappropriate, to account for Corpus’ clear patterns of on-duty behaviors that violate California laws, County & Sheriff’s policies and procedures, the canons of Law Enforcement Ethics and her own oath of office that she swore to uphold in accepting her position as a public official. Soon enough the Corpus corruption probes will become case-study fodder for law enforcement trainings, most embarrassingly as examples of what to avoid and not replicate.

8. I think the timeline date I’m looking most forward to is when the cute little doctor Vickey PhD esquire and his toy the sheriff you can’t trust get the Tiffany metal bracelets and go to jail where criminals belong. The dirty contracts, firing executives because they no longer shared her lack of vision, the illegal arrest of the DSA president for fake charges, the shady daycare center and my favorite the special ar-15s that the cute little doctor had access to.

   Get those two some jail cells. They deserve them.

9. As the former (now retired) leader of a large law enforcement agency operating within San Mateo County, I am extremely saddened by all that has transpired under Christina’s failed leadership. What was once a well-managed, professional organization, where employees had a strong sense of pride and commitment and were led by leaders who genuinely cared for them, is now a place of fear, distrust and public embarrassment. The amazing men and women of the Sheriffs Office and the people of San Mateo County deserve better. I’m curious what Christina’s attendance and participation has been with the San Mateo County Police Chiefs & Sheriff Association? If I were to guess, I’d say she has likely failed in that capacity as well. Too bad it seems she cares more about herself and her ego than the people she took an oath to protect and serve. It goes against everything being a public servant stands for.

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