our max darrow has the latest on her effort to fight back. >> reporter: san mateo county sheriff christina corpus is taking her employer, san mateo county, to court. corpus recently lawyered up independently, and her attorney says taking this step was no small decision. >> so it takes an awful lot in order to proceed with this type of a claim. >> reporter: her legal team recently filed a government claim against san mateo county a mandatory precursor to a lawsuit of a government agency in california seeking $10 million in damages. the reason, he says -- >> we think that she has been the focus of a witch hunt and that the reason for it is discrimination and retaliation. >> reporter: corpus faces accusations of misconduct publicized in november after a months long independent investigation into her tenure and department. the report details allegations of abuses of power, an inappropriate relationship with a staff member, intimidation, and the use of slurs. >> the allegations against sheriff corpus are not true. >> reporter: he calms the investigation flawed and says this is an example of bot

kron 4 received a copy of the 5 page claim filed against san mateo county. >> claiming sheriff christina corpus is a victim of discrimination, harassment and defamation calls for the sheriff's resignation started after 400 page report was released by the county's independent investigator. corpus was accused of racism, retaliation, homophobia, abuse of power and having a romantic relationship with the assistant sheriff, her lawyer bradgate says the incomplete investigation was missing key evidence and done for legal reasons by releasing the report. initially they violated the rights sheriff corpus because as a peace officer. >> she is protected under what's known as a peace officers. bill of rights. includes confidentiality. so when they disclose some of this information, they broke the law. the claim against the county was filed on december 3rd for the amount of 10 million dollars we were supposed to hear from the sheriff in her own words monday about the details of the claim. but the press conference was canceled. sheriff was unavailable because of developments going on. and this is som

i'm vicki liviakis a report against san mateo county sheriff. >> christina corpus was released last year followed by calls for her to resign. appreciate you being with us. i'm grant lotus. the sheriff is now countering with a complaint against the county claiming discrimination kron four's rob nesbitt reports. >> this 5 page claim filed against the county of san mateo by sheriff christina corpus is lawyer was filed on december 3rd. and if there's a claim that there are some in the county who still believe that law enforcement is a, quote, white man's world. the claim filed against san mateo county says this is a case of discrimination and harassment against sheriff christina corpus. her attorney brad gage says county leaders do not want either a woman or latinx person as head of their sheriffs department. sheriff corpus tried to just >> the a team player and work with the system. but when she continued to be more wind again and again, she had no choice but to representation calls for the sheriff's resignation started after a scathing 400 page report was done by the county's independent i

the controversy surrounding san mateo county sheriff christina corpus is going nowhere. a report against the sheriff was released last year followed by calls for her resignation. but the sheriff is now countering with a complaint against the county claiming discrimination and kron four's. rob nesbitt spoke with her attorney today. sheriff christina corpus was scheduled to speak today at one 30 pm, but that press conference was canceled. her lawyer says that's because new information was discovered over the weekend. that needs to be combed through on friday. kron 4 received a copy of the 5 page claim filed against san mateo county. >> claiming sheriff christina corpus is a victim of discrimination, harassment and defamation calls for the sheriff's resignation started after 400 page report was released by the county's independent investigator. corpus was accused of racism, retaliation, homophobia, abuse of power and having a romantic relationship with the assistant sheriff, her lawyer bradgate says the incomplete investigation was missing key evidence and done for legal rea

. >> still ahead here on kron 4, the drama surrounding san mateo county sheriff christina corpus continues to claim she has now filed against county leaders. plus house santa cruz city leaders plan to reopen the city's beloved war. and after the break, leaders speaking up after more hateful messages targeting the jewish community pop-up in lake merritt. oakland. police are investigating a hate crime after vandals targeted the jewish community with antisemitic graffiti. >> spray painted near the menorah at lake merritt for stephanie rothman has the latest. police say the community paint over the graffiti, but jewish leaders say the cleanup doesn't wipe away the lingering staying of hates that still remains on the 6th night of hanukkah. vandals hit the area near a menorah sitting at lake merritt. >> the graffiti read israelis are the new nazis and hamas in the middle of a heart attacking the jewish community on one of their most important holidays is just so disheartening. we have been bombarded by this kind of hateful. >> graffiti for over a year now, really. and we were really hoping to ge

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it appears the growing controvsy involving the san mateo county sheriff. the county supervisors and many of her deputies is now likely headed to court. we're talking about sheriff cristina corpus. she has filed a $10 million claim with the county, alleging gender and racial discrimination. nbc bay area's robert honda joins us from the county government center in redwood city to explain how this is likely to end up in court. robert, the san mateo county sheriff, is now essentially waiting for the county to reject her $10 million claim to proceed with a formal lawsuit in response to what they call the evil scheme to remove her from office. sheriff cristina corpus was initially scheduled to talk publicly today about her $10 million claim filed with san mateo county, but her attorney announced late last night that presser would be postponed. corpus is responding to weeks of accusations by the deputies association and county leaders. those accusations culminated with demands that she resign after an external report found evidence of everything from abuse of powe

. >> plus, the embattled san mateo county sheriff is leveling accusations of discrimination and a, quote, evil scheme as she seeks $10 million in damages and calls for san francisco to rejoin the joint terrorism task force amid rising concerns over threats domestically and abroad. >> from ktvu, fox two news this is the four. >> there is a growing memorial on bourbon street in new orleans french quarter, following the deadly new year's day attack that took the lives of 14 people and injured dozens more. now, the catalyst for conversation in san francisco on whether or not the city will rejoin the federal joint terrorism task force aimed at thwarting terror attacks before they happen. welcome to the four. i'm jana katsuyama. >> good evening. good afternoon. i'm frank mallicoat. the san francisco police officers association is leading the call for the city to rejoin that task force. ktvu christien kafton joins us live from the burton federal building in san francisco. christian? >> yeah, san francisco left the joint terrorism task force team in 2017, and now some are calling for the city to

the claim filed against san mateo county says this is a case of discrimination and harassment against sheriff christina corpus. her attorney brad gage says county leaders do not want either a woman or latinx person as head of their sheriffs department. sheriff corpus tried to just >> the a team player and work with the system. but when she continued to be more wind again and again, she had no choice but to representation calls for the sheriff's resignation started after a scathing 400 page report was done by the county's independent investigator. she was accused of racism, retaliation, homophobia, abuse of power and having a romantic relationship with the assistant. sheriff gates says the allegations were based on an incomplete investigation with poor timing is being treated differently. in connection with. >> first of recall, that never been done before. and that now. is going to end after she's out of office. the amount of the claim against the county is significant at 10 million dollars. legal analyst steven clark says the government claim is a precursor to a lawsuit. >> and now th

. >> still ahead here on kron 4 more drama involving san mateo county sheriff christina corpus claims she's now filed against county leaders. plus. >> of my co-workers had his hair burned off. workers sharing their experiences after a a plane crashed into their warehouse. the very latest tonight on that investigation and after the break, we're speaking up after more hateful messages target the jewish community pop-up at the jewish community pop-up at lake merritt. are you 50 or older? well, this news is for you. the cdc now recommends you get vaccinated against pneumococcal pneumonia. why? if you're 50 or older even if you're healthy... you're 6 times more likely to be hospitalized. so, schedule at vaxassist.com. >> oakland police are investigating a hate crime after vandals targeted the jewish community with antisemitic graffiti spray painted near the lake merritt menorah kron four's. stephanie rothman joins us live here in studio with the very latest. stephanie. police say the community paint over the graffiti, but jewish leaders say the cleanup. >> doesn't wipe away the lingering s

most of them are women and children. >>> in san mateo county, embattled sheriff christina corpus is firing back as she faces accusations of misconduct and widespread calls for her resignation. >> reporter: san mateo county sheriff christina corpus is taking her employer, san mateo county, to court. corpus recently lawyered up independently and her attorney brad gage says taking this step was no small decision. >> so it takes an awful lot in order to proceed with this type of a claim. >> reporter: her legal team recently filed a government claim against san mateo county, a mandatory precursor to a lawsuit of a government agency in california, seeking $10 million in damages. the reason, says gage. >> we think she's been the focus of a witch hunt and that the reason for it is discrimination and retaliation. >> reporter: corpus faces accusations of misconduct publicized in november after a months long independent investigation into her tenure and department. the report details allegations of abuses of power, an inappropriate relationship with a staff member, intimidation, and the use of slurs.

well, former congresswoman jackie spear is among 2 new women sworn in to serve on the san mateo county board of supervisors. spirit will represent district one, which includes the cities of burlingame, hillsborough, millbrae and san bruno. she previously represented san mateo county in the state senate and assembly before serving as a u.s. congresswoman for 15 years. also sworn in yesterday, former east palo alto councilmember lisa boucher. argo shea, they succeed supervisors. dave pine and warren slocum and their addition gives the board a female majority. san mateo county, by the way, is also responding to a claim by sheriff christina corpus that she has been discriminated against, harassed and defamed. last week, the embattled sheriff filed a claim against the county saying county leaders participated in what she said was an evil scheme to defame her. the county says this claim is the first step towards filing a 10 million dollar lawsuit against the county. this comes amid fallout from a scathing report that accuses sheriff corpus of abuses of power retaliation and ethical violation

and the controversy surrounding san mateo county sheriff christina corpus continues into the new year. report against the sheriff was released last year followed by calls for her to resign. the corpus is now countering with a complaint against the county claiming discrimination kron four's rob nesbitt reports. >> this 5 page claim filed against the county of san mateo by sheriff christina corpus is lawyer was filed on december 3rd. and if there's a claim that there are some in the county who still believe that law enforcement is a, quote, white man's world. the claim filed against san mateo county says this is a case of discrimination and harassment against sheriff christina corpus. her attorney brad gage says county leaders do not want either a woman or latinx person as head of their sheriffs department. sheriff corpus tried to just >> the a team player and work with the system. but when she continued to be more wind again and again, she had no choice but to representation calls for the sheriff's resignation started after a scathing 400 page report was done by the county's independen

a spokesperson for san mateo county told "the mercury news" that the claim is without merit and that will fight it in court. >>> in solano county it was a real team effort to rescue a cat stuck in a tree for nearly six days. reporter ashley sharp explains how neighbors banded together to free the feline. >> this is the little cat when he was a baby. >> reporter: a feral cat known to this vacaville apartment community as whitey, not the most friendly, but his colony is taken care of. >> i've just been feeding him. that's about it, kind of keeping an eye on him, trying to keep him out of mischief, but that's not working very well. >> reporter: rhonda rody says the cat was injured by a dog and then ran up and up right out of reach. >> then he'd been up in that tree for five days and we were out here every day trying to help him. >> reporter: his desperate cries impossible to ignore. >> oh, it was bloody murder. that cat was crying its eyes out. >> reporter: an arborist climbed the tree, but the cat was just out of his grasp, more than 30 feet high clinging to these branches. desiree ric

at the same time, several bay area counties like alameda, santa clara and san mateo county use a software system called genesis, formerly known as zonehaven, to guide evacuations in real time by typing in your address or phone number. the system is also used in l.a. county. the software uses an algorithm incorporating factors such as weather, traffic flows, and historical disaster data to generate a digital map that will guide you to a safe location. last december, vehicles stretching for miles along highway 92 tried to exit half moon bay after a tsunami warning. following the incident, the san mateo county department of emergency management vowed to address the gaps and hold drills routinely during an evacuation order. first responders advise you park your vehicle in your driveway or garage and leave your keys in the ignition. if you must, leave it on the street. emergency officials asked the public to also subscribe to their county alert system. genesis provides a download feature for maps in case power or cell phone signal outages interrupt their services. i'm gutierrez, nbc bay area.

. >> the drama involving embattled san mateo county sheriff christina corpus is taking a new turn. the legal team for sheriff corpus has filed documents with the county indicating she plans to sue the county for $10 million. ktvu south bay reporter mark sayer dug into those court documents. >> there are high ranking san mateo county sheriff christina corpus is the first latina and the first woman to lead the department, and her attorney, brad gage, believes that is what is at the center of the controversy surrounding her leadership. >> she won an election, and now we believe that there are some people that don't want to see change, particularly if it's brought by a latina. there's still a lot of resistance to women at the top. >> there's a glass ceiling in this three page statement of facts, gage is giving the county a preview of a potential lawsuit, which can now be filed in 45 days. he says his client has been mistreated and unfairly criticized at every junction. >> there are several claims, including discrimination, harassment, retaliation, whistleblower retaliation and violatio

. >> well, a developing news lawyers for embattled san mateo county sheriff christina corpus filed a claim against the county last month arguing that corpus is the victim of discrimination, harassment and defamation. corpus is currently accused of racism, homophobia and a number of other things. her lawyer, though, says the investigation into those allegations against are we're missing key evidence and done for illegal reasons. >> the typical practices you interview all of your witnesses under oath in the tape recorder. videotape them or both. in this case, only one witness was videotaped tape, rather. and that's because he insisted on it. >> well, the sheriff was scheduled to give a press conference on monday, but then canceled that her lawyer says that's because new information has been discovered over the weekend. that needs to be sorted out. san mateo county board members have placed an amendment on the march ballot asking voters to give them power to remove share corpus from office. >> in 21 is the time. and as we head to break, we're taking another live look here at the carter

sheriff cristina corpus has filed a $10 million claim against san mateo county back in november. you may recall the county released an independent report that accused sheriff corpus of workplace misconduct. it suggested corpus fostered a culture of fear and retaliation, and that the sheriff may have had a romantic relationship with her chief of staff. sheriff corpus has denied all accusations against her. her attorney says the report was biased and part of a, quote, evil scheme to force her out of office. corpus, his legal team, also alleges she's been targeted because she is the county's first latina sheriff. in march, san mateo county voters will decide in a special election whether to grant authority to the board of supervisors to remove an elected sheriff and across the bay to the embattled antioch police department. the feds are now stepping in to help straighten things out. this federal oversight stems from racist text messaging scandals, which had involved numerous antioch police officers. the city of antioch has agreed to a 25 page settlement with the u.s. attorney's offic

[music] a new development in the legal battle involving san mateo county sheriff christina corpus. what we are learning about her plan to sue the county for millions. >> nearly two weeks after part of the santa cruz wharf collapsed, the rest of it reopening this morning. what officials are saying about a high-tech safety test that made [music] all right. a very busy day on the wharf in santa cruz nearly two weeks ago. they lost a portion of that pier. well guess what? it's reopening today. we'll have more on that coming your way. and a very busy day for mayor elect daniel lurie. he takes office on wednesday, but today he takes part in a number of events in the city. a look at his very busy week ahead coming up from ktvu, fox two news. >> this is mornings on two. >> good morning, bay area. we are watching the procession. this is in plains, georgia, where the body of our 39th president, jimmy carter, is on the move today. it will eventually end up in atlanta and later this week in washington, d.c, as we say goodbye to our oldest president, 100 years of age turned 100 in october. born

office. >> former congresswoman jackie spear among the 2 new women sworn in to serve on the san mateo county board of supervisors. spirit will represent district one which includes cities of burlingame, hillsborough, millbrae and san bruno. she previously represented san mateo county in the state senate and assembly before then serving as a u.s. congresswoman for 15 years. she also started her career as board of supervisor also sworn in today, councilmember lisa goshen gauthier. they succeed supervisors. dave pine and warren slocum and their addition gives the board a female majority. >> the san francisco police department no longer under state oversight. the 8 year long supervision from the california department of justice began back in 2018 when it found sfpd had an outdated use-of-force policy and lacked accountability. according to today's report, the police department implemented more than 260 of the 272 reforms. the remaining 9 are in progress. the end of the oversight comes as daniel lurie set to take over as san francisco's next mayor. the city is announcing a 20 year low in major cr

entyvio, entyvio, entyvio♪ >>> former congresswoman jackie speier was officially swore in to the san mateo countyrd of supervisors. she returns to the board after kicking off her start in politics for more than 40 years. speier was sworn in by anna eschew. and speier also represented the county in a state senate and assembly before spending 15 years on capitol hill. she retired from congress in 2023. >> as a board member, i will work for all county residents. the services the county provides are for all residents. >> former east palo alto council member also sworn in as san mateo county's ne >> a lot of smoke, flames popping up all over the place. >> norah: tonight, life-threatening and destructive wind fuels fires in southern california. we're on the ground.

. >>> san mateo county's embattled sheriff on the offensive, how she's setting the stage for a multimillion dollar lawsuit against the county. >>> plus, the long road to recovery for a sick and malnourished baby monkey that was seized during a traffic stop. >>> later, the streets are his canvas and his brush is a pair of running shoes. >> there's always a wonder of oh, can i pull this off? >> we'll meet an artist who is creating a unique sort of gallery through san francisco. >>> this is cbs news bay area with juliette goodrich. >> thanks for joining us this evening. i'm anne makovec in for juliette. >>> it's been more than a week and a half since the end of the santa cruz wharf collapsed into the oceans. we're talking a huge amount of debris, construction equipment, and even an entire restroom building floating away. now in about 13 hours it's going to be back open for business. engineers have been working around the clock to assess the damage and make sure the rest of the wharf is safe. in the meantime businesses on the wharf and their employees have been in limbo without a way to pay the

supervisor jackie spear asking cal fire and other first responders to brief the san mateo county board on the current levels of preparedness and ways to boost safety. a presentation will be held next week to talk about wildfire safety. fire departments across san mateo county have sent more than 150 firefighters and engines down to l.a. to help with the fires. well, tonight, fremont is touting the addition of a new truck company for its entire fire department. it has come. it has come at a time when many cities are facing budget cuts to their firehouses. ktvu jana katsuyama brings us a look at how the department was able to add personnel and equipment. >> it was a celebration of a budget battle victory. >> it is my honor and privilege to place truck 56 in service at quarters fremont. >> fire chief zuraida diaz brought the new fire truck into service. >> it's a pretty expensive piece of equipment. >> diaz says tuesday's ceremony came after 20 years of planning. the fire truck cost about $2 million, and the department worked with the city to get additional funds for staffing. >> the city

i'm vicki liviakis a report against san mateo county sheriff. >> christina corpus was released last year followed by calls for her to resign. appreciate you being with us. i'm grant lotus. the sheriff is now countering with a complaint against the county claiming discrimination kron four's rob nesbitt reports. >> this

. ♪ tickets at sfballet.org a new san mateo county supervisor, jackie speier, plans to present a codesolution during her first full board of supervisors meeting. in a statement, speier says the code includes ten principles of the county's commitment to integrity. board president david canepa has co-sponsored the resolution. the code does not mention any position ores not department in particular, but it does come as san mateo county faces an ongoing legal battle with sheriff christina corpus. she is accused of intimidation, conflicts of interest and corruption, but denies any wrongdoing. >> tonight, an example of building a better bay area. and it comes in berkeley, when the owner of an apartment building passed away. tenants worried that their building would be bought and flipped into an unaffordable luxury property, and they'd have to leave. so these residents of the 12 unit building banded together and got help from a community partner to turn this building in south berkeley into an affordable housing cooperative. the residents led the effort by convincing the city council to alloc

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new at 11 tonight, embattled san mateo county sheriff christina corpus has filed a $10 million claim against the county. back in november, an independent report was released accusing corpus of workplace misconduct. it suggested that she fostered a culture of fear and retaliation, and may have had a romantic relationship with her chief of staff. corpus has denied all accusations. her attorney says the report was based and part of an evil scheme to force her out of office. it also alleges she's been targeted because she's the county's first latina sheriff. in march, voters will decide in a special election whether to grant the board of supervisors authority to remove an elected official. well, the feds are stepping in to help straighten out the embattled antioch police department. it stems from the racist text messaging scandal involving numerous antioch police officers. the city has agreed to a 25 page settlement with the u.s. attorney's office. according to the agreement, antioch will hire an outside expert consultant to review policies, procedures and training within the next 90 days

federal data shows homelessness increased the most in contra costa and san mateo counties, each up aboutin san francisco, numbers were up 10%. and in santa clara county, homelessness grew by 5%. homelessness actually went down in alameda county. statewide, there are an estimated 187,000 homeless people living here in california, 3% more than last year. elephant seals are returning to the point reyes national seashore for breeding season. many folks are making the trip to drakes beach to see the seals from a safe distance. the beach parking lot could close when seal pups are born on the beach. to give them a safe space. the national park service asks the public to check their website before you visit. next, at 6.30, playing pickleball, two legendary bay area athletes coming together today in san francisco for that special event. and later, why ricky pearsall says he wants to talk to the teen suspect accused of shooting in as little as 2 weeks. so this is better. that too. dupixent is an add-on treatment for specific types of moderate-to-severe asthma. it works with your asthma medicine to

a new development in san mateo county. embattled sheriff christina corpus, has filed a $10 million claim against the county, alleging discrimination and harassment. it comes after a 400 page report documented complaints of intimidation, conflicts of interest and alleged corruption in the sheriff's department. the report also says that corpus and her former chief of staff have an improper relationship. they've both denied that. sheriff corpus says the investigation is part of a conspiracy to defame her. she will address the legal claim, we're told, on monday. >> a massage therapist in san mateo county is under arrest and charged in a sexual assault case. guosheng chen, of hayward, was arrested on suspicion of assaulting a victim during a massage therapy session in december at a business in millbrae. the charges include sexual battery of an unconscious person. the san mateo county sheriff's office believes there may be other victims. and that's why we're showing you this police booking photo. they are encouraging people who r

san mateo county board members have placed an amendment on the march ballot asking voters to give them the power to remove the sheriff from office. >> oakland firefighters are speaking out against the temporary closure of some fire stations. the city closed fire station. 25 28 yesterday to try to deal with that 129 million dollar budget deficit. the firefighters gathered on the steps of city hall and they are demanding the city river. staton decision. the city chose to close stations. 25 28 saying they tend to be less busy during the winter and the spring and they estimate this six-month closure of both of those stations will save the city about 5 million dollars. but the firefighters say those closures are putting lives at risk. >> you will not have a fire engine doorstep in 4 minutes like you would have just yesterday. you will not quickly have firefighter paramedics to help you or your family and what could have been a small blaze. for a small fire near your house will become a conflagration leaving tragedy its wake. >> firefighters also say the city and the county, they want them t

for merced, congresswoman jackie spear is among 2 new women that have sworn in to serve on the san mateo county board of supervisors. spirit will represent district one, which includes the cities of burlingame, hillsborough, millbrae and san bruno. she previously represented the san mateo county area in the state senate and the assembly before then moving on to the house of representatives to represent the area in congress for 15 years. also sworn in yesterday, former east palo alto councilmember lisa go shea. they succeed supervisors day pine and warren slocum and their addition now gives the board a female majority. well, san mateo county, by the way, is responding to the claim by sheriff christina corpus that she has been discriminated against and harassed and the famed last week the embattled sheriff filed a claim against the county saying that county leaders participated in what she said was an evil scheme to defame her. the county says that this claim is the first step towards what they expect will be a 10 million dollar lawsuit against the county. this comes amid fallout from a scathing

well, thank you for staying on top of this. >> time now 5.31 lawyers for embattled san mateo county sheriff christina corpus filed a claim against the county last month arguing that corpus is a victim of discrimination, harassment and defamation. corpus is currently accused of racism, homophobia and many other things. lawyers say the investigation into the allegations. again, sir, was missing key evidence and done for legal reasons. >> typical practices. you interview all of your witnesses under oath in the tape recorder. videotape them or both. in this case, only one witness was videotaped audio tape rather. and that's because he insisted on it. >> we'll share was scheduled to give a press conference on monday, but that was canceled. lawyer says it is because new information was discovered over the weekend. that needs to be sorted out. first, san mateo county board members of placed an amendment on the march ballot asking voters to give him power to remove the sheriff from office. this morning. a family in the east bay, they're grieving after a father was shot and killed pretty early in th

>>> former congresswoman jackie speier was officially swore in to the san mateo county board of supervisors. she returns to the board after kicking off her start in politics for more than 40 years. speier was sworn in by anna eschew. and speier also represented the county in a state senate and assembly before spending 15 years on capitol hill. she retired from congress in 2023. >> as a board member, i will work for all county residents. the services the county provides are for all residents. >> former east palo alto council member also sworn in as san mateo county's ne >> a lot of smoke, flames popping up all over the place. >> norah: tonight, life-threatening and destructive wind fuels fires in southern california. we're on the ground. >> we're going to be changing the name of the gulf of mexico to the gulf of america. >> norah: u.s. expansion? president-elect donald trump hints at military or economic force when it comes to the panama canal, greenland, and even canada. >> it shouldn't have to impact, like, our future and our financial stability. >> norah: a new credit score rule impacting

well, former congresswoman jackie spear is among 2 women now that have sworn in to serve on the san mateo county board of supervisors. spirit will represent district one, which includes the cities of burlingame, hillsborough, millbrae and san bruno. she previously represented san mateo county in the state senate and assembly. before then moving to congress and representing the region for 15 years there as a congresswoman also sworn in yesterday, former palo alto councilmember lisa gauthier. they succeed supervisors dave pine and warren slocum and their edition, by the way, now gives the board a female majority. >> san mateo county is responding to a claim by sheriff christina corpus that she has been discriminated against and harassed and defamed. last week the embattled share filed a claim against the county saying that county leaders participated in what she calls evil scheme to defame her. the county says that this is the first step towards her filing. a 10 million dollar lawsuit against the county. and all this comes amid fallout from a scathing report that accuses the sheriff of abuse of po

. >> still ahead, here are 3 more drama involving san mateo county sheriff christina corpus. the claim she has now filed against county leaders. after the break, president carter has arrived in washington, d.c., we'll see how he will be honored today. >> the state funeral for former president jimmy carter has now moved to the nation's capital today. our washington correspondent basil john reports now on all the events that are honoring the former president. >> well, just enough, president carter is currently inside of the capitol building behind me as now members of congress and members of the carter administration are paying their last respects. and this ceremony included even things like a 21 gun salute as the nation now honors its longest living president >> 44 years after president jimmy carter left washington, d.c., on the heels of a re-election loss, the one term president returned for a final goodbye special occasion. obviously one of the rare opportunities that we have to honor a former president and in this manner. >> former president carter was first honored in washi

new at 11 tonight, embattled san mateo county sheriff christina corpus has filed a $10 million claim against the county. back in november, an independent report was released accusing corpus of workplace misconduct. it suggested that she fostered a culture of fear and retaliation, and may have had a romantic relationship with her chief of staff. corpus has denied all accusations. her attorney says the report was based and part of an evil scheme to force her out of office. it also alleges she's been targeted because she's the county's first latina sheriff. in march, voters will decide in a special election whether to grant the board of supervisors authority to remove an elected official. well, the feds are stepping in to help straighten out the embattled antioch police department. it stems from the racist text messaging scandal involving numerous antioch police officers. the city has agreed to a 25 page settlement with the u.s. attorney's office. according to the agreement, antioch will hire an outside expert consultant to review policies, procedures and training within the next 90 days

. >> a retired martinez police chief has been tapped to provide strategic support to the san mateo county sheriff's office. san mateo couy sheriff christina corpus said that manjeet supple has been hired on contract to help with day to day operations, as well as special projects. this comes as the county has set a special election that would allow them to remove the sheriff. following the release of a report detailing allegations of abuse of power by corpus. her lawyers say she is preparing to file a $10 million lawsuit against the county. >> in oakland, major changes happening within the city council. council member kevin jenkins was appointed this afternoon to the new role of council president and interim mayor. >> this all comes on the same day. former congresswoman barbara lee took a step toward running for mayor in april's special election. ktvu jana katsuyama reports. >> a day of big changes monday at the oakland city council meeting. by a unanimous vote, the new city council appointed district six councilmember kevin jenkins to be president and fill the role of interim mayor. jenki

friday her lawyers filed a $10 million legal claim lodging her own accusations against san mateo county. the fight exploded into public view in november with release of an independent report that included corpus of workplace misconduct. that included inappropriate relationship with a staff member. now the claims her lawyers filed alleges that report was biased and part of a quote evil scheme to force her out of office. it alleges she's been targeted because she's the first latina sheriff. the claim reads this is a case about a county discriminating against, harassing, defaming a dedicated public servant because defendants do not want either a woman or latin x person as head of the sheriffs department. we reached out to the county for a response but have not heard back yet. there will be a special election in march to decide if county supervisor should be able to fire the sheriff. >>> calling for a new label on alcohol bottles warning to the risks with drinking. in a more where more young people are giving up the drink, the question is will the new warning give people enough pause to pas

bringing five engines, one from mountain view, san jose, sunnyvale, and two from the county santa rosa, san francisco, oakland, hayward, fremont and alameda and san mateo counties have also sent teams to southern california. >> well, authorities in santa rosa launched a homicide investigation after four bodies were found in a home. neighbors and police say it's unusual for what's normally a safe community. santa rosa police say they were called to a home on monarch court yesterday afternoon. that home is inside of a senior citizen community called valley vista. police say they found four bodies, and right now, it's not clear how the victims died. well, the city of san francisco is welcoming a new mayor. daniel lowery was sworn in as the 46th mayor, and his first day on the job was filled with celebrations. [music] mayor lowery held his inauguration night banquet in chinatown at the historic far east restaurant, and when he arrived, a troupe from lion dance me greeted the mayor inside the restaurant. it was filled to capacity with people eager to see the changes the new mayor will bring to the city. >> it is a historic moment where we are able to bring

embattled san mateo county sheriff christina corpus has filed a lawsuit accusing. >> county leaders of participating in what she calls an evil scheme to defame her. this comes amid fallout from a scathing report accusing sheriff corpus of abuses of power are retaliation and ethical violations. the board of supervisors has placed an amendment on the march ballot asking voters to grant them the power to remove her from office campuses. lawyers says the entire ordeal is a campaign against the sheriff and seeking over 10 million dollars in damages. we are following this story for you and we'll certainly bring you a live update coming up at 5. in santa cruz that the city has announced the popular war, which has been closed since being damaged by big waves on december. 23rd is going to reopen this weekend. charles clifford has an update. >> here in santa cruz on friday, the war remains close. take a look behind me there. you can see they've still got the the entrance blocked off older. they are allowing some city officials and business owners and repair crews to go in and out as they prepare

. >> it more developing news lawyers for embattled san mateo county sheriff christina corpus filed a claim against the county last month arguing that corpus is a victim of discrimination, harassment and defamation. corpus is currently accused of racism, homophobia and many other things. hurler, though, says the investigation into those allegations against are we're missing key evidence and done for a legal reasons. >> the typical practices you interview all of your witnesses under oath in the tape recorder. videotape them or both. in this case, only one witness was videotaped tape, rather in that because he insisted on it. >> well, the sheriff was scheduled to give a press conference on monday, but in the end canceled it. her lawyer says it's because new information was discovered over the weekend. that needs to be sorted out. san mateo county board members have placed an amendment on the march ballot asking voters to give them the power to remove sheriff corpus from office. >> 709. and in just about an hour, president jimmy carter returns to washington, d.c., for one final time. body

lawyers for embattled san mateo county sheriff christina corpus have now filed a claim against the county. they did that last month arguing that the corpus is a victim of discrimination, harassment and defamation. corpus is currently accused of racism, homophobia and a number of other things within the department. her lawyer, though, says the investigation into those allegations missed key evidence and was done for what they consider a legal reasons. >> the typical practices you interview all of your witnesses under oath in the tape recorder. videotape them or both. in this case, only one witness was videotaped tape, rather. and that's because he insisted on it. >> the sheriff was scheduled to give a press conference on monday, but then canceled it. they receive new information e - over the weekend that needed to be sorted out. san mateo county board members have placed an amendment on the upcoming march ballot, which will ask voters to give them the power to remove sheriff corpus from office. >> it's 10, 0, 9, in oakland, firefighters are speaking out against the temporary closure of som

. >> it's a 52 in san mateo county is looking for its next poet laureate the deadline to apply has beene to lived in the county for at least 3 years engage in community service and must of publish one or more collections of poetry. the poet laureate is a two-year position that includes a $5,000 year stipend. the application is on the san mateo county website. it's a 52 in coming up on the kron 4 morning news death by sugar. how the sweet drinks that you're sipping on could be taking a bigger toll on your health you may realize. >> it's a 55 right now. and as we've seen a lot of people flee from the flames in southern california, they're leaving to the hot the hot behind it. some cases, pets, dogs and cats and and they're running free and they need you know, a place. and so the san francisco spca is helping out by creating space here to be able to rescue and take in pets there that are coming from southern california. they want to be ready. there are plenty of dogs for adoption. there are cats that are available to all spayed and neutered and microchipped and vaccinated, especially now w

plus, the latest legal move from embattled san mateo county sheriff christina purpose against the county that's trying to kick her out of office. i'm justine waldman, kron. 4 news 3 is next. >> important for this country that we not see this function on the republican side. >> bay area lawmakers sworn in to a republican majority. congress is mike johnson wins the vote to remain house speaker. we'll go live to dc. first day of the new com. plus, people messages written by a menorah on last night of hanukkah. community leaders are now working with a stop to anti-semitism after repeated incidents of also the damage santa cruz wharf is set to reopen tomorrow. city leaders business owners. visitors. thank you for joining us here on properties that 3, i'm justine waltman. less than 2 weeks since big waves damaged the santa cruz wharf. >> the popular tourist hub is preparing eo

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thank you, gayle new. 3 embattled san mateo county sheriff christina corpus has filed a lawsuit accusing county leaders of participating in what she calls. >> evil scheme to defame her. this is coming amid fallout from a scathing report accusing the sheriff of abuses of power are retaliation and ethical violations. the board of supervisors has placed amendment on the march ballot asking voters to grant them the power to remove her from office. corpus is lawyer says the entire ordeal is a campaign against the sheriff. and so now she's seeking more than 10 million dollars in damages. we're following the story. we'll bring you updates live from newser from our newsroom. starting at 5. in the east bay to fire stations are temporarily closing an oakland due to the city's budget crisis. and today, the fire chief addressed the six-month closure of fire stations. 25 28 that will starts on monday. we just want >> kind of put an advisory out to make sure our community knows about these reductions and understands that while it will definitely altar our delivery we will still show up when you call 9

federal data shows homelessness increased the most in contra costa and san mateo counties, each up about 20%. in san francisco, it was up 10%. and in santa clara county, homelessness grew by 5%. homelessness actually went down in alameda county. statewide, there are an estimated 187,000 homeless people living in california, 3% more than last year. >> all right. it was a very foggy commute across the bay area today. take a look. this video was taken just be noon on the bay bridge and you could barely see anything. the fog also impacted flights at sfo, where there were well over 100 delays today alone, and that fog still lingering today. from the view from our cameras, you can barely see your hand in front of your face earlier this morning. >> right? so the question is, is there more fog in the forecast? we'll get right on over to abc seven news meteorologist sandhya patel for that answer. hey, sandhya. hi, there. >> yeah, julian and steph, just for a little bit longer. and i'll explain why in just a moment. let me show you a live picture from our golden gate bridge camera. it is socked in

and we're following a new development in san mateo county. battled sheriff christina corpus has filed a $10 million claim against the county, alleging discrimination and harassment. it comes after a 400 page report alleged acts of intimidation, conflicts of interest and corruption in the sheriff's department. the report also said corpus and her former chief of staff had an improper relationship and still do. they both denied it. sheriff corpus says the investigation is part of a conspiracy to defame her. she will address the legal claim on monday. in the north bay, caltrans will soon begin overnight work on highway 37. it's for a project designed to prevent flooding and combat rising sea levels. the work, starting monday night, will impact a 12 mile stretch of eastbound 37 in solano county. abc seven news reporter cornell bernard has more about this project. >> highway 37, a place where traffic, steel and asphalt meets eco sensitive north bay wetlands. >> there are a number of things going on on state route 37 right now, as we prepare to be mo

a new development in san mateo county. we're following. led sheriff christina corpus has filed a $10 million claim against the county, alleging discrimination and harassment. it comes after that 400 page report alleged acts of intimidation, conflicts of interest and corruption within the sheriff's department. the report also said corpus and her former chief of staff have an improper relationship. now. they've both denied that. sheriff corpus says the investigation is part of a conspiracy to defame her. she will address the legal claim on monday. a warning now from police in the east bay. they say suspects are intentionally causing minor car crashes to rob people. the mercury news reports the tactic has been used in robberies in and around oakland in recent weeks, including one at 28th avenue and international boulevard. the victim was forced to give up a rolex watch, a wedding ring and other jewelry worth more than $15,000. police say the thieves will intentionally rear end another car, then rob the victim when they get out to exchange info

san ramon. he's also being linked to home invasions, now in mountain view and palo alto, county of san mateo, respondingo a $10 million discrimination claim from their own sheriff. yesterday, sheriff cristina korbin albert filed the government claim alleging gender and racial discrimination. it comes after the county ordered an independent report into her leadership and found multiple abuses of power. corpus's filing is likely a prerequisite to filing ann oicial lawsuit against the county. san mateo county issued a statement tonight saying in part, quote, the assertions that she has been discriminated against, harassed and defamed because she is both a woman and a latinx person are completely baseless and a distraction from the issues. the county has 45 days to respond to that claim. well, a big shakeup in social media today that some are calling politically motivated. meta, the parent company of instagram and facebook, says it will soon eliminate its paid third party fact checkers. instead, it will rely on users to moderate content similar to what's done on elon musk's x site. the move, announced this