Acusaciones de Sheriff Christina Corpus llegan a la Junta de Supervisores del Condado de San Mateo, el comunicado firmado por Noelia Corzo y Ray Mueller, se revisará.
La Junta de Supervisores del Condado de San Mateo dio a conocer este lunes 23 de septiembre, mediante un comunicado firmado por Noelia Corzo y Ray Mueller, que revisará la queja de “varias páginas” enviada por la sheriff del condado Christina Corpus against County Executive Mike Callagy.
“Actualmente estamos revisando la queja y tomaremos el tiempo necesario para determinar el curso de acción adecuado”, señala el texto.
La Junta de Supervisores del Condado de San Mateo expresó en el comunicado que “reafirma su compromiso con el debido proceso y la transparencia para mantener la confianza del público en el condado y en la Oficina del Sheriff”.
Asimismo, la Junta informó que Callagy les notificó sobre las afirmaciones de Corpus en su contra, mismas que calificó de “falsas y difamatorias”.
Callagy, dijo la Junta, “ha solicitado una investigación completa, transparente e independiente sobre cualquier acusación en su contra, y ha pedido que los resultados de dicha investigación sean compartidos con el público”.
De acuerdo con el comunicado, “Mike Callagy ha sido un servidor público ético en el Condado de San Mateo por más de 41 años. A menos que se demuestre lo contrario, la Junta de Supervisores mantiene plena confianza en su liderazgo”.
“Climate change is real, we see its effects every day: floods, fires, rising sea levels,” said Joaquin Jimenez, mayor of Half Moon Bay, during the kickoff of his re-election campaign to the City Council of that town. Farmers have knowledge that is key to confronting this climate change, but it is not talked about.
“Before Joaquin was mayor of Half Moon Bay, no one took us Mexicans seriously,” said Alondra Rodriguez, 25, one of those who gathered to support the start of Jimenez’s campaign.
The event took place in the spacious garden of Cantina San Benito, located at 1101 Miramontes Street in downtown Half Moon Bay. The attendees were mostly young, something unusual at political campaign events.
Jimenez, now running for a seat on the City Council in District 3, was born in Jalisco, Mexico, and came to the United States at the age of 13. The son of farmers, he trained as a sociologist at the University of California, Chico, and then broke barriers by becoming the first Mexican immigrant to serve as mayor of Half Moon Bay.
Before Jimenez was mayor, “Mexicans weren’t taken seriously” in Half Moon Bay, Rodriguez said. He added that in “this town,” farm families like his were seen only as labor in the fields, but under Jimenez they were recognized as people.
At the end of the Mexican band music, played live by young people who made several people dance, Jimenez took the floor to thank those present for their support, among whom was the Sheriff of San Mateo County, Christina Corpus.
Jiménez also took to the microphone to reaffirm his government commitments, which are mainly oriented towards four areas of work: housing, public safety, climate change and economic mobility.
“We have been talking about affordable housing for the community for a decade, but it has not been achieved. Now we are achieving it, we are pushing the members of the Municipal Council to get more housing and that is something we must continue because our community lives in terrible housing,” said Jimenez.
As for security, the mayor said, it has always been one of his priorities, but it became even more relevant after the shooting where eight farmworkers were killed. In this regard, he said he has had support and close collaboration with San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus, whom he said he admires.
Regarding his third axis of government, Jiménez said that farmers are key to confronting climate change, since they have traditional knowledge of land management, which could serve to mitigate these effects, such as floods and fires.
“The way they [the farmers] work the land is an important issue that is not being addressed. The way the land is worked can affect or benefit climate change.” He gave as an example the use of chemicals and pesticides that affect the atmosphere. “That is why we must return to the ancestral knowledge that farmers possess.
In order to promote economic mobility, Jiménez launched during his administration an innovative project for farmers to be owners of their own crops, including their own land. Likewise, the mayor highlighted his drive to increase the minimum wage for farmers, which is currently 17 dollars and one cent per hour. “If elected, we will continue along this path, which will lead to better living conditions for our community.”
“Joaquín has been a pillar of our community, someone who not only leads, but listens and acts with empathy and determination,” said Tony Serrano, another attendee at this first campaign rally.
Serrano recalled that when her family was faced with the loss of her sister during a mental health crisis at the hands of the San Mateo sheriff, “it was Joaquin who stepped up, didn’t sit back, took action, organized protests, amplified our voices and fought for justice.”
In that regard, she noted that Joaquín Jiménez's efforts were instrumental in creating the Yanira Serrano Presente program, which led to the creation of the CARES team, a fundamental initiative that ensures that people in crisis receive compassionate care instead of a police response.
This is the type of leadership, Serrano said, that transforms communities.
He added that Joaquin has always been more than just a champion for Latino voices, as he represents all Half Moon Bay residents with integrity, whether supporting local businesses, addressing housing needs, or working to ensure everyone has access to essential services.
“His work for mental health and safety resources goes far beyond political promises, he delivers results. His leadership and dedication to our community are needed now more than ever. Joaquin has shown us that being committed to building a Half Moon Bay where everyone is valued and heard, we need him at City Hall to continue to push for a future that works for all of us, let's come together and re-elect Joaquin Jimenez, a true advocate for the people,” she concluded.
Joaquin's campaign website is now live. Those interested can visit https://www.joaquinhmb.org/ And if you want to know what Joaquín has done in the last 4 years at the City Hall, and his plans for the next 4 years, you can read it at https://www.joaquinhmb.org/platform.
On these pages, donations can be made to Joaquín's campaign via the big yellow "Donate" button.
If you're interested in doing more, you can volunteer your time by canvassing, running errands, helping out at campaign events, and more. Look for the yellow "Volunteer" button on the website and fill out the form.
Also, on Thursday, October 3, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Casa de San Benito, you can meet Joaquin and ask him questions about his platform and his plans for City Hall; and on Saturday, October 12, there will be a Meet & Greet at Oceanview Park from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
The final fundraiser will be on Sunday 13th October from 4pm to 6pm at Cameron's Pub.
Arrowhead has been walking a tightrope with Helldivers 2, torn between pursuing the idea of a chaotic, challenging game that makes players feel like they can triumph against all odds and a game that makes them feel like the very angels of death of the emperor of humanity. This has created a divide among the player base, especially during the release of the last patch called “Escalation of Freedom” in which, among other things, the penetration and utility of one of the favorite weapons to combat the terminids, the flamethrower, was reduced. Reddit raised an uproar and began to rebel against Arrowhead himself who had previously promised to be more careful with nerfs and not reduce the power of the players’ arsenal.
The developers themselves admitted to being frustrated that there was a perception that the additional content added in Escalation of Freedom had been ignored and overshadowed by a change to the flamethrower's power. But it's not like the additional content was particularly well-received either - new enemies like the Impaler were particularly frustrating to fight as they knocked you to the ground over and over again while a bug with this enemy sent players flying through the air as tentacles sprouted from the ground directly beneath them.
In short, the previous patch was a disaster for the company and the game's creative director himself and former CEO Pilestedt, came back to assure us that all this would change with the September 17 patch where they would take stock of the weapons, stratagems and general state of the game.
Pilestedt, in an unexpected move, decided to give up his title as CEO of the company to get directly involved with the development of Helldivers 2.
The players were hesitant, you know what they say, fool me once, it's your fault, fool me twice, it's my fault.
They were cooking, and the reward for our patience is a game that addresses the biggest balance issues, the interaction of armor and weapons that deal with it. The main culprits, Chargers and Bile Titans, have been balanced so that more weapons are reasonably effective at dealing with them, and dedicated anti-armor weapons are especially useful.
Honestly, the change I liked the most was the increase in damage on the flamethrower and the return to its pre-escalation of freedom glory form.
Of course, it's not just the flamethrower that has received changes, the apple of discord, the Railgun, which started the whole battle between developers and players, has also made a strong comeback. The Liberator, the Liberator Carbine, the Tenderizer, the Braker, the Spray and Pray, the Scythe, the Eruptor, the Diligence, the Counter Sniper, in short, almost all weapons have been revised to give them more utility and power to match the other options.
Not only that, the new Warbond “Chemical Agents” has also just been released and it is a hit, the combination of flamethrowers with gas grenades makes me simply happy.
And there's more to come! This rebalance patch is followed by a similar one to address the weapons that weren't touched in this one. In keeping with Arrowhead's sixty-day pledge, we shouldn't have to wait too long to get our hands on some recalibrated weaponry.
All of this comes just in time, and with this new Warbond, the game has rebounded to sixty-eight thousand players on Steam, proving that Helldivers around the globe have not abandoned the super-earth, but were waiting for new content to jump back in.
En medio de fuertes polémicas y acusaciones contra la Oficina del Sheriff del condado de San Mateo, liderado por Christina Corpus, la alguacil nombró este domingo 22 de agosto al agente Matthew Fox como su nuevo asistente. Captura de pantalla tomada del NBC Bay Area video.
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En medio de fuertes polémicas y acusaciones contra la Oficina del Sheriff del condado de San Mateo, liderado por Christina Corpus, la alguacil nombró este domingo 22 de agosto al agente Matthew Fox como su nuevo asistente.
La acción se da luego de que la semana pasada, la alguacil despidiera de ese mismo cargo a Ryan Monaghan, hecho que la Junta de Supervisores del condado de San Mateo tachó de represalia contra el ex asistente del Sheriff por hablar con un juez sobre las acusaciones contra el departamento de seguridad.
En el anunció que dio a conocer en una conferencia de prensa, Corpus destacó que Fox ha estado sirviendo previamente como el capitán de la Oficina de Patrulla, que sirve a las ciudades de Woodside, Portola Valley, North Fair Oaks y no incorporados del condado de San Mateo. Captura de pantalla tomada del NBC Bay Area video.
En el anunció que dio a conocer en una conferencia de prensa, Corpus destacó que Fox ha estado sirviendo previamente como el capitán de la Oficina de Patrulla, que sirve a las ciudades de Woodside, Portola Valley, North Fair Oaks y no incorporados del condado de San Mateo.
“El asistente de sheriff Fox es un líder policial muy condecorado y respetado, con más de dos décadas de servicio en nuestro condado. Fox comparte mis valores y visiones para el sano futuro de la Oficina del Sheriff del Condado”, dijo Corpus al tiempo que señaló que la promoción entra en vigor inmediatamente.
“El asistente de sheriff Fox es un líder policial muy condecorado y respetado, con más de dos décadas de servicio en nuestro condado. Fox comparte mis valores y visiones para el sano futuro de la Oficina del Sheriff del Condado”, dijo Corpus al tiempo que señaló que la promoción entra en vigor inmediatamente. Captura de pantalla tomada del NBC Bay Area video.
En su discurso, Christina Corpus subrayó que hay altos cargos del condado que intentan socavar su papel de sheriff.
“Es antidemocrático. Es un error y tiene que acabar. Hasta ahora he guardado silencio sobre las represalias de la discriminación por poder y las tácticas de intimidación. Me he enfrentado a ellas como parte de una pauta más amplia que ya no puedo ignorar”.
De igual manera, informó que envió una carta de queja formal al presidente de la Junta de Supervisores, pidiendo que cesen inmediatamente las tácticas intimidatorias del ejecutivo del condado, Mike Callagy.
“Que quede claro. No toleraré más interferencias en mis deberes legales como sheriff. Mi reciente decisión de despedir al ayudante del sheriff, Ryan Monahan, es una postura. Y cualquier esfuerzo continuado de bloqueo a esta decisión será respondida con acciones legales para proteger la integridad de mi oficina y mis responsabilidades de mantener a salvo a los residentes del Condado de San Mateo”.
“Para que quede claro, no trabajo para el ejecutivo del Condado, Mike Callagy. Trabajo directamente para el pueblo del condado de San Mateo que me eligió como su Sheriff. El ejecutivo del condado no decide quien forma parte de mi equipo ejecutivo. El entrenador elige a su equipo”, subrayó.
El comportamiento extralimitado del ejecutivo del condado Callagy hacia su persona, continuó, empezó con su primera reunión con él tras ser elegida sheriff.
“Durante esa reunión, me hizo una petición inapropiada y ofensiva. Me ordenó que le informara de con quién salía dentro del condado y cuándo, una petición que encontré denigrante y discriminatoria como mujer de color que ha soportado acoso sexual en este mismo condado, me quedé conmocionada y horrorizada por sus acciones y conducta. No puedo imaginar que hubiera hecho tal petición a mis predecesores”.
A ello sumó que Callagy, desde el primer día, ha seguido sobrepasando su autoridad y que se ha inmiscuido sistemáticamente en las operaciones de la Oficina del Sheriff.
En su discurso, Christina Corpus subrayó que hay altos cargos del condado que intentan socavar su papel de sheriff. Captura de pantalla tomada del NBC Bay Area video.
“Ha tomado una decisión unilateral, sin mi opinión, al negociar con los sindicatos lo que ha costado 17 millones a los contribuyentes de nuestro condado”, puntualizó.
Corpus explicó que el acto de injerencia no sólo salta su autoridad, sino que sienta un peligroso precedente.
“La acción del señor Callagy ha inhabilitado las relaciones laborales, socavando mi capacidad de dirigir eficazmente y poniendo en peligro la seguridad en nuestros centros penitenciarios. Con el apoyo de señor Callagy, los sindicatos han desarrollado una idea equivocada y sus negociaciones se extienden más allá de las cuestiones laborales y llegan a los asuntos de personal. No es aceptable”.
Ante ello, dijo, la Junta debe tomar medidas inmediatas para hacer frente a la campaña inapropiada y subversiva que influye en su oficina.
“El señor Callagy ha apoyado al grupo de empleados al que se refiere como ‘el sistema de los buenos chicos’ de la administración anterior y les ha dado poder”, destacó.
Finalmente, la sheriff corpus detalló que en su carta a la Junta de Supervisores ha solicitado formalmente que se inicie una investigación independiente sobre Mike Callagy, “Si la Junta no actúa, no tendré más remedio que elevar este asunto a nivel estatal”.
Asimismo, precisó que también ha solicitado la financiación inmediata para proporcionar un asesor legal que represente a la Oficina del Sheriff.
“La Junta debe tomar medidas inmediatas para hacer frente a la campaña inapropiada y subversiva para influir en mi oficina y bajo mi autoridad como sheriff”.
La Junta de Supervisores del Condado de San Mateo publicó una declaración del Supervisor Ray Mueller el viernes, alegando que el despido del Asistente del Sheriff Ryan Monaghan por parte del Departamento del Sheriff del Condado de San Mateo parecía ser una represalia porque Monaghan habló con un juez sobre las acusaciones contra el departamento del sheriff.
La Junta de Supervisores del Condado de San Mateo publicó una declaración del Supervisor Ray Mueller el viernes, alegando que el despido del Asistente del Sheriff Ryan Monaghan por parte del Departamento del Sheriff del Condado de San Mateo parecía ser una represalia porque Monaghan habló con un juez sobre las acusaciones contra el departamento del sheriff.
A principios de este mes, la junta contrató a la jueza LaDoris Cordell para investigar las denuncias contra el departamento del sheriff, apenas tres días después de haber celebrado una moción de censura contra el jefe de personal del departamento. Recientemente, Cordell entrevistó a Monaghan.
La Junta cree que la sheriff Christina Corpus se enteró de la entrevista poco antes de despedir a Monaghan.
“El momento de la acción del sheriff y la información proporcionada por el asistente del sheriff Monaghan sugieren una posible represalia contra el asistente del sheriff Monaghan por participar en la investigación independiente del juez Cordell”, dijo Mueller.
Corpus publicó una respuesta, denunciando la declaración de la junta y describiéndola como “completamente fuera de lugar”.
“La declaración del supervisor Muller es pura especulación”, señaló Corpus. “Debería conocer los hechos antes de pronunciarse sobre un tema tan importante como éste. Parece que sólo está tratando de conseguir publicidad, y esa conducta es inapropiada, poco profesional y debe terminar”.
Corpus dijo que cuando los votantes la eligieron como sheriff, le confiaron la tarea de tomar decisiones sobre quiénes integran su personal ejecutivo.
“El entrenador elige el equipo”, dijo Corpus. “Y punto”.
La Fiscalía del Condado de San Mateo está analizando la situación, según el comunicado de la junta. También solicitaron a Cordell que investigue si Monaghan sufrió represalias por participar en esta investigación independiente.
“La Junta de Supervisores está preparada para tomar todas las medidas legales necesarias para preservar la integridad de la investigación independiente y proteger a otros testigos entrevistados por el juez Cordell”, dijo Mueller. “La investigación continuará y no se verá obstaculizada”.
La próxima reunión de la junta está programada para las 9:00 horas del martes en el 400 de County Center en Redwood City.
Telephone fraud, does this sound familiar? According to the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), in 2023, there were “alarming increases in both the frequency and financial impact of online fraud perpetrated by cybercriminals.”
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The phone rings, you can't place the number, but you answer it anyway, just in case it's something important. On the other end, a person who sounds very professional and serious; tells you your name, specific details about your gas bill, phone number, bank, immigration status, etc. It doesn't matter, the point is that they alert you that something isn't right with any of those issues, they start asking you questions and they hook you, and in a blink of an eye you've been scammed out of large sums of money.
Sound familiar? Well, that happens to many people every day, not only in San Mateo County, but in the state of California, since according to the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), in 2023, there were “alarming increases in both the frequency and financial impact of online fraud perpetrated by cybercriminals.”
In its annual report using aggregated data from 2023, it was detailed that victims within the FBI's San Francisco division territory lost nearly $400 million in investment scams. The county with the highest number of victims and losses was Santa Clara County, with 446 victims and $152 million in losses.
Manuel Ortiz, a journalist and part of Península 360 Press, received a scam call, however, and knowing how these scammers operate, he played with them a little. However, many fall for it and can end up losing astronomical figures.
In Manuel's case, the scam came from people posing as workers from PG&E, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, a company that provides natural gas and electricity services in the Bay Area.
According to the company, if you receive an email or phone call from PG&E, the best thing you can do, according to the power company, is to hang up immediately or delete the email, because it is most likely another scam.
Since PG&E began tracking complaints from customers who have been victims of scams, it has recorded more than 60,000 cases, with losses exceeding $2 million in the last two years alone.
Scammers have reached a high level of sophistication, so education is key to avoiding this type of fraud.
In PG&E's case, one of its employees said, the most common scam is the threat of power shutoff for overdue bills, with the claim that the power shutoff truck is on the way.
He reiterated that the company does not make phone calls to collect invoices, nor does it ever accept payments in bitcoin, gift cards or through Zelle, Venmo or PayPal.
Scammers have discovered that while pretending to be friendly and helpful, they can sometimes stay on the phone with their victim, directing them to a nearby store or “payment kiosk,” and providing step-by-step instructions on purchasing gift cards and other payment methods — some involving “cryptocurrency” — while all they are really doing is helping victims throw away their money.
Don't be fooled by your phone's caller ID, either. Scammers have figured out how to make their calls look like they're coming from PG&E itself. But they're not.
If you have questions about your bill or a possible power outage, call PG&E's customer service number at (800) 743-5000.
In an effort to support law enforcement professionals and their families, San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus announced the creation of the San Mateo County Sheriff's Daycare. Photo: Instagram San Mateo County Sheriff's Office.
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In an effort to support law enforcement professionals and their families, San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus announced the creation of the first-ever child care center tailored exclusively for employees of the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office.
“The challenges of law enforcement don’t end at the end of a shift,” said Sheriff Corpus.
“Our sworn and professional personnel face the same work-family pressures as many, but with the added complexity of a demanding and often unpredictable profession. By supporting the well-being of our law enforcement officers’ families, this initiative also strengthens the safety of the communities we serve. When our employees are assured that their children are in a caring environment just steps away, they can better focus on protecting and serving our residents,” he added.
“Our sworn, professional personnel face the same pressures of juggling work and family as many, but with the added complexity of a demanding and often unpredictable profession. By supporting the well-being of our law enforcement officers’ families, this initiative also strengthens the safety of the communities we serve. When our employees are assured that their children are in a caring environment just steps away, they can better focus on protecting and serving our residents,” added San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus. Photo: Instagram San Mateo County Sheriff's Office.
This new facility will provide accessible, affordable, high-quality child care for the children of San Mateo County Sheriff's Office employees, a first for Northern California.
This new facility will provide accessible, affordable, high-quality child care for the children of San Mateo County Sheriff's Office employees, a first for Northern California. Photo: Instagram San Mateo County Sheriff's Office.
The daycare is designed to meet the unique needs of law enforcement families, offering extended hours to accommodate unpredictable schedules and ensuring care is provided for parents who work non-traditional shifts.
The daycare is designed to meet the unique needs of law enforcement families, offering extended hours to accommodate unpredictable schedules and ensuring care is provided for parents who work non-traditional shifts. Photo: Instagram San Mateo County Sheriff's Office.The move, the Sheriff's Office said, is also intended to save San Mateo County taxpayers money by retaining employees and reducing costs related to recruiting and hiring, as well as overtime costs. Photo: Instagram San Mateo County Sheriff's Office.
The San Mateo County Sheriff's Office has already secured a lease for the daycare in North Fair Oaks and is fully prepared to move forward.
The move, the Sheriff's Office said, is also intended to save San Mateo County taxpayers money by retaining employees and reducing recruiting and hiring expenses, as well as overtime costs.
He said that the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office loses employees who leave for other nearby agencies or other professions, which means that the community loses experience, institutional knowledge and talent.
The local agency has also pledged to address the gender gap in law enforcement, where women remain underrepresented, noting that a major barrier to hiring women is the challenge of juggling family responsibilities with the rigors of a police career.
“We are proud to remove barriers for women who wish to enter or advance in our profession,” said Sheriff Corpus. “By prioritizing the needs of employees and families, we are sending a strong message: law enforcement is a career for everyone, and we are committed to building an inclusive and diverse future.”
2024 Pilgrimage to End Detention: An interfaith movement to close immigration detention centers in California. Image: Screenshot from video “Pilgrimage For a Better Future 2022”
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On September 25, the 2024 Pilgrimage to End Detention: A Journey to Freedom will begin, an interfaith spiritual journey that is part of a multi-year effort to close the six remaining immigration detention centers in California.
Thus, next Wednesday this pilgrimage will begin in Bakersfield, then travel to Adelanto, Calexico and end in San Diego.
“As we work with our host communities, we will support their local efforts to move away from cages and invest in community well-being and life-sustaining economies,” the filmmakers said in a statement.
Their journey, they said, is led by people directly affected and will bring the stories of formerly incarcerated and detained people to immigrants, affected families and the broader community as they seek to build a foundation for freedom and justice.
During this pilgrimage, they said, testimony will be given to the sacredness of the land, to the ancestors and to the avoidable harm and suffering caused by the detention of immigrants in California.
“We will gather in reflection, prayer, and action at six immigrant detention centers, other carceral institutions, and meet with local organizers along the way. We will reflect on the impacts of settler colonialism on indigenous peoples, the land, and waters of California, and how this has paved the way for a carceral state that can and must be transformed,” they stressed.
The Pilgrimage is organized by the Interfaith Movement for Human Integrity, the Dignity Not Detention coalition, and local community organizations.
They therefore invited directly affected community members, religious leaders and partners of the organisations to join them on this journey.
Those interested who have questions about the pilgrimage can contact Matthew at the email mattleber75@gmail.com.
San Mateo County Sheriff's Office and Sheriff's Sergeants' Office unions have accused Aenlle of creating a toxic work environment. San Mateo County Sheriff's Deputies Association President Carlos Tapia speaks about what the union's fractured relationship with San Mateo County Sheriff's Office management has caused at the County Center in Redwood City, Calif., Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024. (Alise Maripuu/Bay City News)
Dozens of San Mateo County deputies and their supporters gathered outside the County Center in Redwood City on Tuesday to voice their grievances against Sheriff Christina Corpus and her chief of staff, Victor Aenlle.
The San Mateo County Deputy Sheriffs Association and the Sheriff's Sergeants' Office unions have accused Aenlle of creating a toxic work environment and interfering with protected union activities.
“Our sheriff’s office is torn by an atmosphere of unrest and retaliation, largely due to the conduct of Chief of Staff Victor Aenlle,” Carlos Tapia, president of the San Mateo County Deputy Sheriffs Association, said at the event.
The deputy sheriffs' association, or DSA, has filed multiple unfair labor practice complaints with the California Public Labor Relations Board, they said. They allege that the sheriff's department's management failed to adequately consult with the DSA before making several policy decisions.
“The situation has been building up, but I think the situation got really, really bad during a recent negotiation over the mandatory overtime policy,” Tapia said. “During this meeting and consultation process, the sheriff’s office administration walked away from the table and then instituted their own policy without confirming it with us first. They then changed the minimum and maximum staffing levels in the jails, again without consulting us.”
They also accused Aenlle of suppressing the union. In its complaint, the DSA claimed that Aenlle pressured the DSA to change its leadership during the meeting.
“At the August 13, 2024 county meeting, Aenlle attempted to force the DSA members present to remove the DSA board of directors,” according to a statement in the complaint filed.
Aenlle's conduct has contributed to an uneasy relationship between the department and DSA, they said.
“Historically, the sheriff’s department and DSA have worked together with mutual respect and collaboration to solve problems,” said Sean Currin, an attorney representing the sheriff’s deputy association. “Once this administration took power, President Tapia and DSA were repeatedly fired, which fractured the relationship. The reason for this fracture is Victor Aenlle.”
Last week, Aenlle faced a vote of “no confidence” from the DSA and the Sheriff’s Sergeants’ Office, or OSS. 96 percent of members of both unions approved the vote of “no confidence.”
“His behavior toward employees has been absolutely reprehensible, causing emotional distress among both sworn officers and civilian staff,” Tapia said. “His inappropriate and outsized influence over command staff has left many too scared to speak out.”
The unions said Corpus ignored the concerns of the DSA and OSS, and instead accused them of “political theater,” as Corpus said in a statement released last week.
“Special interests seeking to undermine my leadership have attempted to bully me into a vote of ‘no confidence’ against my Chief of Staff,” Corpus said. “No one will bully me into making personnel changes. This vote is nothing more than a political maneuver led by a few members of the administration seeking to divide this office.”
The DSA and OSS denounced Corpus' response to their complaints, which they say has created a feeling of distrust toward management at the sheriff's office.
“The sheriff had a choice,” Tapia said. “Instead of launching a thorough investigation or taking appropriate action, she chose to dismiss our concerns. She accused us of being a small, disruptive group.”
The vote has no legal authority over Aenlle or the Sheriff's Office, but it has caught the attention of the county Board of Supervisors. Supervisors David Canepa and Noelia Corzo attended Tuesday's news conference to show support for the unions and denounce Corpus' response.
“It is the responsibility of this sheriff to make sure that she listens to the employees of this organization. I cannot stand by and watch our employees be treated the way they are being treated,” Canepa said. “It is really, really important that the sheriff meets with DSA, meets with OSS, sits down and has concrete conversations. What the sheriff is doing now is not working.”
This is not the first time sheriff's deputies have complained about Corpus and Aenlle. David Wozniak, a former sheriff's deputy and president of the DSA, sued Corpus and Aenlle earlier this year for allegedly demoting him in retaliation for refusing to endorse Corpus during his campaign for sheriff.
The board said in a statement that the county has hired an outside investigator, a retired California Superior Court judge, to get to the bottom of the dispute between the Sheriff’s Office leadership and its deputies. The investigation “is separate and distinct” from the unfair labor practice complaints filed with PERB by the union, the statement said.
“This vote of no confidence is not political, but the sad reality of the state of the sheriff’s department,” Currin said. “The people of San Mateo County need to know how their brothers and sisters in blue are being mistreated.”
Como ya saben todos en internet, Space Marine 2 se acaba de estrenar el nueve de septiembre de este año y quienes ya lo terminaron vieron al muy interesante en los créditos del juego, un homenaje al Youtuber y Britanico extraordinario, Totalbiscuit, también conocido como The Cynical Brit. Todo su contenido está en inglés y quizás es por eso que has escuchado su nombre, pero John Peter Bain, apodado Totalbiscuit fué un crítico de videojuegos, analista, comentarista, famoso entre otras cosas por su serie de videos titulados “WTF is”. Arduo defensor de los derechos del consumidor, Totalbiscuit era característico por su áspera crítica de la industria y desdén por su falta de la opción de modificar el Field Of View en los juegos.
John Peter Bain interviewed in the H3 Podcast acerca de su diagnóstico
Fanático de World of Warcraft, Bain inició un canal de Youtube en el cual hablaba de la expansión Cataclysm con la esperanza de hacerse una carrera en el entretenimiento después de ser despedido de su empleo en una compañía de asesoría financiera durante la recesión económica que afectó las econmías de todos los países.Quizás esa es la mejor de las situaciones, enfrentarse a la depresión económica y al despido con fortaleza y creatividad para iniciar un trabajo en lo que verdaderamente te apasiona.
Desafortunadamente, en 2014, Bain fue diagnosticado con cáncer de colon y aunque al principio dio indicios de remisión, un año después, se sabría que el cáncer se había extendido a su hígado y era inoperable.
El 24 de mayo de 2018, su esposa Genna, anunciaría que Bain había muerto debido a un coma hepático y perdido la vida.
También quiero decir que Totalbiscuit fué una de las razones por las cuales me interesó el periodismo en videojuegos. Críticas como las de Jim Sterling, Angry Joe y por supuesto Totalbiscuit no solo influyeron mi visión sobre la industria sino también la comedia y el humor que me gusta.
Bain no se va para siempre, le sobreviven años de contenido que aún pueden ser disfrutados y sobre todo comparados para ver lo poco que ha cambiado la industria de los videojuegos en lo que verdaderamente importa. También le sobreviven colegas a quienes influyó de manera directa o indirectamente.
Por supuesto, si amor por Warhammer 40k también envigora su recuerdo y Saber Interactive le dedica un pequeño homenaje a este destacado británico.
And as his widow said on Twitter regarding this gesture in the Focus Interactive game:
“¿Creo que el tributo a mi difunto esposo Totalbiscuit en Space Marine 2 por parte de Saber Games es maravilloso? sí . Sin embargo… al juego le hace falta ajustes de Field of View”.
