In the race for sheriff, although contentious, there should have been two professionals competing for the top law enforcement office in the county in a civil and cordial manner. But, that hasn’t been the case. Allegations of misogyny, sexism, misinformation and abuse of power have come to light. There have been allegations of backroom arm-twisting for donations to Sheriff Carlos Bolanos’ campaign, and even retaliation of officers when their spouses have expressed support for challenger, Millbrae Police Chief Christina Corpus. If true, the incumbent, a man, and with a large war chest, Bolanos and his campaign has no need to stoop low. I’m speaking out because it’s important for all of you to know that Christina is running a good and honest campaign. Her 20 years of service aren’t filled with politically-expedient actions — she has worked hard to climb the ranks of a male-dominated career and has shown true leadership.
Another issue is the question of concealed carry weapons permit (CCWs) holders and donations to Bolanos campaign; smells of pay for play. When comparing the lists of those awarded a CCW and Bolanos 460 filing (state campaign finance filings), he received 45 donations totaling nearly $40K. There are only a few hundred CCWs that have been given in San Mateo County. Many of those folks could be considered to be in violation of state law for not attending state-mandated courses to receive a CCW, and some don’t even reside in San Mateo County. CCWs are meant to be for responsible gun owners, not for people that can simply pay for one. I reached out to Bolanos for comment, but received no reply.
Voters have a choice to make on June 7 — do they want a sheriff that cooperated with ICE, that has neglected the needs of his officers, that has left our public safety professionals with no contract for the past 18 months, and has been unable to backfill retiring and quitting officers? Or do they want a visionary, someone with a record of community development and policing, one that prioritizes her force so that they may best serve our entire county?
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And, in the race for the Assembly, hundreds of thousands of dollars have been spent attacking Redwood City mayor and housing champion, Giselle Hale. Chevron, PG&E and Valero — that’s right, oil and gas companies, and charter schools and anti-development groups are funding the waves of misinformation and killing trees in an attempt to elect a friendly figure of theirs, Diane Papan. Do not be fooled by the names of the PACs — they’re wolves masquerading as sheep among us. Over $300,000 came from Chevron. San Mateo Democratic Party Chair Karen Maki said, “Protection of our climate and building housing for all are Democratic values. How can legislators do what is needed to really address the climate crisis if their campaigns are funded by Chevron?” Few elected officials have spoken out, probably from fear of retaliation if Papan makes it to the Assembly, but we all have more to lose if they stay silent.
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Sadly, this publication endorsed Papan, but I believe it was done under false pretenses. One example, Papan claimed credit for an affordable housing project in San Mateo named Kiku Crossing. When Papan was mayor of San Mateo, she opposed the legislation, AB 1763, that made the project what it is today. Reminds me of Republican congressmembers that take credit for funding they opposed. This carries the stench of hypocrisy. Nothing has been more ironic than seeing ads that Diane Papan is “the affordable housing candidate” and highlights herself as a “Democrat,” but I call her a DINO — Democrat in name only.
Through Papan’s silence on funding from special interests, and her campaign doubling down on lies against Hale, Papan stands against the values of our county.
Giselle Hale, from personal experience, has been a force on the Redwood City Council. She is innovative, hardworking and passionate about what she sets out to do and gets it done. For her, it’s about making the government work for the people, not special interests. She has been a true affordable housing champion, child care advocate, and is a gun-sense candidate. During the pandemic, Hale raised millions of dollars to keep child care facilities alive. Now she’s leading mayors across the county on a much-needed mental health initiative that I wrote about before. An organizer for the Obama campaign, Giselle has demonstrated to be a progressive leader that builds coalitions that move the needle on any issue she works on — she’s practical and will be a force in the Assembly.
Politics has turned nasty, but on June 7, we can all send a message and cut it at the root. VOTE.
Rudy Espinoza Murray is a father, husband, Redwood City resident and community organizer. All opinions are his own.
One problem with 1763 is that it only applies to 100% affordable projects. I know I am reluctant for these project while they allow people to live there it still feels exclusionary. I think of the little boy or girl that will now for sure not live next to the engineer, doctor, or other highly skilled professional. It is very hard to break out of your circumstances when your parents and everyone around you will encourage you to just get a job make some money, you can go to college later.
Thank you Rudy for further highlighting the ugliness of this election cycle. When people show you who they are believe them. Bolanos and Papan are absolutely not people I want representing us for the reasons stated in Rudy's column. I will happily cast my ballot for two exceptional candidates in Corpus and Hale.
Note that Rudy implores voters to make a choice for a change yet Rudy can only offer his opinion that Bolanos has neglected the needs of his officers while highlighting issues for which Bolanos has no control over – a lack of a contract or backfill of officers. And for which Corpus, should she be elected, will also have no control over. Also note that Rudy brings up 20 years of service for Corpus but fails to bring up Bolanos’ 40 years of service. Rudy conveniently forgets that Corpus has less than a year of leadership experience as police chief while Bolanos has over 6 years of effective leadership experience as San Mateo County Sheriff, keeping our county one of the safest in our region. Why give up a proven safety record for a “visionary” who may not be able to maintain the safety record she would inherit from Bolanos? BTW, politics didn’t turn nasty – politics has always been nasty. We can see Rudy is completely buying into this nastiness with his “allegations” against Bolanos and Rudy's blaming of Bolanos for issues Bolanos has no control over.
Chief Corpus will keep the public safe which is what we want - she is running on transparency, integrity, community engagement, and bringing the office into 21st century policing - dealing with mental health calls, recruiting to address the 100 vacancies, training and support to address the low morale that 16 sheriff deputies and sergeants reported to the Board of Supervisors Tuesday including that they have the lowest morale ever, from someone who has been there 6 years. They said that deputies are quitting because conditions are so bad.The Deputy Sheriff's Association declined to endorse Bolanos. The Sergeants did not endorse him either. Sounds like they are ready for a new boss.
NancyG – the Deputy Sheriff's Association declined to endorse Corpus. The Sergeants did not endorse her either. Sounds like they are not ready for a new boss. BTW, you may want to read Jess F’s comment above and decide whether honesty, integrity, or transparency are descriptive of the Corpus camp.
It's not just his employees that declined to endorse their boss. Out in the community, people are very eager for transparency, integrity, and community engagement as Chief Corpus's platform. People tell me they have looked at both candidates and think about character and ethics, and will vote for Corpus.
Sorry Nancy G, but if people are looking for transparency, integrity, character, or ethics, they may want to read Jess F’s comment. I’d point you to Jett Dee’s comments, also. It is apparent that Bolanos deserves to be re-elected. The bigger question is whether the current campaign tactics from the Corpus camp will hurt her in future elections. As can be seen, her campaign manager isn’t doing her any favors and is providing fodder for future opponents.
NancyG: The DSA declined to support Corpus because she refused to answer their questions, questions that many voters (myself included) have. Instead, she labeled their questions as "unfair," a tactic that is more appropriately suited for a child not selected to play on one side's kickball team than for a professional individual seeking to win the votes of the community in which she would be responsible for should she be elected. What is so "unfair" about asking Corpus to provide more information about her proposal as it relates to ICE? Why won't she explain how she, herself a Latina woman, managed to promote so high in an organization she characterizes as racist? Why won't she answer legitimate questions about transparency as it relates to the critical incident that occurred in HMB? The reason is because she can't. She lacks the experience, skills, and intelligence to run the Sheriff's Office. What happens if she is elected and questioned by the Board of Supervisors or the state's attorney general? Resort to saying the questions are unfair and refuse to answer?
You are making big, serious allegations without any evidence. Sexism? Misogyny? It's interesting that, in her 20 year career, Corpus never once told anyone about the alleged comment made to her on her first day at work. Why? Because it never happened (but it sure makes for a good soundbite). It's unfortunate that you chose to use your platform to spread malicious lies about Sheriff Bolanos, but it's not entirely surprising since you are a Corpus supporter. Here are some facts for you: Bolanos was the first Sheriff to appoint a female Undersheriff. One-third of his executive staff is comprised of women and his command staff accounts for 30-40% women. Furthermore, his management staff consists of 55% women and he continues to support innovative ways to recruit more women as sworn staff. Meanwhile, Corpus refuses to answer voters' tough questions about her proposed policies as it relates to ICE - questions like, how does she plan on implementing her proposal? Corpus refuses to explain how she, herself a Latina woman, managed to promote in what she describes as a "racist" organization. Why won't she explain more about "transparency" as it relates to the HMB critical incident? The answer is - she can't. She doesn't have any answers, but her "proposals" and accusations sure sound good. The fact that the state's attorney general, the top cop in the state, declined to endorse Corpus is proof that she lacks the experience and intelligence to run the Sheriff's Office. And regarding fundraising, Bolanos has never once asked a single employee for a donation or strong-armed anyone. Seems to me that Corpus is upset that, while no one is showing up for her fundraisers, Sheriff Bolanos continues to receive the support of the community, who is more than willing to see the best candidate get re-elected for Sheriff.
Thank you for making serious allegations of rampant sexism, misogyny, cronyism, and otherwise toxic work environment in county government. Swift retaliation is the price paid for anyone who speaks out. Lost promotions, increased hostility, and fear of being fired all keep our dedicated public servants from sharing any of these concerns publicly. It's too convenient for perpetrators of the awful behavior to claim lack of evidence.
Is the author of the above comment the same David Pollack that is a candidate for San Mateo assessor-county clerk-recorder? If so, the choice is clear that Mark Church is a better candidate than someone who promotes allegations of wrongdoing with no evidence. If not, I apologize to the real candidate Pollack, but this David Pollack is putting you in a negative light if there’s confusion. BTW, it’s also too convenient for supporters of Corpus to use awful behavior to toss around allegations and infer wrongdoing where there is no evidence. One has to wonder how the Corpus camp feels about these nasty smear tactics and outright lies being pushed by her so-called supporters. One also has to wonder why Corpus supporters need to resort to these nasty tactics for her to win. Desperation?
Speaking of nasty politics, how about Hale auditioning for Trump’s Apprentice and not being a registered Democrat for a period of time? More smear tactics? Truth? I don’t recall we’ve heard a lot about this from the SM Daily Journal, but down the street, the PA Daily Post recently printed an extensive article on these issues. For those supporters of Hale, are they okay with these issues? Or does it not matter, similar to these baseless allegations against Bolanos?
Hmmm... maybe today's op-ed should be titled, "Columnists turn nasty in politics." Your support of Chief Corpus is well known, and touting her experience in your columns has probably introduced her to voters as a viable candidate. However, the innuendo that the Sheriff's Office has traded CCWs for election contributions probably needs a little more substantiation than just your belief that it "smells of pay for play." While it's probably true some persons who received a CCW from our county have made contributions to Sheriff Bolanos' campaign... is there any real suggestion that any CCW applicant would receive a CCW after they made a contribution? Rudy... c'mon, man! We don't live in Santa Clara County.
Rudy you are a responsible citizen. Re: CCW recipients in our county... if, as you say, many of those persons "could be considered in violation of state law" for not completing state mandated gun safety courses... wouldn't a responsible citizen report such violations? In today's climate, when we should all agree that guns must be kept out of the hands of criminals and those who will not act as "responsible gun owners"... shouldn't such violations be reported?
Unrelated to the Sheriff's Office election... we can agree that it appears Papan supporters are hitting below the belt... that's unfortunate. So, Giselle Hale applies for a spot on a popular TV show while she was in college... so what? Sounds like she was a regular college kid back in the day. I would be more concerned about her forgetting that she had not registered as a Democrat except it doesn't really matter. She affirms now that she has always been a Democrat at heart. I'm sure she is.
What really happened when Carlos and Greg took that Limo ride to a wellness center but when they looked out the window the sign on the building said something else?
That's a fair response for those critical of the Sheriff's detention in Las Vegas fifteen years ago. While Just Mike appears to be one of those critics... and that's OK... can he tell us "what really happened" at the end of that limo ride?
It's interesting you pose a question not asked by the Sheriff's opponent. I don't feel anyone should defend someone else embroiled in a scandal or condemn that other person without having either some reliable or first hand information. It sounds as if you may have such knowledge. If that's the case, you should be able to answer your own question.
Thank you for writing what so many are thinking. In my experience, and I have some, Bolanos has never been transparent and is only now starting to be held accountable. Captain Corpus would be a huge improvement. Regarding the race between Diane Papan and Giselle Hale it is now clear that Papan’s campaign has taken the lowest road possible. You don’t get to claim you’re an environmentalist and take money directly from big polluting industries and also not disavow their independent expenditure activities. It’s like that old saying about having cake and eating it. Giselle Hale is a proven doer who will work day and night with all of her heart and soul to make the lives of Assembly District 21‘s residents better. Anyone who wants to fight for our climate, our schools, healthcare and housing against the big nasty corporations that are making our quality of life miserable can look at her real accomplishments, as I have and no it’s time for a smart choice. We need to send Giselle to fight those nasty, polluting, lying corporations who don’t want us to have a fair election. She will give them HALE in Sacramento!
Rudy, thank you for this piece of Corpus campaign literature. I expect to hear lies and accusations from Corpus’ campaign. However, I did not expect to hear them in the Daily Journal. I find Corpus’ tactics to be truly disappointing. The lies Corpus continues to spread only serve as proof that she is not ready or deserving of the job of Sheriff. When I hear her repeatedly blame things like low staffing levels and deputies not having a contract on Sheriff Bolanos (both things he has no control over), or criticize him for spending reserve funds on a building instead of salaries (reserve funds are not intended for salaries) while failing to mention that $25 Million was donated for that building, hence saving taxpayer dollars (Bolanos would be a fool to pass that offer up), one can only wonder if her lack of knowledge is really that great or is she just completely dishonest? Either way, voters should be concerned. I’m also disappointed in her blatant disregard of campaigning rules. In her recent mailer, she accuses Sheriff Bolanos of not being transparent, yet she includes two photos of herself in full uniform, sheriff badge front and center– THIS is an abuse of power and a violation of campaign rules. A candidate cannot use the power of their uniform to sway voters but this is what Corpus chose to do. The hypocrisy is unreal. I hope voters see through her ploys and vote Carlos Bolanos for Sheriff.
Thank you Jess F for calling out the lies from the Corpus camp and from her supporters. As you have, and will continue to read, Corpus’ lies are repeated often here in the Daily Journal because Corpus is a flawed candidate and has no leadership track record we can compare against. Would the behavior you’ve highlighted continue should Corpus be elected Sheriff? Any voter should be concerned, and rightly so.
Interesting that you switch over to some weak attacks on Corpus on unrelated topics. It sounds to me like a verifiable fact that 45 people (out of only a few hundred) who received concealed weapons permits donated a total of $45K to Bolanos, as Rudy says he found by comparing the list of those awarded a CCW with the Bolanos 460 campaign filing. I have not yet seen anything from the Bolanos campaign to refute that apparent fact...?
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One problem with 1763 is that it only applies to 100% affordable projects. I know I am reluctant for these project while they allow people to live there it still feels exclusionary. I think of the little boy or girl that will now for sure not live next to the engineer, doctor, or other highly skilled professional. It is very hard to break out of your circumstances when your parents and everyone around you will encourage you to just get a job make some money, you can go to college later.
Well said.
Thank you Rudy for further highlighting the ugliness of this election cycle. When people show you who they are believe them. Bolanos and Papan are absolutely not people I want representing us for the reasons stated in Rudy's column. I will happily cast my ballot for two exceptional candidates in Corpus and Hale.
Note that Rudy implores voters to make a choice for a change yet Rudy can only offer his opinion that Bolanos has neglected the needs of his officers while highlighting issues for which Bolanos has no control over – a lack of a contract or backfill of officers. And for which Corpus, should she be elected, will also have no control over. Also note that Rudy brings up 20 years of service for Corpus but fails to bring up Bolanos’ 40 years of service. Rudy conveniently forgets that Corpus has less than a year of leadership experience as police chief while Bolanos has over 6 years of effective leadership experience as San Mateo County Sheriff, keeping our county one of the safest in our region. Why give up a proven safety record for a “visionary” who may not be able to maintain the safety record she would inherit from Bolanos? BTW, politics didn’t turn nasty – politics has always been nasty. We can see Rudy is completely buying into this nastiness with his “allegations” against Bolanos and Rudy's blaming of Bolanos for issues Bolanos has no control over.
Chief Corpus will keep the public safe which is what we want - she is running on transparency, integrity, community engagement, and bringing the office into 21st century policing - dealing with mental health calls, recruiting to address the 100 vacancies, training and support to address the low morale that 16 sheriff deputies and sergeants reported to the Board of Supervisors Tuesday including that they have the lowest morale ever, from someone who has been there 6 years. They said that deputies are quitting because conditions are so bad.The Deputy Sheriff's Association declined to endorse Bolanos. The Sergeants did not endorse him either. Sounds like they are ready for a new boss.
NancyG – the Deputy Sheriff's Association declined to endorse Corpus. The Sergeants did not endorse her either. Sounds like they are not ready for a new boss. BTW, you may want to read Jess F’s comment above and decide whether honesty, integrity, or transparency are descriptive of the Corpus camp.
It's not just his employees that declined to endorse their boss. Out in the community, people are very eager for transparency, integrity, and community engagement as Chief Corpus's platform. People tell me they have looked at both candidates and think about character and ethics, and will vote for Corpus.
Sorry Nancy G, but if people are looking for transparency, integrity, character, or ethics, they may want to read Jess F’s comment. I’d point you to Jett Dee’s comments, also. It is apparent that Bolanos deserves to be re-elected. The bigger question is whether the current campaign tactics from the Corpus camp will hurt her in future elections. As can be seen, her campaign manager isn’t doing her any favors and is providing fodder for future opponents.
NancyG: The DSA declined to support Corpus because she refused to answer their questions, questions that many voters (myself included) have. Instead, she labeled their questions as "unfair," a tactic that is more appropriately suited for a child not selected to play on one side's kickball team than for a professional individual seeking to win the votes of the community in which she would be responsible for should she be elected. What is so "unfair" about asking Corpus to provide more information about her proposal as it relates to ICE? Why won't she explain how she, herself a Latina woman, managed to promote so high in an organization she characterizes as racist? Why won't she answer legitimate questions about transparency as it relates to the critical incident that occurred in HMB? The reason is because she can't. She lacks the experience, skills, and intelligence to run the Sheriff's Office. What happens if she is elected and questioned by the Board of Supervisors or the state's attorney general? Resort to saying the questions are unfair and refuse to answer?
Spot on, Rudy. Time to clear out the dead wood and get a fresh perspective!
You are making big, serious allegations without any evidence. Sexism? Misogyny? It's interesting that, in her 20 year career, Corpus never once told anyone about the alleged comment made to her on her first day at work. Why? Because it never happened (but it sure makes for a good soundbite). It's unfortunate that you chose to use your platform to spread malicious lies about Sheriff Bolanos, but it's not entirely surprising since you are a Corpus supporter. Here are some facts for you: Bolanos was the first Sheriff to appoint a female Undersheriff. One-third of his executive staff is comprised of women and his command staff accounts for 30-40% women. Furthermore, his management staff consists of 55% women and he continues to support innovative ways to recruit more women as sworn staff. Meanwhile, Corpus refuses to answer voters' tough questions about her proposed policies as it relates to ICE - questions like, how does she plan on implementing her proposal? Corpus refuses to explain how she, herself a Latina woman, managed to promote in what she describes as a "racist" organization. Why won't she explain more about "transparency" as it relates to the HMB critical incident? The answer is - she can't. She doesn't have any answers, but her "proposals" and accusations sure sound good. The fact that the state's attorney general, the top cop in the state, declined to endorse Corpus is proof that she lacks the experience and intelligence to run the Sheriff's Office. And regarding fundraising, Bolanos has never once asked a single employee for a donation or strong-armed anyone. Seems to me that Corpus is upset that, while no one is showing up for her fundraisers, Sheriff Bolanos continues to receive the support of the community, who is more than willing to see the best candidate get re-elected for Sheriff.
Thank you for making serious allegations of rampant sexism, misogyny, cronyism, and otherwise toxic work environment in county government. Swift retaliation is the price paid for anyone who speaks out. Lost promotions, increased hostility, and fear of being fired all keep our dedicated public servants from sharing any of these concerns publicly. It's too convenient for perpetrators of the awful behavior to claim lack of evidence.
Is the author of the above comment the same David Pollack that is a candidate for San Mateo assessor-county clerk-recorder? If so, the choice is clear that Mark Church is a better candidate than someone who promotes allegations of wrongdoing with no evidence. If not, I apologize to the real candidate Pollack, but this David Pollack is putting you in a negative light if there’s confusion. BTW, it’s also too convenient for supporters of Corpus to use awful behavior to toss around allegations and infer wrongdoing where there is no evidence. One has to wonder how the Corpus camp feels about these nasty smear tactics and outright lies being pushed by her so-called supporters. One also has to wonder why Corpus supporters need to resort to these nasty tactics for her to win. Desperation?
Speaking of nasty politics, how about Hale auditioning for Trump’s Apprentice and not being a registered Democrat for a period of time? More smear tactics? Truth? I don’t recall we’ve heard a lot about this from the SM Daily Journal, but down the street, the PA Daily Post recently printed an extensive article on these issues. For those supporters of Hale, are they okay with these issues? Or does it not matter, similar to these baseless allegations against Bolanos?
Hello, Rudy
Hmmm... maybe today's op-ed should be titled, "Columnists turn nasty in politics." Your support of Chief Corpus is well known, and touting her experience in your columns has probably introduced her to voters as a viable candidate. However, the innuendo that the Sheriff's Office has traded CCWs for election contributions probably needs a little more substantiation than just your belief that it "smells of pay for play." While it's probably true some persons who received a CCW from our county have made contributions to Sheriff Bolanos' campaign... is there any real suggestion that any CCW applicant would receive a CCW after they made a contribution? Rudy... c'mon, man! We don't live in Santa Clara County.
Rudy you are a responsible citizen. Re: CCW recipients in our county... if, as you say, many of those persons "could be considered in violation of state law" for not completing state mandated gun safety courses... wouldn't a responsible citizen report such violations? In today's climate, when we should all agree that guns must be kept out of the hands of criminals and those who will not act as "responsible gun owners"... shouldn't such violations be reported?
Unrelated to the Sheriff's Office election... we can agree that it appears Papan supporters are hitting below the belt... that's unfortunate. So, Giselle Hale applies for a spot on a popular TV show while she was in college... so what? Sounds like she was a regular college kid back in the day. I would be more concerned about her forgetting that she had not registered as a Democrat except it doesn't really matter. She affirms now that she has always been a Democrat at heart. I'm sure she is.
Have a great weekend.
RAY
What really happened when Carlos and Greg took that Limo ride to a wellness center but when they looked out the window the sign on the building said something else?
It was actually a seedy looking house with bars on the windows in a sketchy neighborhood. Nothing to look at here folks.
Hello, Tommy
That's a fair response for those critical of the Sheriff's detention in Las Vegas fifteen years ago. While Just Mike appears to be one of those critics... and that's OK... can he tell us "what really happened" at the end of that limo ride?
Hello, Mike
It's interesting you pose a question not asked by the Sheriff's opponent. I don't feel anyone should defend someone else embroiled in a scandal or condemn that other person without having either some reliable or first hand information. It sounds as if you may have such knowledge. If that's the case, you should be able to answer your own question.
So, Mike... tell us what really happened.
Oops, sorry Mike...
Did you have any comments about the county's CCW policy or negative campaigning against Redwood City's mayor?
All u have is to recite an incident of poor judgement from 15 years ago. How has the “Vegas incident” impacted the management of the Sheriff’s Office?
Oh, by the way, Corpus’ rise to Captain occurred primarily during Bolanos’ tenure as Sheriff.
Rudy,
Thank you for writing what so many are thinking. In my experience, and I have some, Bolanos has never been transparent and is only now starting to be held accountable. Captain Corpus would be a huge improvement. Regarding the race between Diane Papan and Giselle Hale it is now clear that Papan’s campaign has taken the lowest road possible. You don’t get to claim you’re an environmentalist and take money directly from big polluting industries and also not disavow their independent expenditure activities. It’s like that old saying about having cake and eating it. Giselle Hale is a proven doer who will work day and night with all of her heart and soul to make the lives of Assembly District 21‘s residents better. Anyone who wants to fight for our climate, our schools, healthcare and housing against the big nasty corporations that are making our quality of life miserable can look at her real accomplishments, as I have and no it’s time for a smart choice. We need to send Giselle to fight those nasty, polluting, lying corporations who don’t want us to have a fair election. She will give them HALE in Sacramento!
Rudy, thank you for this piece of Corpus campaign literature. I expect to hear lies and accusations from Corpus’ campaign. However, I did not expect to hear them in the Daily Journal. I find Corpus’ tactics to be truly disappointing. The lies Corpus continues to spread only serve as proof that she is not ready or deserving of the job of Sheriff. When I hear her repeatedly blame things like low staffing levels and deputies not having a contract on Sheriff Bolanos (both things he has no control over), or criticize him for spending reserve funds on a building instead of salaries (reserve funds are not intended for salaries) while failing to mention that $25 Million was donated for that building, hence saving taxpayer dollars (Bolanos would be a fool to pass that offer up), one can only wonder if her lack of knowledge is really that great or is she just completely dishonest? Either way, voters should be concerned. I’m also disappointed in her blatant disregard of campaigning rules. In her recent mailer, she accuses Sheriff Bolanos of not being transparent, yet she includes two photos of herself in full uniform, sheriff badge front and center– THIS is an abuse of power and a violation of campaign rules. A candidate cannot use the power of their uniform to sway voters but this is what Corpus chose to do. The hypocrisy is unreal. I hope voters see through her ploys and vote Carlos Bolanos for Sheriff.
Thank you Jess F for calling out the lies from the Corpus camp and from her supporters. As you have, and will continue to read, Corpus’ lies are repeated often here in the Daily Journal because Corpus is a flawed candidate and has no leadership track record we can compare against. Would the behavior you’ve highlighted continue should Corpus be elected Sheriff? Any voter should be concerned, and rightly so.
Interesting that you switch over to some weak attacks on Corpus on unrelated topics. It sounds to me like a verifiable fact that 45 people (out of only a few hundred) who received concealed weapons permits donated a total of $45K to Bolanos, as Rudy says he found by comparing the list of those awarded a CCW with the Bolanos 460 campaign filing. I have not yet seen anything from the Bolanos campaign to refute that apparent fact...?
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