I listened to Christina Corpus tell us that she was voted in by the people of San Mateo County and that she intended to remain in her post. As someone who voted for her and was excited to see her become a long overdue first in the county, I can only say that she let all of us down. Anyone reasonable who has a normal standard of ethics would have to agree after having read the publicly available report. There is no excuse for the ethical lapses detailed in the report and in no way does it reflect any sort of witch hunt. Based on the experience of the past few years, any time I heard “witch hunt” and took the time to look at factual information, it’s inevitably a deeply morally flawed individual crying because they’ve been shown to be indecent and unethical. This is no different. That report details egregious behavior unbecoming a civic leader, especially one charged with public safety. It is a clear leadership failure and the officers responsible for protecting us and our citizens deserve better. Not to mention the blatant misuse of public funds that any normal person would consider a clear case of corruption by a public official.
Her failure to be accountable to the people who daily risk their lives is revolting on so many levels. All I can say is she has decided that the same lack of shame we have witnessed the last eight years nationally is a good strategy.
Thanks for your letter, Mr. Meyrovich. I’d say this Corpus debacle is another cautionary tale in voting based on identity politics instead of merit and past performance. Her alleged failures will likely damage the next set of contenders for office, any office, if they base their candidacy on identity politics. Anyone who voted for Corpus solely “to see her become a long overdue first in the county” should reassess and begin electing people based on merit and not identity politics. As, IMO, it always should be.
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Thanks for your letter, Mr. Meyrovich. I’d say this Corpus debacle is another cautionary tale in voting based on identity politics instead of merit and past performance. Her alleged failures will likely damage the next set of contenders for office, any office, if they base their candidacy on identity politics. Anyone who voted for Corpus solely “to see her become a long overdue first in the county” should reassess and begin electing people based on merit and not identity politics. As, IMO, it always should be.
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