Editor,
I was disappointed to read Rudy Espinoza’s column titled “Candidates turn nasty in politics.” The accusations against Sheriff Bolanos are baseless at best and egregious at worst. It is abundantly clear the author lacks an understanding of the topics he writes about. For example, he states Sheriff Bolanos “has left our public safety professionals with no contract for the past 18 months.” The sheriff has no authority over union negotiations.
Sheriff Bolanos effectively led the Sheriff’s Office through an extremely challenging time. He has consistently created programs/policies that have evolved with the times while always making public safety his number one priority. He’s increased transparency, expanded programs for our underserved youth, and has proactively addressed the mental health crisis as evidenced by the Sheriff’s ECIT program being the only such program in the state. These are not allegations or half-truths; they are simply facts that Christina Corpus refuses to acknowledge for obvious reasons.
Sheriff Bolanos is running a clean campaign focusing on his leadership, experience, accomplishments and his vision for the future. It’s his opponent who has resorted to the dirty politics of running negative ads and sending out a mail piece full of misleading information, lies and half-truths. It should also be noted that Christina Corpus’ mailer features a photo of her in full uniform (Sheriff badge front and center). This violates campaign rules as candidates are prohibited from using the power of their uniform to sway voters. This is an abuse of power.
Laura Wuest
San Mateo
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Bolanos and his supporters keep saying that "The sheriff has no authority over union negotiations." I call BS. The Sheriff has influence and can use it. He seems to not understand the basic tenets of the job--to support the Deputies and staff so that they can provide services to the community. He could have met with the Board of Supervisors, HR, the city managers, the unions. He could have raised the issue of the loss of 100 deputies, rather than waiting until election time to make words about it (though he might have been reluctant to do so because so many deputies say they are leaving because of a hostile work environment). He could be a voice for the Deputies if he chose to.
Thanks for your letter, Ms. Wuest. As long as something supports his point of view, a lack of understanding of a topic usually doesn’t stop Mr. Murray from repeating lies or misinformation. Fortunately, as you’ve shown, people are wise to the lies and misinformation. And right now, lies and misinformation from the Corpus camp are being repeated in almost every letter to the editor from a Corpus supporter.
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