Five Congressional and state leaders from San Mateo County on Monday called upon embattled Sheriff Christina Corpus to resign, saying her continued tenure impacts public safety.

San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus has vehemently denied accusations leveled in a scathing independent investigator’s report alleging the county’s first Latina sheriff had an inappropriate relationship with her chief of staff, retaliated against officers and employees and used racist and homophobic slurs in the workplace.

There was a heated Board of Supervisors meeting in San Mateo County as the board unanimously voted to ask Sheriff Christina Corpus to step down.

San Mateo County Assistant Sheriff Matthew Fox has resigned, the San Mateo County Deputy Sheriff’s Association said on Friday. Fox’s abrupt resignation comes amidst an ongoing controversy surrounding San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus.

The departures come three days after a scathing report was released that contains seven "sustained findings" against Sheriff Christina Corpus.

A new shakeup in the San Mateo County Sheriff's Department just days after a report accused the current sheriff of abuse of power and called on her to resign.

An explosive report about San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus--alleging a culture of intimidation and retaliation as well as an inappropriate intimate relationship with her chief of staff--has plunged the law enforcement agency into disarray.