The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors on Thursday initiated the process to remove embattled Sheriff Christina Corpus from office.

The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Thursday to issue a notice of intent to remove embattled Sheriff Christina Corpus, the first step in a process voters authorized through a March ballot measure.

San Mateo County took a big step Thursday to remove its embattled sheriff. In a tense special meeting largely held in a closed session, county supervisors voted 5-0 to send Sheriff Christina Corpus an official notice of intent to remove her from office.