FixinSMC
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Fixin’ San Mateo County is a local grassroots volunteer-run nonprofit 501(c)4 working to enact effective, independent civilian oversight of the San Mateo County (California) Sheriff’s Office. Find out more at https://FixinSMC.org. #sheriffoversight
Please join us - all are welcome for food, fun, and festivities!
Explore this jewel of a new landmark in the heart of Redwood City, the Domini Hoskins Black Museum & Learning Center, with a huge collection of African/Black history in the U.S.. hoskinsblackhistorymuseum.org
Register fixinsmc.org/dec5
Explore this jewel of a new landmark in the heart of Redwood City, the Domini Hoskins Black Museum & Learning Center, with a huge collection of African/Black history in the U.S.. hoskinsblackhistorymuseum.org
Register fixinsmc.org/dec5
November 15, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Please join us - all are welcome for food, fun, and festivities!
Explore this jewel of a new landmark in the heart of Redwood City, the Domini Hoskins Black Museum & Learning Center, with a huge collection of African/Black history in the U.S.. hoskinsblackhistorymuseum.org
Register fixinsmc.org/dec5
Explore this jewel of a new landmark in the heart of Redwood City, the Domini Hoskins Black Museum & Learning Center, with a huge collection of African/Black history in the U.S.. hoskinsblackhistorymuseum.org
Register fixinsmc.org/dec5
San Mateo County Board of Supervisors appoints Ken Binder as new Sheriff; he will serve until January 2029, after the next sheriff election. #kenbinder #sanmateocountysheriff www.mercurynews.com/2025/11/12/s...
Ken Binder named new San Mateo County sheriff
Kenneth Binder will serve by appointment until January 2029
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November 13, 2025 at 3:48 AM
San Mateo County Board of Supervisors appoints Ken Binder as new Sheriff; he will serve until January 2029, after the next sheriff election. #kenbinder #sanmateocountysheriff www.mercurynews.com/2025/11/12/s...
Join us Tuesday, November 11 at 7:00 on Zoom to hear from Lisa Broderick, Executive Director of Police2Peace.org, about changing the culture of policing. Register at FixinSMC.org/nov11
November 10, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Join us Tuesday, November 11 at 7:00 on Zoom to hear from Lisa Broderick, Executive Director of Police2Peace.org, about changing the culture of policing. Register at FixinSMC.org/nov11
Yesterday San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus testified, “I support having an inspector general over the Sheriff’s Office.”
Fixin' statement fixinsmc.org/in-the-news/...
The Board of Supervisors should create an IG - to save taxpayer $ by preventing problems and reducing lawsuits.
Fixin' statement fixinsmc.org/in-the-news/...
The Board of Supervisors should create an IG - to save taxpayer $ by preventing problems and reducing lawsuits.
August 30, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Yesterday San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus testified, “I support having an inspector general over the Sheriff’s Office.”
Fixin' statement fixinsmc.org/in-the-news/...
The Board of Supervisors should create an IG - to save taxpayer $ by preventing problems and reducing lawsuits.
Fixin' statement fixinsmc.org/in-the-news/...
The Board of Supervisors should create an IG - to save taxpayer $ by preventing problems and reducing lawsuits.
Sept 9 at 7:00 on Zoom - Join Fixin' SMC, California Coalition for Sheriff Oversight (CCSO), and Committee for Law Enforcement Accountability Now (CLEAN) to hear from the Executive Director of the National Association for Civilian Oversight of Law Enforcement (NACOLE). Register at FixinSMC.org/sept9
August 30, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Sept 9 at 7:00 on Zoom - Join Fixin' SMC, California Coalition for Sheriff Oversight (CCSO), and Committee for Law Enforcement Accountability Now (CLEAN) to hear from the Executive Director of the National Association for Civilian Oversight of Law Enforcement (NACOLE). Register at FixinSMC.org/sept9
Coalition for a Safer SMC and @fixinsmc in the fight for independent oversight committee with an IG with subpoena power came together today for a thoughtful and intentional planning session in San Carlos. “Sometimes you need a Martin Luther King Jr, and sometimes you need a Malcolm X…” -RJ Jennings
August 17, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Coalition for a Safer SMC and @fixinsmc in the fight for independent oversight committee with an IG with subpoena power came together today for a thoughtful and intentional planning session in San Carlos. “Sometimes you need a Martin Luther King Jr, and sometimes you need a Malcolm X…” -RJ Jennings
Check out Board Chair Jim Lawrence's OeEd today.
www.smdailyjournal.com/opinion/gues...
We ask the Board to:
• Strengthen.ICAC
• Appoint a permanent Inspector General
• Lay out a transparent timeline for reform
Everyone benefits when law enforcement is trusted, transparent and accountable.
www.smdailyjournal.com/opinion/gues...
We ask the Board to:
• Strengthen.ICAC
• Appoint a permanent Inspector General
• Lay out a transparent timeline for reform
Everyone benefits when law enforcement is trusted, transparent and accountable.
Accusations against Sheriff Corpus exposes a systemic failure — it’s time for oversight
When a grand jury accuses your county sheriff, something is deeply broken.
www.smdailyjournal.com
July 11, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Check out Board Chair Jim Lawrence's OeEd today.
www.smdailyjournal.com/opinion/gues...
We ask the Board to:
• Strengthen.ICAC
• Appoint a permanent Inspector General
• Lay out a transparent timeline for reform
Everyone benefits when law enforcement is trusted, transparent and accountable.
www.smdailyjournal.com/opinion/gues...
We ask the Board to:
• Strengthen.ICAC
• Appoint a permanent Inspector General
• Lay out a transparent timeline for reform
Everyone benefits when law enforcement is trusted, transparent and accountable.
Tasers & Excited Delirium: John Oliver. TASERS are not effective or safe: over 1,000 people killed by 2019. Misrepresentations by Axon, telling police agencies how to spin Taser deaths, pressuring coroners to change their findings. Sheriff oversight can look at TASER use. youtu.be/7Yd9nLQx3qQ
Tasers & Excited Delirium: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
YouTube video by LastWeekTonight
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April 1, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Tasers & Excited Delirium: John Oliver. TASERS are not effective or safe: over 1,000 people killed by 2019. Misrepresentations by Axon, telling police agencies how to spin Taser deaths, pressuring coroners to change their findings. Sheriff oversight can look at TASER use. youtu.be/7Yd9nLQx3qQ
Join Fixin’ in Burlingame April 19 at 3:00 for our Spring Party!
We will be honoring visionary and community leader Kalimah Salahuddin.
We’ll have food and drinks and good company and you can learn about Fixin.
Pre-registration required by April 15 at fixinsmc.org/spring2025
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We will be honoring visionary and community leader Kalimah Salahuddin.
We’ll have food and drinks and good company and you can learn about Fixin.
Pre-registration required by April 15 at fixinsmc.org/spring2025
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March 30, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Join Fixin’ in Burlingame April 19 at 3:00 for our Spring Party!
We will be honoring visionary and community leader Kalimah Salahuddin.
We’ll have food and drinks and good company and you can learn about Fixin.
Pre-registration required by April 15 at fixinsmc.org/spring2025
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We will be honoring visionary and community leader Kalimah Salahuddin.
We’ll have food and drinks and good company and you can learn about Fixin.
Pre-registration required by April 15 at fixinsmc.org/spring2025
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March 4 at 7:00 - "Immigration Here and Nationwide: Stories, Resources, and Action." Zoom with Spanish interpretation. RSVP at fixinsmc.org/mar4
Speakers: Nora Meléndez, Fixin’ Board member; Lorena Melgarejo (Exec Director of Faith in Action Bay Area); Miosotti Tenecora (Fixin’ Vice-Chair)
Speakers: Nora Meléndez, Fixin’ Board member; Lorena Melgarejo (Exec Director of Faith in Action Bay Area); Miosotti Tenecora (Fixin’ Vice-Chair)
February 25, 2025 at 7:25 PM
March 4 at 7:00 - "Immigration Here and Nationwide: Stories, Resources, and Action." Zoom with Spanish interpretation. RSVP at fixinsmc.org/mar4
Speakers: Nora Meléndez, Fixin’ Board member; Lorena Melgarejo (Exec Director of Faith in Action Bay Area); Miosotti Tenecora (Fixin’ Vice-Chair)
Speakers: Nora Meléndez, Fixin’ Board member; Lorena Melgarejo (Exec Director of Faith in Action Bay Area); Miosotti Tenecora (Fixin’ Vice-Chair)
Time to vote on Measure A! Special election March 4.
Not sure how to vote? Feb 18 at 7:00 on Zoom hear the pros and cons, and get your questions answered. Co-sponsors: Puente, Coastside Hope, and SF Peninsula People Power. Register fixinsmc.org/MeasureA.
#sheriff #measureA #sanmateocounty #vote.
Not sure how to vote? Feb 18 at 7:00 on Zoom hear the pros and cons, and get your questions answered. Co-sponsors: Puente, Coastside Hope, and SF Peninsula People Power. Register fixinsmc.org/MeasureA.
#sheriff #measureA #sanmateocounty #vote.
February 14, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Time to vote on Measure A! Special election March 4.
Not sure how to vote? Feb 18 at 7:00 on Zoom hear the pros and cons, and get your questions answered. Co-sponsors: Puente, Coastside Hope, and SF Peninsula People Power. Register fixinsmc.org/MeasureA.
#sheriff #measureA #sanmateocounty #vote.
Not sure how to vote? Feb 18 at 7:00 on Zoom hear the pros and cons, and get your questions answered. Co-sponsors: Puente, Coastside Hope, and SF Peninsula People Power. Register fixinsmc.org/MeasureA.
#sheriff #measureA #sanmateocounty #vote.
Tonight's the night! Hear about The Unchecked Power of Sheriffs, 7:00 pm on Zoom. Sign up at fixinsmc.org/feb4 #sheriff #sheriffoversight #jessicapishko #transparency #accountability
February 4, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Tonight's the night! Hear about The Unchecked Power of Sheriffs, 7:00 pm on Zoom. Sign up at fixinsmc.org/feb4 #sheriff #sheriffoversight #jessicapishko #transparency #accountability
Nora is on the Fixin' Board. Her partner Sergio was turned over to ICE by the previous Sheriff, tearing him away from Nora and their 3 young children. With community support Sergio was freed from ICE detention after 8 months. This is part of why we started #FixinSMC
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Nora is on the Fixin’ Board #fixinsanmateocounty and that Sergio was turned over to ICE by the sheriff. #immigration Oversight provides public accountability. #svdebug #participatorydefense
TikTok video by Fixin San Mateo County
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January 25, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Nora is on the Fixin' Board. Her partner Sergio was turned over to ICE by the previous Sheriff, tearing him away from Nora and their 3 young children. With community support Sergio was freed from ICE detention after 8 months. This is part of why we started #FixinSMC
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Join us January 20 at 11:00 am at 400 County Center in Redwood City for a reading of Letter from Birmingham Jail. Thank you to the Peninsula Solidarity Cohort for organizing the event, and for inviting Fixin' to be a reader, and thank you Jim Lawrence for being our Fixin' reader! #MLK #civilrights
January 19, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Join us January 20 at 11:00 am at 400 County Center in Redwood City for a reading of Letter from Birmingham Jail. Thank you to the Peninsula Solidarity Cohort for organizing the event, and for inviting Fixin' to be a reader, and thank you Jim Lawrence for being our Fixin' reader! #MLK #civilrights
Join Fixin’ and the California Coalition for Sheriff Oversight Feb 4 at 7:00 on Zoom to hear from Jessica Pishko on the unchecked power of sheriffs. Register at FixinSMC.org/feb7
January 17, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Join Fixin’ and the California Coalition for Sheriff Oversight Feb 4 at 7:00 on Zoom to hear from Jessica Pishko on the unchecked power of sheriffs. Register at FixinSMC.org/feb7
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If anyone local is interested, Fixin' San Mateo County has been pushing for years a *permanent* Inspector General in the county -- exactly the sort of position where someone could create and issue reports like this as a matter of course
fixinsmc.org
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Fixin' San Mateo County – Fixin' San Mateo County (FxSMC) is a local grassroots organization working to enact meaningful civilian oversight of the county Sheriff's Office.
fixinsmc.org
December 16, 2024 at 12:10 AM
If anyone local is interested, Fixin' San Mateo County has been pushing for years a *permanent* Inspector General in the county -- exactly the sort of position where someone could create and issue reports like this as a matter of course
fixinsmc.org
fixinsmc.org
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FULL STORY: Mayor Johnson reverses deep cuts to the number of employees charged with implementing the federal court order requiring Chicago Police to stop routinely violating residents’ constitutional rights, bowing to intense pressure. @wttw.bsky.social
Under Fire, Mayor Brandon Johnson Reverses Deep Cuts to Police Reform Push and Restores 162 Now-Vacant Positions
Mayor Brandon Johnson said he will ask the Chicago City Council to restore 162 now-vacant positions to the Chicago Police Department charged with implementing the court order known as the consent decr...
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November 25, 2024 at 8:14 PM
FULL STORY: Mayor Johnson reverses deep cuts to the number of employees charged with implementing the federal court order requiring Chicago Police to stop routinely violating residents’ constitutional rights, bowing to intense pressure. @wttw.bsky.social
Sign up at fixinsmc.org/spring2024 for our 2024 Spring Party. We will enjoy friendship, appetizers, and drinks together at the beautiful new SSF Parks and Rec/Library building at 901 Civic Campus Way in South San Francisco
February 28, 2024 at 2:44 AM
Sign up at fixinsmc.org/spring2024 for our 2024 Spring Party. We will enjoy friendship, appetizers, and drinks together at the beautiful new SSF Parks and Rec/Library building at 901 Civic Campus Way in South San Francisco
FxSMC extends our sympathy to the family of former Supervisor Don Horsley, who spent his life in service to the people of San Mateo County. His passing is a loss to our whole community. We will remember him for his dedication and leadership. www.rwcpulse.com/location/san...
November 25, 2023 at 4:45 AM
FxSMC extends our sympathy to the family of former Supervisor Don Horsley, who spent his life in service to the people of San Mateo County. His passing is a loss to our whole community. We will remember him for his dedication and leadership. www.rwcpulse.com/location/san...
Why we need strong and independent civilian oversight of the Sheriff's Office. #sheriffoversight #sanmateocounty #goodgovernment #transparency #accountability www.smdailyjournal.com/opinion/gues...
May oversight of the force be with you
Bob Jonsen is known for many things — among them appearing as an actor in the movie “The Return of the Jedi” playing a stormtrooper who smashes into a redwood
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November 19, 2023 at 5:46 AM
Why we need strong and independent civilian oversight of the Sheriff's Office. #sheriffoversight #sanmateocounty #goodgovernment #transparency #accountability www.smdailyjournal.com/opinion/gues...
Fixin’ San Mateo County is a local grassroots volunteer-run nonprofit 501(c)4 working to enact effective, independent civilian oversight of the San Mateo County (California) Sheriff’s Office. Find out more at fixinsmc.org.
November 19, 2023 at 12:07 AM
Fixin’ San Mateo County is a local grassroots volunteer-run nonprofit 501(c)4 working to enact effective, independent civilian oversight of the San Mateo County (California) Sheriff’s Office. Find out more at fixinsmc.org.
📣Fixin' San Mateo County bids farewell to Twitter in light of recent antisemitic comments by Elon Musk. We have no room for antisemitism or hate. Our mission to build a more united community is unwavering. We want social media where respect and understanding prevail. #GoodbyeTwitter #HelloBlueSky
November 19, 2023 at 12:07 AM
📣Fixin' San Mateo County bids farewell to Twitter in light of recent antisemitic comments by Elon Musk. We have no room for antisemitism or hate. Our mission to build a more united community is unwavering. We want social media where respect and understanding prevail. #GoodbyeTwitter #HelloBlueSky