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The Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office must comply with subpoenas issued by the county’s civilian oversight board as part of a whistleblower investigation into alleged misconduct, a state appeals court ruled Thursday.
The First Appellate Court of California tossed out the sheriff’s office’s legal justification for refusing to turn over personnel records requested by the Independent Office of Law Enforcement Review and Outreach, or IOLERO, in 2024.
The ruling could have sweeping consequences in California, where multiple counties are seeking greater transparency and accountability of elected sheriffs and their staff…