https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/08/16/san-jose-mayor-calls-for-santa-clara-county-sheriffs-resignation-over-jail-management/ > SAN JOSE — The mayor of the Bay Area’s biggest city is calling for the resignation of Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith over her management of the South Bay’s jails, adding to a chorus of criticism energized by county leaders’ pursuit of outside investigations into inmate abuse and neglect. > San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo says revelations last week about multimillion-dollar payouts to settle major-injury litigation from mentally ill men in jail custody, sluggish reforms, his own knowledge of troubling jail practices, and ongoing bribery and corruption scandals besetting Smith have led him to demand the six-term sheriff leave office.