Marin supervisors and residents expressed support last week for oversight of the sheriff’s office under a new bill that lets counties establish a civilian committee to hear complaints, issue subpoenas, investigate the sheriff and publish findings.
At a forum hosted by the county’s Human Rights Commission, every speaker except for Sheriff Robert Doyle spoke in favor of an oversight board, including the two supervisors in attendance, Damon Connolly and Judy Arnold.
“The case for oversight…