A Black sheriff’s deputy has sued the Marin County Sheriff’s Office for racial discrimination, alleging that he has been repeatedly harassed and passed over for promotions due to his race during 11 years on the force.
In a complaint filed in Marin County Superior Court last week, Deputy Sheriff David Lundie alleged that the all-white command staff subjected him to unfair discipline, biased performance reviews, racial tokenism and micromanagement. After he suggested the department needed…