In an odd confluence of events, San Mateo County District Attorney
Steve Wagstaffe confirmed to me this week that he is running for re-election in 2022, while former deputy district attorney
Joe Goethals, who recently completed a year as mayor of San Mateo, confirmed he is being urged to challenge Wagstaffe.
That either might seek the office is not odd, but the particular context of such declarations, as noted by Goethals, is no less than fascinating.Â
Wagstaffe, long one of the stateâs leading proponents of the death penalty, last week opted not to seek a death verdict in the case of