San Mateo County spent more than $14,000 on Vegas trip

The San Francisco Chronicle reports:

San Mateo County spent more than $14,000 for employees to participate in a law enforcement relay race that ended in Las Vegas with the county's sheriff and his top deputy being swept up in a prostitution sting.

The county controller's office said today that nearly half of the money -- $6,276 -- was spent on salaries for Sheriffs' Department employees who were preparing and planning for the footrace. Taxpayers also paid $5,971 to cover the costs for 11 county vehicles used to support the 54 county employees from the sheriff's, probation and district attorney's offices who participated in the 120-mile relay race.

Democracy doesn't mean accountability.