S.F. mayor Lee looking at way to oust Mirkarimi
But no, it's not political. 
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/03/19/BA5M1NLCSJ.DTL
As San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi heads to court today to end to his legal troubles, he's facing another potential challenge. For the past week, Mayor Ed Lee has been in consultation with City Attorney Dennis Herrera on what would be needed to make the case that Mirkarimi should be removed from office.
"Basically it comes down to the question of whether someone convicted of unlawfully imprisoning his wife should be the sheriff of San Francisco," said one source close to the talks, who asked not to be identified because of the sensitivity of issue.
Lee had been prepared to suspend Mirkarimi on the spot if the sheriff had been found guilty of domestic violence for a New Year's Eve incident involving his wife, and thus been barred from carrying a gun.
But last week's plea bargain, in which Mirkarimi admitted to the hazier charge of misdemeanor false imprisonment, threw the mayor for a loop.
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