Coronado Roundtable to Hear Sheriff Bill Gore
The Coronado Roundtable will feature a talk by San Diego County Sheriff Bill Gore on Friday
September 28th. The topic upon which the Sheriff will speak is entitled “Update on Criminal
Activity in San Diego County”. The Coronado Roundtable presents prominent speakers on a
variety of topics at their monthly meetings on the fourth Friday of each month at 10 am in Winn
Room at the Coronado Library. The meetings are open to the public. Come to the meeting at
9:45 AM and enjoy a cup of coffee.
William D. Gore was appointed as the 29th Sheriff of San Diego County on July 3, 2009,
and elected a year later in June 2010. Sheriff Gore oversees one of the largest Sheriff’s
Departments in the nation: with 4,000 employees, an annual budget of over $600 million, and
a service area of over 4,200 square miles extending to a 60 mile international border. Along
with patrol and investigative operations, his department provides air support, search and
rescue service, and forensic support for the San Diego region. His department operates seven
detention facilities countywide.
Sheriff Gore is well known for his regional approach to law enforcement and for his energetic
deployment of technology to the front lines of enforcement. He spearheaded the creation of
the Regional Terrorism Threat Assessment Center (RTTAC) and a Rapid Response DNA
Team that uses forensic DNA to solve property crimes. He created a Border Crimes Initiative,
including Operation Stonegarden, recognized nationally for its effectiveness in addressing
border crime. A champion of Intelligence-Led Policing, he has increased the department’s
reliance on the work of its Crime Analysis Team to strengthen the Department’s crime
prevention efforts and assist in the swift apprehension of criminals when prevention fails.
Sheriff Gore’s law enforcement career spans over 40 years. He spent 32 years in the FBI,
where he rose to the level of Assistant Director. He served as Special Agent in Charge (SAC)
of the Seattle and San Diego Field Divisions, where he implemented the FBI Cyber Crime
Squad and Joint Terrorism Task Force. He played a significant role in establishing the San
Diego Regional Computer Forensics Laboratory, the first of its kind in the United States. After
retiring from the FBI, Sheriff Gore served as Special Advisor and Chief Investigator to the San
Diego County District Attorney. In 2004, he was appointed by Sheriff Bill Kolender to serve as
Assistant Sheriff over the Law Enforcement Services Bureau and then as Undersheriff, where
he was responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Department.
Sheriff Gore, a San Diego native, holds a Master’s degree in Public Administration from Seattle
University and a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of San Diego.
Sheriff Gore’s family is rich in law enforcement experience. His father and older brother were
a part of the San Diego Police Department and his middle brother was a San Diego County
Deputy Sheriff. His wife was one of the first female FBI agents in the United States.
