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I D. However, CITY's Police Chief Improperly Begins to View RAMIREZ as 2 "Disloyal" for, Inter Alra, Attending the Retirement Party of a then-Deputy 3 4 Chief whom the Police Chief Perceived as an Enemy or Rival. 5 27. Shortly after this time, RAMIREZ received an invitation to Schnabl's retirement event. 6 28. Commander Jose Gonzalez immediately spoke to RAMIREZ about the invitation and told 7 her that, if she was to attend, "the Chief would not be happy." 8 9 29. Concerned,RAMIREZ spoke with Valentin about what Gonzalez had told her.RAMIREZ 10 wondered: Was this yet another test of RAMIREZ's "loyalty"? Was she being"jumped in", so to speak? 11 30. During this conversation,Valentin appeared to be okaywith RAMIREZ attending Schnabl's 12 retirement event. 13 14 31. However,Gonzalez later told RAMIREZ that Valentin had been aware of every person who 15 had attended the retirement event and that it had been"a bad idea"for her to go. 16 E. RAMIREZ is then Threatened for Meeting with Another of the Police Chief's 17 Perceived Rivals/Enemies, the CITY's Police Officers Association President 18 19 Gerry Serrano. 20 32. In or about January of 2020, RAMIREZ had a meeting with Police Officer Association 21 ("POA")President Gerry Serrano.RAMIREZ wanted to assure that she had a good working relationship 22 with the POA and its leadership since RAMIREZ's subordinate evidence employees were POA members. 23 24 33. As RAMIREZ had come to understand that there were issues between Valentin and Serrano 25 and that Valentin also considered Serrano a"rival",RAMIREZ told Valentin about her upcoming meeting 26 with Serrano prior to it occurring. 27 28 34. This meeting(and subsequent meetings)were strictly business and resulted from RAMIREZ doing her job as a manager. G RAMIRFzv.CITYoFSANTAANA CMENo. COMPIA INi'