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1 46. However,RAMIREZ was steadfast in her conviction that a professional organization should <br /> 2 <br /> not work this way and that the Santa Ana citizens expected its CITY employees to protect them from gang <br /> 3 <br /> 4 activity-not to act like one. <br /> 5 47. At one point Gonzalez and Rodriguez took RAMIREZ to dinner and again told RAMIREZ <br /> 6 that she needed to"pick a camp." <br /> 7 <br /> 8 48. RAMIREZ understood that they liked her and that they were trying to influence her to join <br /> 9 Valentin's"camp." <br /> 10 49. RAMIREZ also understood that,if they had relayed her first refusal to Valentin,RAMIREZ <br /> 11 would have already been"cast out." <br /> 12 <br /> 13 50. RAMIREZ again told them that they were not in high school and she would not pick a <br /> 14 <br /> "camp". <br /> 15 51. RAMIREZ made it very clear to them that,while she would support Valentin,she was not <br /> 16 <br /> going to play this game of choosing sides. <br /> 17 <br /> 18 52. RAMIREZ told them that she would not agree to completely disassociate herself from people <br /> 19 who were not in Valentin's "camp" and that she could not-and would not-work that way. <br /> 20 53. At this time, RAMIREZ hoped that, as long as she continued to do her job well and.work <br /> 21 within the boundaries taking a very neutral position, she would be allowed to simply do her work. <br /> 22 <br /> 23 54. However, Valentin would not allow for that to happen. <br /> 24 G. CITY's Police Chief Retaliated Against RAMIREZ for her Refusal to Pack a <br /> 25 "Camp." <br /> 26 55. It soon became clear that RAMIREZ's refusal to pick a "camp" had been delivered to <br /> 27 <br /> Valentin. <br /> 28 <br /> 56. The way that Valentin communicated with RAMIREZ significantly changed. <br /> s <br /> RAMIREZV.CrYOFSANfAANA CAmNo <br /> COWIAAINT <br />