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r <br /> Subject: FW: Formal Complaint Regarding Councilmember Johnathan Hernandez-Hostile Work Environment and Personal <br /> Attacks <br /> Date: Thursday,July 17,2025 11:45:57 AM <br /> Sent: Tuesday,July 15, 2025 4:29 PM <br /> To: Amezcua, Valerie <VAmezcua@santa-ana.org>; Lopez,Jessie <JessieLopez@santa-ana.org>; <br /> Vazquez, Benjamin <bvazquez@santa-ana.org>; Phan, Thai <TPhan@santa-ana.org>; Bacerra, Phil <br /> <pbacerra@santa-ana.org>; Penaloza, David <DPenaloza@santa-ana.org>; Hernandez,Johnathan <br /> <JRyanHernandez@santa-ana.org> <br /> Cc: Nunez, Alvaro<ANunez@santa-ana.org>; Carvalho, Sonia R. <SCarvalho@santa-ana.org> <br /> Subject: Formal Complaint Regarding Councilmember Johnathan Hernandez-Hostile Work <br /> Environment and Personal Attacks <br /> To: Mayor Valerie Amezcua and Honorable Members of the Santa Ana City Council <br /> From: <br /> Subject: Formal Complaint and Request for Investigation into Councilmember Johnathan <br /> Hernandez's Conduct <br /> Date: July 7, 2025 <br /> Dear Mayor Amezcua and Honorable Members of the Santa Ana City Council, <br /> I am submitting this formal complaint to request an immediate and thorough investigation into the <br /> conduct of Councilmember Johnathan Hernandez. His repeated and escalating actions over the past <br /> several months have created a hostile work environment, placed the safety of my= and me in <br /> jeopardy, and violated multiple protections afforded to me under the Santa Ana City Charter, the <br /> California Peace Officers' Bill of Rights, and the U.S. Constitution. <br /> Background and Defamatory Conduct <br /> On February 4, 2025, during a livestreamed and publicly recorded City Council meeting, <br /> Councilmember Hernandez referred to me as a "murderer' in connection with an officer-involved <br />