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1 50. Chief Valentin's lack of leadership at this pivotal moment was a serious blow to CITY's 2 Police Department. 3 4 E. October of 2020. 5 51. In October of 2020, VALDEZ applied to promote to Sergeant. 6 52. The process consisted of a written exam,a practical application interview,a resume interview 7 and an external interview. 8 9 53. Both Deputy Chief Enriguez and Commander Sorenson were on the interview panel. 10 54. VALDEZ was advised that she had"failed"both the practical application interview and the 11 resume portion. 12 55. However,for various reasons,VALDEZ is informed and believes that she performed as well 13 14 as (or better than)those individuals who passed. 15 56. VALDEZ is also informed and believes that she"failed"because both Deputy Chief Enriguez 16 and Commander Sorenson were upset about VALDEZ's activities discussed above. 17 57. Indeed,the only two females that"failed"were VALDEZ and Elizabeth Granados-two of 18 19 the women who were involved in the Women Leaders in Law Enforcement conference incident. 20 F. February of 2021. 21 58. In February of 2021,VALDEZ was interviewed regarding the incident at the Women Leaders 22 in Law Enforcement conference - not by an outside investigator but, rather,by Ms. Ferrer who had been 23 24 directly involved in the incident which she was purportedly"investigating." 25 59. During VALDEZ's brief approximately 15-minutes interview,VALDEZ stated,inter alia, 26 that;(1)all involved felt Chief Valentin could have acted in a significantly more productive and professional 27 28 manner; and(2) Chief Valentin simply telling the women to "go through the proper channels" and"file a complaint" communicated his clear disinterest in this important issue. 9 VALDEZv.CITY OFSANTAANA CmRNo. COMPLAINT