Speakers at City Council meeting rally in support of Chula Vista police chief

As Chula Vista grapples with allegations from its police chief that there’s an attempt to oust her, several people — including many pastors — showed up at the City Council meeting Tuesday evening to show their support for her.

Many praised the leadership of Chief Roxana Kennedy and implored the council to keep her in place.

Garry Sablan, co-chair of the city’s Community Advisory Committee, said he has worked with Kennedy over several years and that he has “come to know her as a leader who gets things done, a leader who values diversity and community input.”

“There is truly a heart behind her badge,” Sablan said.

News of a potential conflict between the chief and the city came to light following a Jan. 29 social media post from a local news organization indicating the chief was on administrative leave and would not return. Kennedy responded that she was on medical leave and planned to return.

Last Friday, an attorney for the chief sent the city a letter asking it to preserve all evidence regarding “allegations of improper discipline, retaliation, discrimination and/or a hostile work environment.”

The letter also alleges “adverse actions against (Kennedy) as subterfuge for the desire of a majority of the City Council to force the Chief into an early retirement and replace her with a Latino.”

On Monday, her attorney, Cory Briggs, Read Entire Article