The Santa Ana Police Chief, David Valentin, has been named in a lawsuit alongside the City Manager and City Attorney. Despite the ongoing legal battles, the police chief has secured a win in his corner, indicating a positive development in the legal proceedings.
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Media Coverage · April 18, 2026
Make no mistake, the roiling snake pit at the Santa Ana Police Department continues to slither and squirm — the police union is still suing the city and top officials (in two separate suits), officials are still fighting back, CrookedChief.com still pillories the powerful — but the top cop now has a win in his corner. Police Chief David Valentin was named alongside City Manager Kristine Ridge and City Attorney Sonia
newspaper Read articleMake no mistake, the roiling snake pit at the Santa Ana Police Department continues to slither and squirm — the police union is still suing the city and top officials (in two separate suits), officials are still fighting back, CrookedChief.com still pillories the powerful — but the top cop now has a win in his corner. Police Chief David Valentin was named alongside City Manager Kristine Ridge and City Attorney Sonia Carvalho in those suits — one brought by the Santa Ana Police Officers Associati
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Make no mistake, the roiling snake pit at the Santa Ana Police Department continues to slither and squirm — the police union is still suing the city and top officials (in two separate suits), officials are still fighting back, CrookedChief.com still pillories the powerful — but the top cop now has a win in his corner. Police Chief David Valentin was named alongside City Manager Kristine Ridge and City Attorney Sonia Carvalho in those suits — one brought by the Santa Ana Police Officers Association and its embattled president, Gerry Serrano (charging officials with a breathtaking list of misdeeds), and the other brought by the union alone, alleging that the city improperly released confidential information about officers on paid leave. Valentin was accused of spying on the union head
Make no mistake, the roiling snake pit at the Santa Ana Police Department continues to slither and squirm — the police union is still suing the city and top officials …
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