I was this week’s guest on the Hacks and Wonks podcast, where host Crystal Fincher and I talked about the news of this very news-heavy week, including the news that City Councilmember Cathy Moore is stepping down and the latest revelations from the investigation that led to the firing of former police chief Adrian Diaz late last year.
As I reported earlier this week, newly released investigation documents, including interview transcripts, recordings, and handwriting samples, add more evidence to the case that Diaz hired and promoted a woman with whom he was allegedly having an affair, Jamie Tompkins. (Tompkins resigned before the investigation was complete and stopped cooperating with investigators; she’s since sued the city, alleging harassment.)
Tompkins has promoted an alternative version of the rumors about her relationship with Diaz—a conspiracy that involves forgery, planted evidence, coordinated false testimony from all three of Diaz’ security staff, and police officers following Diaz surreptitiously around the county, forcing him to sweep his car and office for “bugs” and switch vehicles frequently to make himself harder to track…