Alleged homophobe Sandra Spagnoli is out as Beverly Hills Police Chief

losangelesblade.com:

It took four years and millions of dollars but finally the City of Beverly Hills is parting ways with Police Chief Sandra Spagnoli.

The alleged homophobe is officially retiring on May 15, but the Los Angeles Times reports that she’s taking vacation time between now and then.

Spagnoli’s arrival on March 4, 2016 from her previous post as police chief in the City of San Leandro was greeted with much fanfare, including a gushy feature in Vogue, as the first female police chief for Beverly Hills and a welcome self-described “change agent” after BHPD Chief Dominick Rivetti.

But the brassy glow began to tarnish two years later as the 35-year law enforcement veteran – who held a master’s degree in Public Administration and a BA in Human Services