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Baldwin Park Go to BaldwinParkPress.com for Baldwin Park Specific News MONDAY, NOVEMBER 25 - DECEMBER 1, 2019 VOLUME 7, NO. 47

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GOVERNOR NEWSOM NOMINATES FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMAN JUDGE TO SERVE ON FIRST DISTRICT COURT

overnor Gavin Newsom announced his historic nomination of Judge Teri L. Jackson as associate justice of the First District Court of Appeal, Division Three. If confirmed, Judge Jackson will be the first African-American woman justice in the court's history. “I am committed to building a state government that better reflects the great diversity of California and am proud to make this historic nomination,” said Governor Newsom. “Judge Jackson has served with distinction and I am confident that she will be an excellent Justice on the First District Court of Appeal.” Judge Jackson was also the first African-American woman ever appointed to the San Francisco County Superior Court when she was appointed by Governor Gray Davis in 2002. “I wish to thank Governor Newsom for the nomination to the First District Court of Appeal. Further, I am honored and privileged to continue to serve this great state as an Appellate Justice," said Judge Jackson. Judge Jackson, 63, of San Mateo, has served as a judge at the San

Francisco County Superior Court since 2002. She has served as an adjunct law professor at the University of California, Hastings College of the Law since 2006 and at the University of San Francisco School of Law since 2004. Judge Jackson was of counsel at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP from 1997 to 2002 and served as an assistant district attorney in the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office from 1984 to 1997. She served as a deputy district attorney in the San Mateo County District Attorney’s Office from 1981 to 1984. She earned a Juris Doctor degree from the Georgetown University Law Center. Judge Jackson fills the vacancy created by the retirement of Justice Martin J. Jenkins. This position requires the completion of a review by the State Bar's Commission on Judicial Nominees Evaluation and confirmation by the Commission on Judicial Appointments. The Commission consists of Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye, Attorney General Xavier Becerra and Senior Presiding Justice J. Anthony Kline. The compensation is $244,700. Judge Jackson is a Democrat.

Judge Teri L. Jackson. - Courtesy photo

City of Riverside Embraces Orange County Fire Authority Nov. 30 As Small Business Saturday® Operator Charged With Felony Animal Cruelty Annual next-day follow-up to “Black Friday” urges support of local small businesses

The City of Riverside is encouraging residents to remember their local small businesses all through the holiday shopping season, but especially on Small Business Saturday®, which is celebrated each year the weekend after Thanksgiving. “Small business is the backbone of the U.S. economy, and that certainly is true here in Riverside,”

Mayor Rusty Bailey said. “From downtown to La Sierra, our small businesses have the perfect gift for that special someone during the holidays.” Created in 2010, Small Business Saturday serves as the ceremonial kickoff to the holiday shopping season for

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An Orange County Fire Authority heavy fire equipment operator has been charged with felony animal cruelty for shooting his dog to death and disposing of the animal’s body in a dumpster in his fire station in Irvine. Ryan John Monteleone, 44, of Menifee, was arrested by Irvine police on October 17, 2019 in the City of Irvine. Monteleone is a sworn member of the Orange County Fire Authority which

provides fire service to the City of Irvine. On August 9, 2019 a Waste Management trash truck driver discovered the body of the dead dog inside a dumpster at an OCFA fire station on Fossil Road in Irvine. A subsequent investigation revealed the dog had been shot in the head.

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Dan Munsey Appointed San Bernardino County Fire Chief Assistant County Fire Chief Dan Munsey will serve as the new Fire Chief for the San Bernardino County Fire Protection District effective immediately following his appointment by County Chief Executive Officer Gary McBride, with concurrence from the Board of Supervisors. Munsey, who has served with County Fire since 1995, succeeds Mark Hartwig, who left the department in February to accept a job as fire chief for Santa Barbara

County. Deputy Fire Chief Don Trapp has served as interim chief since Hartwig’s departure. Munsey’s appointment concluded a nationwide recruiting effort that began shortly after Hartwig’s departure and yielded a broad field of applicants. “There were several outstanding candidates,” McBride said. “But the Board and I concluded that

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