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onday, December 2, 2019 marked a solemn anniversary. It was four short years ago that a major terrorist attacked rocked San Bernardino, California, America and the world. On that fateful day, about 80 employees of the San Bernardino County Department of Public Health were gathered for a training event and Christmas party at the Inland Regional Center when the shooting began. When the shooting ended, 14 citizens had lost their lives including 13 San Bernardino County employees and many other were spiritually, emotionally and physically wounded. Subsequent to the attack terrorist terrorist Syed Rizwan Farook and his wife, Tashfeen Malik, were killed in a shoot out with the police. Farook, an American, was an environmental health specialist with the San Bernardino County Department of Health who surprisingly had attended the early part of the training session/
Christmas party that morning. Farook left the meeting and returned with his wife Tashfeen Malik, a permanent resident and initiated the attack on his coworkers and others. San Bernardino County Board Chairman Curt Hagman requested members of the community pause for a moment of silence at 10:55 a.m. on Monday, December 2. He also directed flags at all County facilities be flown at half-mast that day. In addition, he asked those why fly an American flag at home or at their places of work to do the same in honor of those who were taken on that tragic day four years ago. Anyone experiencing trauma stemming from the events of December 2, 2015 are encouraged to seek assistance. Resources are available through the San Bernardino Country Department of Behavioral Health.
County Appoints New Fire Chief
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ssistant County Fire Chief Dan Munsey leadership skills and commitment to operate is the new Fire Chief for San Bernardino County Fire effectively and professionally, and County’s Fire Protection District (SBCFPD). the ability and desire to work productively with San Bernardino County Chief Executive public safety agencies throughout the county.” Officer Gary McBride recently Munsey began his career as a made the appointment with the paid-call (as needed basis) firefighter concurrence of the San Bernardino in 1995, became a full-time firefighter County Board of Supervisors. in 1998 and was assigned to Lake Munsey replaced Mark Hartwig Arrowhead. Since that time, he has who accepted a position as fire chief worked in every division of County in Santa Barbara County earlier this Fire. He was promoted to captain in year and Deputy Fire Chief Don 2004, battalion chief in 2008, and Trapp has served as interim chief assistant chief in March 2014. since his departure. Most recently Munsey served as Munsey’s appointment came on Assistant Chief, Division 11 and was the heels of a nationwide recruiting responsible for rescue operations, effort that began not long after fire, and emergency medical New Fire Chief Dan Munsey Hartwig ’s departure in February. response in the High Desert region, which is “There were several outstanding candidates,” the largest of the five regions served by San McBride said. “But the Board and I concluded Bernardino County Fire. that Assistant Chief Munsey offered the best When his appointment was announced combination of the traits we were seeking: the Munsey stated, “Being chosen to serve as fire continued on page 17
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Young Black Voters Primed to Wield Political Influence in 2020
Riverside, CA – According to the nonprofit organization Color of Change young people of color will account for 45 percent of voters between the ages of 18 and 23 in 2020. This is in stark contrast to voters aged 56 and older who are about 75 percent White. If the past is prologue young Black voters are projected to show up in strong numbers in 2020 based on their turnout in the 2018 midterm election. In 2018 they accounted for 35 percent of voters between 18 and 23 compared to a turnout rate of 24 percent in the same age group in 2014. Also, 2019 was expected to be the crossover year for Millennials to overtake Boomers in the general population in 2019 as their numbers swell to 73 million and Boomers decline to 72 million and Generation X (ages 36 to 51) is projected to surpass the Boomers in population by 2028.
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