San Bernardino: City Policies Should Focus on Youth

Source: Census Bureau

We might be an old city, but we are a young in terms of population. Contrary to common belief, the majority of San Bernardino's population is younger than 34 years of age. Approx. 60% of residents to be exact.

It is no wonder that our city is a rough one. We have an unemployment rate of 14.8% as of December 21st. With this many young people fighting for limited resources, it should be expected that some violence should occur.

Policies need to be develop that are targeted to youth. Our current council still perpetrates the myth that we are an old folks city.

Child care is needed for working families. Job training is needed to increase our skill set. Political leadership is necessary to outline a direction of they type of skill set is needed.

The political leaders in San Bernardino need to recognize our diversity and set policy accordingly.