Woman reports being called the N-word at council meeting; criticizes officials' response, saying she was scared.

On October 18th, San Bernardino County, California was rocked by an incident of extreme racism while city officials were present. Amy Malone, a resident, was participating in the council meeting via Zoom when two people subjected her to racist comments including being told to "go back to Africa" and being called the n-word.

Malone spoke out about the incident, saying, "It took me aback; I was angry, I was scared. I didn’t know if I was being verbally assaulted, and if this would be followed by a physical assault." The meeting was to discuss the hiring of the city’s new manager, Charles Montoya, despite allegations of misconduct.

Mayor Pro Tem Fred Shorett quickly jumped in and said they were looking into what happened. He urged Malone to wait while they resolved the issue and then gave her an apology. Despite this, the meeting continued with the offending participants still present. Malone spoke out about this, saying, "He told me to wait, and then I had to ask him for an apology. Once he said what he had to say, everything moved on as if nothing had happened."

Two days later, the city issued a formal apology to Malone and the other residents who were present at the time of the exchange. City spokesperson Jeff Kraus revealed that the IP addresses of the people logged into the meeting were identified and turned over to law enforcement for further investigation.

Despite being shocked by the incident, Malone wants it to become a rallying call for unity rather than division amongst San Bernardino residents. She said, "I don’t want that to be the issue; I want this to be something that we all come together against."

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