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[john]

http://www.myfolsom....w-police-chief/

[cw68]

Yawn. So what that the new chief is a woman? Methinks she probably has other qualifications that should be noted. The fact that she's a woman is just a sidebar.

[Rickykicks]

Congratz to our new chief! I wish her the best of luck trying to catch me!

[john]

Lol, rickykicks!

Cw you are absolutely right. I guess I got sucked in to the hype! Fwiw, it's a side note on our front page. :-)

[momof1]

Yawn. So what that the new chief is a woman? Methinks she probably has other qualifications that should be noted. The fact that she's a woman is just a sidebar.

It's a first for our city. Women still are working on breaking the glass ceiling in lots of places. Someday we will have our first female president, I hope it isn't Hillary or Sarah Palin. Yes, her qualifications are more important than just the fact she is a female, but that is no reason not to celebrate the fact she is the first female Chief of Police for our city.
From what I read, sounds like she has the experience to be qualified for the job, so now that we know she is qualified, no reason not to celebrate her accomplishment.

[cw68]

It's a first for our city. Women still are working on breaking the glass ceiling in lots of places. Someday we will have our first female president, I hope it isn't Hillary. Yes, her qualifications are more important than just the fact she is a female, but that is no reason not to celebrate the fact she is the first female Chief of Police for our city.
From what I read, sounds like she has the experience to be qualified for the job, so now that we know she is qualified, no reason not to celebrate her accomplishment.

Her experience should be the important thing here because she should be judged just like a man. Notable that she's the first female, but that shouldn't be the sole focus, nor should it be the main focus.

Lol, rickykicks!

Cw you are absolutely right. I guess I got sucked in to the hype! Fwiw, it's a side note on our front page. :-)

[momof1]

Lol, rickykicks!

Cw you are absolutely right. I guess I got sucked in to the hype! Fwiw, it's a side note on our front page. :-)

Sorry, John, I think cw68 is wrong and you were right to post the topic titled as such.

See my reply to CW68 as to why.

[knittychick]

She is a Police Chief who happens to be female. Her gender does not matter – it should be a non-issue. It’s her qualifications and her job performance that’s important. When men entered the nursing field which had been dominated by women they did it quietly – I don’t remember headlines when Mercy hired its first male nurse. Making a big deal of her accomplishment by prefacing it that she’s female attempts to diminish it. She didn’t get the job because she’s female. It is fact that women are qualified to enter professions dominated by men and vice versa. I think it’s something that should be mentioned somewhere in the article because it is something new for Folsom, but overall its more of a water cooler topic than a headline on a news article.

Congratulations Chief Renaud!

[Rickykicks]

She will forever remember this as the day she ALMOST caught, RICKYKICKS!

As to the fact we have a female police cheif for the first time in city history, I think it's
great! It shows that civil rights and equality aren't just lip service here, it's fact. It
looks the best and most well qualified candate won and the fact this she is female is a sure
sign of progress in a world where (please take no offense as its not meant that way) women are
underdogs. I've read stories about the hazzing and s--- that women have to go through in
traditional male dominated professions, this speaks volumes about her character! I say bravo
and welcome.

Once again, I wish her the best of luck catching me. For a bit of starter help, I sometimes
go by the alias of "tator salad"

[Steve Heard]

She will forever remember this as the day she ALMOST caught, RICKYKICKS!

As to the fact we have a female police cheif for the first time in city history, I think it's
great! It shows that civil rights and equality aren't just lip service here, it's fact. It
looks the best and most well qualified candate won and the fact this she is female is a sure
sign of progress in a world where (please take no offense as its not meant that way) women are
underdogs. I've read stories about the hazzing and s--- that women have to go through in
traditional male dominated professions, this speaks volumes about her character! I say bravo
and welcome.

Once again, I wish her the best of luck catching me. For a bit of starter help, I sometimes
go by the alias of "tator salad"

I could not have said it better myself.

[MikeinFolsom]

I'm hoping she IS the best person for the job based on qualifications, not gender. Who knows with some of the stunts our esteemed city manager and his cronies pull.

[supermom]

I think that from the press release of her accomplishments; that she is an experienced cop who will bring some assets to our fair city. In fact, my initial thought was ohh my...I bet Long Beach spent a great deal of money on training her over the last 19 years. I wonder if they are kicking themselves for allowing another city to steal her away? They must have invested a lot in her.

http://www.fbi.gov/a...ational-academy

That school looks grueling.

I wish her the best in her new position. I am proud that our fair city did not dismiss her on the grounds of being a woman, considering her other qualifications appear so promising.

I hope the transition to new leadership and insight goes smoothly for the department.

Congratulations to Chief Cynthia Renaud.

[Robert Giacometti]

I'm hoping she IS the best person for the job based on qualifications, not gender. Who knows with some of the stunts our esteemed city manager and his cronies pull.

The more things change, the more they stay the same!

I've been meaning to ask you if you feel like its better under the current regime, than the former?

[dimeracer]

Yawn. So what that the new chief is a woman? Methinks she probably has other qualifications that should be noted. The fact that she's a woman is just a sidebar.

Her qualifications are noted. "Renaud is a 19 year veteran and currently oversees 104 detectives a and a $15m budget...." The fact that she is the city's first female police chief is newsworthy. There's nothing wrong with that being the headline.

[Chad Vander Veen]

You're all missing the most important detail and that is that she's hot.