I don't know...just tried to come up with a reason...I work for the county...not sure that counts but I'm not gonna place everyone in a box. When I say our holiday parties are usually late I mean they're in mid January or February. No where near Christmas. Plus they prefer the minimal staff time of the year, less mouths to feed. The past 2 gf's have worked at banks and there's are usually after hours within 2 weeks of Christmas with alcohol being passed around. So just surprised is all.
There was a holiday party there the day before at the care facility. The conference area where the shootings occurred was rented out the SB County Department of Public Health for a banquet of some kind.