California JPIA welcomes new member, City of Santa Clarita

The California Joint Powers Insurance Authority (California JPIA) welcomes the City of Santa Clarita, a new member and participant in the Authority’s Excess Liability, Excess Workers’ Compensation, and Property Insurance Programs as of July 1, 2021. Read more »
City of Manteca Saves Money While Saving the Environment

The City of Manteca is taking proactive steps to minimize its budget and ratepayer costs by creating its own fuel for its Solid Waste Fleet of vehicles. Read more »
RPLG Founding Partner Jon Holtzman Named Top Labor and Employment Lawyer by the Daily Journal

Renne Public Law Group Founding Partner Jon Holtzman has been selected by the Daily Journal as a 2021 Top Labor and Employment Lawyer, in recognition of his unique acumen for strategic consulting, negotiations, fact-finding and project labor agreements, as well as his innovative focus on the timely issue of public safety reform. Read more »
Civiltec Welcomes Designer Yamil Sandino, EIT

Yamil Sandino, EIT Designer – Phoenix Where did you attend college, and what did you study? I went to the Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería (National University of Engineering) located in Managua, Nicaragua. I graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering. What drew you to working for Civiltec? Civiltec is a solid engineering firm that keeps growing and has a good reputation for their quality work. From the very beginning of the application process, I appreciated how seriously I was taken as a candidate. The team looked beyond my written résumé and gave me the opportunity to put my foot in the door as a civil engineer. For that, I am grateful. What do you like best about working at Civiltec (so far)? I enjoy the work environment at Civiltec. Everyone in the Phoenix office has been very welcoming and friendly, and the same can be said about people working in other branches of Civiltec. My coworkers are easy people to work with. You can sense their respect for your work, and at the same time they offer support to help you keep improving. I also really like the flexibility offered with Civiltec’s work schedule. What are some of your favorite types of projects to work on? My primary project consists of reviewing utility conflicts with Southwest Gas Company’s gas lines. This has given me the chance to be exposed to a wide variety of development and construction projects. I look forward to being part of the design process for other Civiltec projects in the near future. When … Read more »
Renne Public Policy Group Welcomes Jake Whitaker as Manager of Grant Writing and Research

Jake Whitaker, who has joined Renne Public Policy Group (RPPG) as Manager of Grant Writing and Research, is an experienced grant writer and trained project manager who currently serves as President of the Woodland Joint Unified School District’s Board of Trustees. The youngest elected official in Yolo County, he joined the school board at age 25 and was reelected in 2020. Read more »
Chris Dusza Celebrates 25 Years With Civiltec

Chris Dusza, PE, CFM Vice President, Principal Engineer in Charge Can you share a story of challenge or triumph at Civiltec that has stuck with you over the years? What has stuck with me over the years is the people at Civiltec that have poured into me. From my start at Civiltec, people took the time and made the effort to teach me many, many things. I don’t know that I would have developed into a professional engineer, owner and vice president otherwise. Even today, I am incredibly fortunate to be surrounded by people that teach me new things all the time. It is something that I will never forget and make it a point to do the same for others. As Vice President, how have you worked to maintain a strong emphasis on the Civiltec’s core values as the company grows its staff, expands its office footprint and takes on more projects? The two biggest core values that I focus on are family and having fun. I think they go hand in hand. We spend a lot of time together, so we really are like family (in a good way). It is important that everyone feels like part of the family and that we enjoy spending time together. I want people to love what they do and really enjoy doing it at Civiltec. As we grow and take on more and more projects and get even busier, I don’t ever want to lose sight of having fun and enjoying … Read more »
American Rescue Plan – What Does it Mean for Your City

Climatec’s California team recently released an informational package regarding the American Rescue Plan Act (ARP). Created just for California local governments, the package contains projected allocations by agency, distribution plans and more. Read more »
Tripepi Smith Launches PublicCEO Report Podcast

Hosted by Ryder Todd Smith, the PublicCEO Report is Tripepi Smith’s way of bringing the local government community together in California. Read more »
Facebook Cracking Down on Fake Accounts

In late September 2020, Tripepi Smith briefly met with representatives from Facebook in response to a client’s difficulty managing their Facebook Page. During that conversation Tripepi Smith learned about Facebook’s policies regarding “fake” accounts/profiles managing Pages. Read more »
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COVID-19 & Public Healthcare Systems: A Two-Front Challenge

Posted by Charlie Mounts on September 21, 2021

When history looks back on COVID-19 and tries to analyze the impact of the pandemic, it will be difficult to truly understand and measure the suffering and economic injury that has crippled many communities and industries. Read more »
Burrtec Continues Support of CCMF as a Foundation Circle Sponsor

Posted by Charlie Mounts on September 21, 2021

The California City Management Foundation (CCMF) announced that Burrtec has renewed its support of the California city management community as a 2021-22 CCMF Foundation Circle Sponsor. Read more »
Renne Public Policy Group Summarizes 2021 Legislative Session

Posted by Molly Lockwood on September 20, 2021

Legislators addressed a variety of issues including housing/land use, police reform, and broadband access. Read more »
Governor Signs Assembly Bill 361 to Amend California’s Open Meeting Laws, Effective Immediately

Posted by Molly Lockwood on September 17, 2021

The Legislature has stepped in to formally amend open meeting laws to account for a new reality where a persistent global pandemic and extreme wildfires stoked by climate change create an enduring need to make virtual meetings a more permanent fixture for public meetings in California. Read more »
Kosmont Companies Continues Support of CCMF as a Foundation Circle Sponsor

Posted by Charlie Mounts on September 14, 2021

The California City Management Foundation (CCMF) announced that Kosmont Companies has renewed its support of the California city management community as a 2021-22 CCMF Foundation Circle Sponsor. Read more »
Climatec Renews Support of CCCA to Advance Contracting Model for Calif. Cities

Posted by Clare Burgess on September 7, 2021

The California Contract Cities Association (CCCA), representing 74 member cities and more than 7.5 million residents, helps cities contract for essential services through education, advocacy, networking and access. For the fourth year in a row, Climatec renewed its support of the association–a move that will help CCCA advance collaborative governance through public, private and not-for-profit partnerships. Read more »
Joe A. Gonsalves & Son Renews as a CCMF Corporate Benefactor Sponsor

Posted by Charlie Mounts on September 7, 2021

The California City Management Foundation (CCMF) announced that Joe A. Gonsalves & Son has renewed its support of the California city management community as a 2021-22 CCMF Corporate Benefactor Sponsor. Read more »
Manteca Passes Federal Transit Administration Review with Flying Colors

Posted by Jon Barilone on September 2, 2021

In late July 2021, the City of Manteca’s Transit Division scored zero compliance deficiencies in 21 areas as part of a routine Triennial Review from the FTA. Read more »
Willdan Financial Services Renews as a CCMF Foundation Circle Sponsor

Posted by Charlie Mounts on September 1, 2021

The California City Management Foundation (CCMF) announced that Willdan Financial Services has renewed its support of the California city management community as a 2021-22 CCMF Foundation Circle Sponsor. Read more »
Climatec Continues CSBA Support to Prop California Education Leaders and Students

Posted by Clare Burgess on August 30, 2021

The new year marks 10 years of support from Climatec, an energy and building solutions provider and longtime partner to municipalities. Read more »

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