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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City of Martinez Finalizes New District Map

Posted by Charlie Mounts on June 22, 2022

The City of Martinez recently concluded their redistricting process with their City Council formally adopting their new election district map selected by their Independent Redistricting Commission. Tripepi Smith began working with the City in December 2021 to optimize the Commission’s community outreach efforts. Read more »
Tripepi Smith Kicks Off SB 1383 Outreach Campaign for Town of Yucca Valley

Posted by Charlie Mounts on June 22, 2022

On March 17, 2022, Tripepi Smith kicked off a year-long project with the Town of Yucca Valley to provide education and public outreach for their organics recycling (SB 1383) efforts. Read more »
John Balliet Joins Team Tripepi Smith

Posted by Charlie Mounts on June 22, 2022

Tripepi Smith is excited to expand its employee roster with Junior Business Analyst John Balliet, who joined the team on May 16, 2022. Read more »
California JPIA Member City of Camarillo Wins Earth Day Award for North Pleasant Valley Groundwater Desalter Facility

Posted by Charlie Mounts on June 15, 2022

The County of Ventura Board of Supervisors recently recognized the City of Camarillo with an Earth Day 2022 Award for the North Pleasant Valley Groundwater Desalter Facility. Read more »
California JPIA Member City of Chino Hills Receives FEMA Funding to Support Fuel Reduction Project

Posted by Charlie Mounts on June 15, 2022

The City of Chino Hills, a member of the California Joint Powers Insurance Authority (California JPIA), has received $565,000 in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) funding to support a fuel reduction project that will reduce the potential for wildfires. Read more »
California JPIA Member City of Dana Point’s Public Works Department Exemplifies “Ready & Resilient”

Posted by Charlie Mounts on June 15, 2022

National Public Works Week, May 15–21, 2022, celebrated the contributions of public works personnel throughout the nation, educating the public about how public works employees plan, build, and operate at the heart of communities to improve residents’ quality of life. This year’s theme, “Ready & Resilient,” touched upon the dedicated spirit of public works employees. Read more »
California JPIA Explains Updated Cal/OSHA COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards

Posted by Charlie Mounts on June 15, 2022

The California Joint Powers Insurance Authority (California JPIA) advises public agencies that on April 21, 2022, the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board (Cal/OSHA) adopted revisions to the Cal/OSHA COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) for the third time. Read more »
California JPIA Recognizes Milestone Anniversary for Maintenance Worker Chris Yanonis

Posted by Charlie Mounts on June 15, 2022

Visitors to the California Joint Powers Insurance Authority (California JPIA)’s beautiful campus in La Palma can bear witness to the impact of Maintenance Worker Chris Yanonis, who celebrates 15 years as a California JPIA staff member. Read more »
CalChoice Associate Members Offer Customers Free Energy Devices through OhmConnect Partnership

Posted by Charlie Mounts on June 14, 2022

CalChoice Associate Members, in partnership with OhmConnect, are offering residential customers a special opportunity to help reduce energy use and save on electricity bills. Read more »
Executive Interview with Bryan Jones

Posted by Charlie Mounts on June 13, 2022

Former City Manager Bryan Jones offers insight on transitions from private to public service successes, leadership, and community engagement in an executive interview with Civic Business Journal. Read more »

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