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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CalChoice Associate Members Comply with Customer Privacy Report Audit

Posted by Charlie Mounts on May 20, 2022

On August 31, 2012, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) issued Decision 12-08-045, which extends privacy protections to customers of community choice aggregators. To comply with the regulation, each CalChoice CCA was required to submit AMI reports before April 30, 2022. Documents submitted to the CPUC included the 2021 Annual Data Privacy Report and the Independent Auditors Report Agreed Upon Procedures (AUP). Read more »
Pico Rivera Earns AA Bond Rating from S&P Global

Posted by Charlie Mounts on May 20, 2022

On April 26, 2022, the City of Pico Rivera received an AA bond rating from Standard and Poor’s (S&P), one of the leading rating agencies in the country. Pico Rivera’s AA rating reflects the strength of the City’s local economy and fiscal outlook, financial management policies and practices, and budgetary performance. Read more »
Apple Valley Choice Energy Celebrates its Five-Year Anniversary

Posted by Charlie Mounts on May 4, 2022

Apple Valley Choice Energy (AVCE), the Town’s locally-operated electrical power provider, celebrated its five-year anniversary on April 1, 2022. AVCE currently serves 23,164 residential customers and 2,403 commercial customers throughout the Town. Read more »
CalPERS Moves Forward on New Retired Annuitant Regulation

Posted by Charlie Mounts on April 29, 2022

On Monday, April 18, 2022, the Pension and Health Benefits Committee of the CalPERS Board of Administration voted to move forward with adopting a regulation governing the employment of retired persons, or “retired annuitants.” Read more »
Cal/OSHA Adopts Next Iteration of ETS

Posted by Charlie Mounts on April 29, 2022

On April 21, 2022, California’s Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board adopted the next iteration of the Cal/OSHA Emergency Temporary Standards (“ETS”), which sets out workplace safety requirements related to COVID-19 applicable to public employers. This latest ETS comes a few weeks before the current ETS is set to expire on May 6, 2022. Read more »
Princess Tyga Reigns at the Heart of Risk Management Efforts in California JPIA Member City of Lemon Grove

Posted by Charlie Mounts on April 14, 2022

One of the California Joint Powers Insurance Authority’s (California JPIA) newest members, the City of Lemon Grove, is a community of more than 26,000 residents located in eastern San Diego County. The city elected to participate in the Authority’s Primary Liability Program, Excess Workers’ Compensation Program, and Property Program as of July 1, 2020, seeking improvements to the city’s day-to-day risk management oversight as well as reduced program expenditures. Read more »
California JPIA Shares Insights at CSMFO and PARMA Conferences

Posted by Charlie Mounts on April 14, 2022

California Joint Powers Insurance Authority (California JPIA) staff members share knowledge and best practices with municipal staff and industry peers at two important conferences: the 2022 California Society of Municipal Finance Officers (CSMFO) Conference, “Discover CSMFO: Exploring our Financial Future,” and the Public Agency Risk Management Association (PARMA) 48th Conference and Expo, “The Carnivàle of Risk”. Read more »
California JPIA Member City of Goleta Celebrates 20 Years as a City

Posted by Charlie Mounts on April 14, 2022

The California Joint Powers Insurance Authority (California JPIA) celebrates the 20th anniversary of the City of Goleta, which joined the California JPIA on the day of its incorporation: February 1, 2002. Read more »
City of Manteca Approves Three-Year Agreement with Microsoft Enterprise

Posted by Jon Barilone on April 5, 2022

In April 2022, Manteca approved a three-year Microsoft Enterprise agreement with CDW Government Computing Solutions. Read more »
Redding Enhances Wildfire Detection Capabilities With Advanced Fire Surveillance Cameras

Posted by Charlie Mounts on March 28, 2022

The City of Redding is setting the tone for wildfire detection and mitigation strategies in California with new advanced 24/7 fire surveillance cameras. Read more »

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