Jason Caudle, California Choice Energy Authority (CalChoice) Executive Director and City of Lancaster City Manager, discussed his career, the benefits of community choice aggregation (CCA) programs, and CalChoice’s hybrid joint powers authority (JPA) model during the ninth episode of the PublicCEO Report. Read more »

Puente Basin Water Agency engaged Civiltec for preliminary design, equipping plans and construction support services for a new well to produce water from the Pomona Basin. The new Durward Well will help maximize the groundwater basin’s production and reduce the local dependency on imported potable water supply. Read more »

The City of Manteca in San Joaquin County recently launched an updated version of its “GoManteca” mobile app, powered by GOGov. Read more »

San Antonio Water Company (SAWC) engaged Civiltec Engineering, Inc. to provide plans, specifications and construction management services for a roof rehabilitation project at their Reservoir No. 7 service building. Read more »

Last fall, the California Joint Powers Insurance Authority (California JPIA) presented risk management best practices to elected officials and municipal staff at the California Contract Cities Association’s Virtual Fall Educational Summit, the League of California Cities’ Virtual Annual Conference & Expo, and the Municipal Management Association of Southern California’s Virtual Annual Conference. That speaking streak continued this winter, as Authority staff facilitated panels at the League of California Cities’ Virtual City Managers Conference and the Public Agency Risk Management Association’s Virtual Conference & Expo. Read more »

The California Choice Energy Authority (CalChoice), a hybrid joint-powers authority helping municipalities throughout Southern California launch community choice aggregation programs, celebrates its four-year anniversary this year. Read more »

Calpipe Security Bollards is a part of Atkore. They design and produce bollard products and also provide bollard security services. Manufactured in the United States from imported and domestic materials, Calpipe Security Bollards offers a wide range of protective solutions. We spoke with Sales Representative Jacky Aldana to learn more about what brought her to Atkore, her work and the importance of bollards for local governments. Read more »

At a time when manufacturing jobs have been disappearing in Los Angeles County, Atkore Calpipe Security BollardsⓇ has transformed itself into a leading manufacturer of security barriers – right here in Downey, CA. These barriers defend some of the country’s most high-profile and high-traffic pedestrian sites like New York City’s Times Square and the Santa Monica Pier. Read more »

Continuing a series of speaking engagements focused on public safety reform, RPLG Founding Partner Jon Holtzman will join a panel at the 44th Collective Bargaining and Arbitration Conference to discuss police arbitration. Read more »

Measure W was approved by Los Angeles County voters on November 6, 2018. This multi-benefit ballot measure provides cities and watershed areas within Los Angeles County with funds to capture, treat, and recycle storm water. Read more »