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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Pico Rivera Innovative Municipal Energy Celebrates its Five-Year Anniversary

Posted by Charlie Mounts on August 26, 2022

Pico Rivera Innovative Municipal Energy (PRIME), the City of Pico Rivera’s locally managed public energy service, celebrated its five-year anniversary on September 1, 2022. PRIME currently serves 15,205 residential customers and 1,706 commercial customers throughout the City. Read more »
Tripepi Smith Crafts Case Statement for California State University San Marcos

Posted by Kayla Cao on August 26, 2022

Adding a second higher education institution to its roster of clients, Tripepi Smith has engaged with California State University San Marcos (CSUSM) to create a suite of advocacy materials for its Integrated Science and Engineering (ISE) Building. Read more »
Stifel Renews Support of CCMF as a Foundation Circle Sponsor

Posted by Kayla Cao on August 23, 2022

The California City Management Foundation (CCMF) announced that Stifel has renewed its support of the California city management community as a 2022-23 CCMF Foundation Circle Sponsor. Read more »
CalChoice To Host All Member Meeting for Associate Members

Posted by Charlie Mounts on August 22, 2022

California Choice Energy Authority (CalChoice) will host its 2022 All Member Meeting from September 28-30 in Lancaster, CA at the Residence Inn by Marriott. Read more »
Executive Interview with Sharon Landers

Posted by Charlie Mounts on August 11, 2022

Former City Manager Sharon Landers offers insight on the unique challenges and opportunities California city managers navigate and what it takes to provide the support residents need in this exclusive interview with Civic Business Journal. Read more »
Burrtec Renews as CCMF Foundation Circle Sponsor

Posted by Kayla Cao on August 9, 2022

The California City Management Foundation (CCMF) announced that Burrtec has renewed its support of the California city management community as a 2022-23 CCMF Foundation Circle Sponsor. Read more »
City of Cypress Taps Tripepi Smith For Comms Support for New State Environmental Policy

Posted by Kayla Cao on August 5, 2022

In April 2021, the City of Cypress and Mike Balliet Waste Consulting tapped Tripepi Smith to assist with public outreach and education regarding SB1383, a new California state law intended to reduce organic waste disposal into landfills. The regulation requires residents and businesses to place organic waste in a designated bin or cart to ensure it is recycled properly. Read more »
City of Pasadena Taps Tripepi Smith for Guidance During Redistricting Process

Posted by Kayla Cao on August 5, 2022

The City of Pasadena concluded its redistricting process on December 13, 2021 with the second reading of the ordinance adopting new City Council district boundaries. The City worked closely with Tripepi Smith Business Analyst Allison Torres, who helped brainstorm the City’s outreach strategy, provided progress updates on the implemented outreach methods by creating a robust Outreach Report and supported all outreach efforts. Read more »
Kosmont Companies Renews as CCMF Foundation Circle Sponsor

Posted by Kayla Cao on August 2, 2022

The California City Management Foundation (CCMF) announced that Kosmont Companies has renewed its support of the California city management community as a 2022-23 CCMF Foundation Circle Sponsor. Read more »
California JPIA Shares Insight on AB 506, Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention

Posted by Charlie Mounts on August 2, 2022

On January 1, 2022, California Assembly Bill 506 (Gonzalez) went into effect. The California JPIA Shares Insight on AB 506, Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention. Read more »

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