San Clemente City Manager Erik Sund has accepted the same position with Big Bear Lake. His last day serving San Clemente will be on Sept. 9.
Avila joined the city in 1999 as a member of the city’s Parks and Recreation Commission. He was elected to the City Council in 2017 and served as mayor from 2020 to 2021.
Palm Springs City Manager Justin Clifton is stepping down on Sept. 16. Clifton notified the city last week. He called it a difficult decision, but said it was the right one for his family.
The Norco City Council has appointed Lori Sassoon as its next city manager, effective August 29, 2022.
The Goleta City Council is expected to formally hire Robert Nisbet as the city’s top administrator on Tuesday, July 19. His appointment would take effect Sept. 1
Ojai City Manager James Vega will take over as the top administrator of Port Hueneme on July 17.
California’s Big City Mayors were in Sacramento last week to lobby for another $1 billion in funding to combat homelessness.
GrassrootsLab’s Mike Madrid published an important op-ed in the Los Angeles Times