The California City Management Foundation is a long-time sponsor of the annual Local Governance Summer Institute (LSGI) seminar at Stanford University. The 2023 Seminar will be held from July 23-28 on Stanford University’s campus.
In January 2023, CCMF partnered with the Rose Institute at Claremont Mckenna College to begin developing a new report that will be relevant to city managers throughout the state. The report will be the first of its kind to provide a comprehensive overview of the city management profession in California.
What inspired you to enter city management? How did you become a city manager? My trajectory was atypical and non-traditional. While my education and subsequent training was focused on public [...]
The California City Management Foundation (CCMF) will host a panel discussion at the 2023 League of California Cities City Managers Conference in Carlsbad. The session on public safety programs will take place on Wednesday, February 8, 2023, from 3:45-5:00 p.m.
Four of the 2022 NFCM participants shared their takeaways with us in this article. The 2022 NFCM Seminar took place in Pasadena from November 4-6. A cohort of 23 local government professionals attended the workshop.
One of the many benefits of being a member of the California City Management Foundation (CCMF) is having a community of professionals at your side. When new proposed regulations negatively impact your ability to serve your community, you can rely on CCMF to advocate on your behalf.
The California City Management Foundation (CCMF) looks forward to hosting a panel discussion at the 2022 Municipal Management Association of Southern California (MMASC) Annual Conference in Rancho Mirage, CA. The session is called, “Vulnerable Leadership: Not an Oxymoron,” and it will take place on Thursday, November 3, 2022, from 10:30-11:45 a.m.
Congratulations to our New & Future City Managers Seminar (NFCM) 2022 cohort! The NFCM Seminar is one of CCMF’s flagship events that we look forward to every year. It is an opportunity for new city managers (and those on track to become city managers in the future) to receive direct mentoring from longtime city managers on the ins and outs of the profession.
On June 13, 2022, Eliseo Ayala joined the City of Avenal’s city manager and city clerks’ departments to complete a summer internship. His position was made possible with the support of CCMF’s Judy L. Kelsey Memorial Fund.
On September 8, 2022, the California City Management Foundation (CCMF) hosted a panel discussion at the 2022 League of California Cities Annual Conference in Long Beach. The session, “Defending Institutions: Promoting Civic Debate and Rejecting Personal Attacks” featured Riverside Mayor Patricia Lock Dawson and Riverside Police Chief Larry Gonzalez.
Learn more about Encinitas City Manager Pamela Antil's journey to the city management profession.
The 2022 New and Future City Managers Seminar will be November 4-6 at the Westin Pasadena hotel. The deadline to apply is Friday, August 12 at 5 PM.
The California City Management Foundation (CCMF) is pleased to announce that the City of Oceanside and the City of Selma have been selected as the recipients of the second annual Judy L. Kelsey Memorial Fund grants.
The mission of the California City Management Foundation is to promote and encourage excellence in city management in all of California’s 480+ incorporated cities and towns.
