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endstream endobj 35 0 obj <>/Subtype/Form/Type/XObject>>stream I will try and do it that way. So after like two years of just like terrible internships, of like jobs that were like fine, but not like really what I wanted, finally, finally found the job that, I finally found, so after applying and getting rejected on so many different positions, I actually ended up getting offered three different jobs all within the same week. Density Bonus Form. Ive been thinking a lot about, and I know, Rick Cole is a city manager in the Southern California area. S 13 Jul 2023 01:38:52 Hazardous materials. Like, there are some things that we need to go back to normal, right? So someone comes in, theyre looking for an for an iPod or an iPad, you know, kind of, you know, ask them questions, find out what they want, and then direct them to the product that they actually need. (310) 781-6900. So before I went to my, like, pre COVID rant, one of the things that I, that I wanted to address and kind of like, its not necessarily a warning for more of like, now I mean, its a warning, right? Or we should stop doing. y&{ But no, I bought, I bought the book, Flour, Water, Salt, Yeast and the Dutch oven like about a year ago and it just kind of like sat on my shelf for an entire year. Now you can get a great job where you dont necessarily have to upsell people because, you know, you go home at the end of the day. I want to apply my effective rate to the price of my bread. So follow me @joedoespolitics for all of my baking adventures and misadventures. Other plumber services we provide for Torrance include: Heating Air Conditioner Backflow Testing and Repair Hydro Jetting Services Sign in Angel Lotus Associate Civil Engineer at City of Torrance Torrance, California, United States 93 followers 94 connections Join to view profile And, you know, there is, theres just plenty of like push back from like labor groups and like longtime staff, who you know, its either have like felt neglected or there isnt like proper communication to begin with. HL @D|`d;veQkG!;&[[VzK ']<7+)Y=#i{33|_ )? Yeah, no, thats fair. To prequalify contractors must submit a complete prequalification package no later than five (5) business days prior to the bid opening. If you could be the GovLove DJ, what song would you pick as the exit music for this episode? So, so when I hit those barriers at work, it hurts. Social Justice -> Local Government: Not-A-Conclusion. Do we do all three? 2 w All I gotta do just to play, and I will get this job. PQBids will contact you if more information is necessary to complete the process. You may also contact PQBidswith technical support questions at info@PQBids.com or 888-218-4173. And it gets approved. Were taking a break from our COVID-19 coverage to talk about Public Works in local government. There are literal locker rooms, right? Prior to that, Joe worked for the Association of California cities in Orange County, and he is about to finish. Home / . It will pair graduate students and local governments to create the PAFR and help organizations get that coveted GFOA award. RESIDENTS MUST BRING A USED OIL FILTER TO THE STORE TO Like its a male dominated departments just across the board, right. Police Lieutenant Torrance, 2018: $0.00: Scott Cameron: Police Sergeant Torrance, 2019: Glen R. Griffith: Fire Engineer Torrance, 2018: William J Samp: Fire Battalion Chief-Manager Torrance, 2016: And by that, by that I mean I was 16 years old. Theyre like collaborating on documents at the same time, which is like inspirational, [laughter] but also, like, like, I got shut down so many times, and now it was my time to shine. Like, theres no reason to go back to normal, right? So what are kind of the big things that you see, like on the horizon? A "new" purpose built public library for Torrance was constructed with Works Progress Administration (WPA) assistance in 1936. Oh my god. A typical way to obtain the knowledge, skills and abilities would be:A Bachelor's Degree from a college or university in Public Administration, Business Administration, or a related field and at least one (1) year of related professional experience; or two (2) years of related college course work and four (4) years of progressively responsible administrative or analytical experience. And so it was right before COVID hit. But I looked at his dad and he says you know if you can show me that its cheaper at target.com I can price match it [Laughter] and so there I have, you know 17 year old kid essentially under selling Best Buy, second price match for him right and this little kid he was so happy to save, and $60 is a lot of money right, to save $60 he was so happy and I realized that I would not be good at making money selling people, cuz thats thats really what I enjoy the most is, its just helping people and and so then I ended up, so how did I end up in local government? Especially in a region, like, especially a region like yours, where like, you might have to commute, you know, an hour or 90 minutes to get to the next town over. Best Day of the Year: City Hall Selfie Day, Podcast: Equity in Policing with Max Markham, Center for Policing Equity. But also its like it helps channel whatever passion you have to, you know to totally put all of it into like this one project right thats like kicking your butt. So in light of our cyber incident, COVID and now this, and now the conversation around how we police. [Laughter] But its actually, its about the illegal and covert abortion counseling service out of Chicago in the late 1960s, early 1970s. Public Works Transit City Manager Aram Chaparyan Phone: (310) 618-5880 Email: AChaparyan@TorranceCA.Gov City Attorney Patrick Sullivan Phone: (310) 618-5810 Email: PSullivan@TorranceCA.Gov City Clerk Rebecca Poirier Phone: (310) 618-2870 Email: RPoirier@TorranceCA.Gov City Treasurer Tim Goodrich Phone: (310) 618-5801 Email: TGoodrich@TorranceCA.Gov I dont, I wont even pretend to, to know how we can best right move forward in 21st century. 1 0 0 RG I hope, like I pray that we dont move back to only in person stream online. They do it really well. S But there were challenges like specifically like Im thinking and we had an issue in water, right? And then you have like management administration, in our engineers, like, we use different words, we use the same words we use them differently. They just didnt want specifically the parking, they didnt want to move their cars for parking. Torrance USD - PQBids Contractor Pre-Qualification & Online Bidding As of January 1, 2014, to comply with California Assembly Bill AB 2031, Torrance Unified School District requires General Contractors and Subcontractors to be prequalified on all Bond Construction Contracts. Most of the, most of the people on the fields are men. Im with you, like, I probably spend way too much time on Twitter, but its also like where I like to learn about [laughter] most of the things I learned about. And probably my favorite one is Berlioz, which is the like Mexican French bread. And its like, that is a very sensitive topic to like, the people that are mourning, but also like, now you have residents who, you know, its disturbing, you know, their, their neighborhood for like months, right? It was so fast. Variance Substantiation Form (VAR) And that same week that youre like that I got inundated with all my emails coming in, were told to quarantine. Our plumbers are the highly skilled craftsman and experts in new Plumbing, Plumbing repair or Plumbing replacement including toilet, kitchen sink, bathroom sink, tub & shower. But how did you end up in local government? HLBA|W:oHSc}nB+##}*.u%OHf1`ZG 7,ch{Xp8K$W & You can contact Mike Wilson at (310) 781 . Job Bulletin - GovernmentJobs I have I have my difficulties. Like, these are the people who have feelings. %PDF-1.7 % Like I dont I dont want to be involved with anything right now. Well, Ill have to add that to my list because I saw it pop up on Netflix, and I think I must have missed it when I was a kid so that Ill have to go back. You do it, it gets put in place. I mean, I didnt lived through it, but it but it is, it is very, I mean its a powerful book. Like, I mean, I was also like a jerk, right? Work limits are between Sepulveda Blvd and Skypark Dr and also includes the segment south of PCH to the south City boundary. And for our listeners, GoveLove is brought to you by ELGL. Report this profile . 13 Jul 2023 01:38:25 For questions and additional information, please contact the Torrance Public Works Department at (310) 781-6900 or visit . Like he is he was that he literally wrote the book on like water urban management planning back when it was only 10 pages and now its 400 pages long. You should support GovLove by joining ELGL. Development Application & Supplemental Forms. Certainly, our members are, are very inspirational in that sense. Podcast: Passion and Public Works with Joey Garcia, Torrance - ELGL Like, are we like, Oh, I cant say that anymore, right, like making jokes like this, but its like, no, like, Im not gonna like punish you. Like people are engaged. Well, and we were talking a little about this before we started recording but whats been the impact on kind of your department and your operation with the pandemic. No, it took it took a while but it that Ive heard lots of improvement from their HR in general. Public Works Director- City Engineer Retired at City of Auburn, AL And then voicing their, their opinions on like police brutality and how we can improve, how we police and then also kind of reaching out to their own networks and explaining how government funding works to begin with and how they can actually ask their Council people on how to make changes. =JFmsxf%YpvQn)1FX 0 rJ So heres like, heres 24 year old Joey, like, yes, I have my bachelors degree, but I have like, I have an amazing fake cherry wood desk, and then a little conference table in my office, window view, in the middle of Orange County. And I dont I dont think hell mind sharing conversations. To our GovLove audience, ELGL 20 will be going digital. Oh, I was gonna say, for months, not so fast. Our admin staff has done a split schedule. (310) 781-6900. Customers with regularly scheduled Thursday waste collection may experience a later than normal trash pick up. So if you want to binge it, you can binge along with me. City of Torrance Recycling Bins: What Goes In & What Stays Out Recycle Curbside The grey or blue bins are for recycling of plastics, glass, paper and metal. 461.2911 603.5728 m Id be in the same boat. Our front staff was literally using carbon copy paper again. 2 w Im not gonna try to police you know, its like, I understand, right? Plumbers | Torrance PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT ARTERIAL ROADWAY STRIPING, T-190 - Torrance, CA And were hoping that by matching graduate students that need their that experience, and PAFR is a great experience with local governments that they want to upgrade their Popular Annual Financial Report, we can find a match that will meet everyones needs. I like to share my failures just as much as my accomplishments. Information from Torrance Public Works - The northbound 405 Freeway on and off ramps on 182nd St. will be closed 24/7 from Monday, April 3, 2023, through Wednesday, May 3, 2023, due to CalTrans work. But I, I just finished rewatching Avatar The Last Airbender, which is a fantastic cartoon, partially when I was younger, and it recently came on Netflix. Yes, you smell like chlorine and sunscreen. We, it was, it was difficult to be able to quarantine, where like for our engineering staff, it was a little bit easier. Because eventually I wanted to go into like management and I figured understanding how operations work works is going to be vital to any role that Im in while Im in public service. . S I did try interning with a social justice group in Long Beach called the California Conference for Equality and Justice, which is an amazing organization. Bob and Marc Plumbing is also C42 licensed for all Torrance public works for sewers and Plumbing needs such as: When it comes to residential or commercial Plumbing installation or repair Bob & Marc Plumbing has been proud to serve Torrance since 1956. So its like, were expanding the accessibility of our council, so much like so that now were like, limiting the amount of emails right, like you cant read a 1000 emails on how you should defend police. So thats cool. Our staff who was very hesitant to do anything new and like ., is all of a sudden on Google Sheets, Google PowerPoints, theyre on Gmail, theyre on Slack. So if we can do as a community to do our best to make sure they feel appreciated. Claim this business. How would they ever know that it needs to get repaired? Its just like, they just like a short little comment of like, hey, why, why are we doing one instead of both? I met him, he was then the city manager for Huntington. 1 follower 1 connection. Well, and, and I do want to take this chance to like, thank you for your time to run the board. I would love to say working from home but you know, you got to show that its, its effective, and then its sustainable. So in week three, it was, it was, well, week two, we started, we started opening Gmail accounts and starting Slack channels. Oh my god. Yeah, I mean, its just its, its always its changing. Now youre specialized. It just completely shut it down for three weeks. TorranceAlerts on Twitter: "Information from Torrance Public Works You guys are amazing. And thats the story of how Joey got to the City of Torrance. Like history. 430.0906 607.7455 m Joey Garcia Awesome. And its, yes, its not a light read. 438.5457 479.7814 m So Im working at so so its okay. 1 0 0 RG No, assistant city manager in Fullerton. I cannot believe you can buy bread for $1 at the store. Its because they were created for a reason. Torrance, CA 90505 SATURDAY February 19, 2022 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. *Open to Torrance residents only. Yeah, were using typewriters, carbon copy paper, and, and, like, you know, for the first week, fine, right. Hey GovLove listeners, Ben here. So we had a cyber incident in February, which essentially shut down all of our computers, emails, servers, everything. His name was Ken Domer. 546.328 653.454 l Join to view profile . Like, like poor women, like this isnt the image that we want to be giving, like, during the time when were asking for more civil rights? I worked at Best Buy for about four years in high school and community college, and I hated it. And if youve already subscribed, go tell a friend or colleague about this podcast. Since then, so 16 and just falling on cash, right? So youll avoid that that zoom burnout, but its going to take place October 12 through 16.