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Civic Solutions is pleased to announce that George Buell has joined the firm’s executive management team as Senior Vice President.  He will manage the firm’s operations, work with the company’s major clients, and explore new business opportunities to expand Civic...

Civic Solutions recently completed work on a biomedical assessment and overlay zone for the City of Downey. The City currently enjoys a thriving biomedical sector with three hospitals and a number of supportive facilities. Downey wishes to retain their existing facilities and hired Civic Solutions...

Civic Solutions’ Vice President and Director of Planning Services Mary P. Wright was recently elected to the Executive Board of the California Chapter of the American Planning Association as the Vice President for Marketing and Membership.  Her two year term, which begins on January 1, 2018,...

Civic Solutions is pleased to announce that Kirt Coury has joined our senior consultant team as Municipal Planning Services Manager.  Kirt will manage our municipal planning contract services to public sector clients throughout Southern California. Mr. Coury brings over twenty-two years...

Civic Solutions is pleased to announce that Jean Ward, AICP, has joined our senior consultant team as Community Planning Services Manager.  Jean will provide project management and community planning services to public sector clients throughout California. As a planning consultant and...

Governor Signs Environmental Justice Legislation Senate Bill 1000 will strengthen how General Plans address environmental justice to ensure that disadvantaged populations are not unduly impacted by environmental toxins and to provide equitable access to the public decision-making process....

This article, by the firm’s president, Tom Merrell, AICP, was originally published on the APA national website from 1998 to 2009.  It is reproduced here inasmuch as the principles remain unchanged. The challenge faced by many planning departments today is that they are overwhelmed with a...

The City of Jurupa Valley and Civic Solutions win two APA awards for the Environmental Justice Element Civic Solutions prepared the Jurupa Valley Environmental Justice General Plan Element which was adopted by the City of Jurupa Valley in 2014. The Element includes a comprehensive set of objectives...