As you enjoy your holidays, please enjoy this "simulcast" of the Yucaipa 360 Podcast, where City Manager Will Kolbow was a guest alongside Joe Turner, the host of City Manager Unfiltered.

Hosted by Yucaipa City Manager Chris Mann, Yucaipa 360 is a biweekly video podcast that dives into the heart of municipal government, exploring the issues that impact Yucaipa with the people who work behind the scenes to keep Yucaipa running smoothly. From budget updates and major projects to interviews with key staff and regional leaders, ”Yucaipa 360” is your go-to source for staying informed and engaged with the future of Yucaipa. Whether you’re a longtime resident or new to the area, this podcast offers insights and information to help you connect with your community on a deeper level.

In this final episode of the Calimesa Insider podcast for 2024, City Manager Will Kolbow reviews the key activities and developments within Calimesa throughout the year. Topics include the adoption of campaign donation limits, changes to city fees, council actions on public safety, and community events like spay and neuter clinics and the Christmas parade. Major capital projects such as the Cherry Valley Boulevard interchange and the new library's progress are discussed, along with residential and commercial development updates. The episode also highlights the city's resilience and plans for enhanced community engagement and a new video format for the podcast in 2025.

00:00 Welcome to Calimesa Insider

00:15 Reflecting on 2024: Challenges and Achievements

01:09 Key Council Actions of 2024

03:58 Community Events Recap

07:56 Major Projects and Developments

14:33 Looking Ahead to 2025

21:22 Final Thoughts and Upcoming Episodes

The California Policy Center established a new local government fiscal health dashboard, which is meant to replace the State Auditor's previous dashboard (which is no longer available). City Manager Kolbow reviews the City of Calimesa's scores on the dashboard, as well as those of surrounding cities. He also discusses the commutation of a prison sentence for the perpetrator of one largest local government embezzlements in the history of the US, as well as some of the items coming up on this Monday's City Council agenda.

Calimesa's score on Local Fiscal Health Dashboard: https://californiapolicycenter.org/fiscal-health-dashboard/#calimesa

Article on Commutation of Rita Crundwell's sentence: https://news.wttw.com/2024/12/12/former-dixon-comptroller-rita-crundwell-who-embezzled-almost-54m-public-funds-has

Documentary on Crundwell's crime: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXSZhKEddxI

Podcast Series on Crundwell's crime: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/crooked-city-dixon-il/id1633245610

After a one week break for Thanksgiving, Calimesa Insider is back and Will discusses what many may consider a controversial decision by a city in Canada, and discusses the pros and cons about comments from certain social media platforms. He also shares the final election results for Calimesa as well as other cities in the San Gorgonio Pass.

City Manager Will Kolbow gives you the latest on projects involving County Line Road, Singleton Road missing ramps, and the Cherry Valley Blvd. interchange. He also shares the latest City Council election results and discusses the special City Council meeting on December 10 to swear in the new City Council.

This week, City Manager Will Kolbow provides an update on the City Council election results, talks about the holiday events coming up in the City, previews the next City Council meeting, and talks about some of the highlights of his week.

This week, City Manager Will Kolbow dives deeper into the Cherry Valley Blvd., following up on a video posted on the City's Instagram page this week. He shares his frustration with the process of how the traffic signal improvements lacked a right-turn pocket for eastbound Cherry Valley Blvd. to eastbound Interstate 10, the ridiculous amount of time it takes to process a change to add the turn lane, and whether or not it is a good use of time and resources which might take focus away from a much bigger project that will make this interchange serviceable now and in the future.

Link to Instagram Post: https://www.instagram.com/cityofcalimesa/reel/DCC3i0EImeA/

Community services is an important aspect of a City's identity, and it is often up there in importance after public safety and roads. City Manager Will Kolbow discusses some background on community services in Calimesa as well as what the City is doing to increase its efforts in this area. He also previews the upcoming City Council meeting.

This week, City Manager Will Kolbow addresses some information out on social media that is incorrect regarding contracting for the County Line Road project. He discusses the progress of the project since he came to the City, the many hiccups and frustrations along the way, and where the light at the end of the tunnel might be. He also directly addresses an incorrect conclusion about conflicts of interest regarding the firms working on the project.

This week, City Manager Will Kolbow discusses the sessions he attended at the Cal Cities Conference this week held at the Long Beach Convention Center.