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Mario Santoyo joins California Consulting as the Senior Associate in the Central Valley. Mr. Santoyo is a civil engineering graduate from the University of the Pacific Stockton, where he served as associated student body President for UOP’s School of Engineering.

Mario retired as the first Executive Director for the San Joaquin Valley Water Infrastructure Authority who represents five Counties (Merced, Madera, Fresno, Tulare, and Kings). Mario has 38 years of professional experience in the water resources field, serving as a civil engineer for the U.S Bureau of Reclamation and as the Assistant General Manager for the Friant Water Authority, where he represented 21 Central Valley Project water agencies from Merced County to Kern County. While at Friant he was the technical lead on the following projects:

·      Friant/NRDC San Joaquin River Restoration pre-settlement studies
·      Friant and Metropolitan WD Water Management Partnership
·      USBR Upper San Joaquin River Basin Storage Investigation Studies
· 2009 Comprehensive Water Legislative Package

He was a co-founder and served as Vice President for the Clean Water and Jobs for California Coalition representing Statewide organizations for water, business, labor, and agriculture. He also is the Executive Director for both the California Latino Water Coalition (Coalition) and it’s Foundation, these non-profit organizations formed to enhance Latinos’ policy input on issues related to California’s water resources

·      Appointed by Governor Schwarzenegger to the State Parks and Recreation Commission, serving one term as Vice-Chair of the Commission.

·      Chairman of the Fresno County Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO)

·      Commissioner on Fresno State University Agriculture and Water Commissions

·      Served as Planning Commissioner for the City of Reedley and Selma

Welcome, Mario!!

CC is honored that Whittier City School District has decided to renew their contract. Thank you for your continued confidence in our services. We look forward to continuing our partnership to help WCSD transform their vision into their legacy.

CC INC is honored that the El Nido Elementary School District has asked us to provide grant writing services. We look forward to collaborating with the District to help transform their vision into their legacy. Thank you, ENESD!

The City of Patterson has been a client since January 2013. In that short amount of time, California Consulting has written the following grant applications that have been awarded:

Grand total of $5,014,916 which is a 1683% return on their investment!

CC is honored that the City of Chula Vista has decided to renew their contract. Thank you for your continued confidence in our services. We look forward to continuing our partnership to help the city transform their vision into their legacy.

CC congratulates the City of Baldwin Park (a CC client) for receiving the Home for Good 2017-2018 City Implementation Grant Phase II in the amount of $285,600. This latest achievement is another example of the commitment of the City’s leadership to protect and promote the quality of life for its residents. It’s also a reflection of the dedication and hard work by CC Project Manager, David Marquez, who ensured a successful grant application. Thank you, David, and congratulations Baldwin Park!

CC INC is honored that the Kidango has asked us to provide grant writing services. We look forward to collaborating with Kidango to help transform their vision into their legacy.

The City of Bakersfield, a California Consulting client, receives $3 Million for the Land Water Conservation Fund Grant. This latest achievement is another example of the commitment of the City of Bakersfield’s leadership to protect and promote the quality of life for its residents. It is also an example of the dedication and hard work by California Consulting’s Project Manager Danielle Sotelo for writing a successful application. Congratulations, City of Bakersfield!

CC congratulates the City of Baldwin Park (a CC client) for receiving the Home for Good 2017-2018 City Implementation Grant Phase II in the amount of $376,420.

This latest achievement is another example of the commitment of the City’s leadership to protect and promote the quality of life for its residents.

It’s also a reflection of the dedication and hard work by CC Project Manager, David Marquez,who ensured a successful grant application. Thank you, David, and congratulations Baldwin Park!