CSMFO Podcast

California Society of Municipal Finance Officers

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GOVERNMENT

Podcast for the California Society of Municipal Finance Officers

JAN 7

Season 2 Episode 4 - Cal Cities Legislative Update

CSMFO Past President and Podcast Host/Producer Rich Lee welcomes legislative advocates from the League of California Cities (Cal Cities) to the CSMFO Podcast to discuss the legislative session that ended in calendar year 2025. Brady Guertin, Cal Cities Legislative Advocate for Housing, Community and Economic Development, discusses housing production, its fiscal impact, and in particular, SB 79 (Wiener). Melissa Sparks-Kranz, Cal Cities Legislative Advocate for Environmental Quality, discusses CEQA reform, Prop 4 Climate Bond, and Cap and Invest. Ben Triffo, Cal Cities Legislative Advocate for Revenue and Taxation, discusses local revenue tools, transparency, SB 346 (Durazo) and other notable legislation. To view the full video episode, go to https://youtu.be/--Rc_E8PlqI

1h 30m
09/10/2025

Season 2 Episode 3 - Matt Hawkesworth

CSMFO Podcast Co-Host Jennifer Becker interviews City of Pasadena Assistant City Manager Matt Hawkesworth about his experience with the Eaton Fire. Matt shares how the fire impacted city staff, operating the Emergency Operations Center 24/7, working with Cal OES and FEMA, and lessons learned. The full video episode is available at https://youtu.be/7WMk3pk3AfQ

50 min
07/22/2025

Season 2 Episode 2 - Michael Coleman

CSMFO Podcast Co-Host and Producer interviews CSMFO Principal Fiscal Policy Advisor Michael Coleman. Michael shares his career journey, watershed moments, how federal policies are reshaping local finances in California, pensions and OPEB. Michael also discusses californiacityfinance.com and the Revenue Handbook, two invaluable resources for local government finance professionals. The full video episode is available at https://youtu.be/kctaZ1laW2k

50 min
07/07/2025

Season 2 Episode 1 - Michael Colantuono

Season 2 of the CSMFO Podcast kicks off with local government lawyer, Michael Colantuono. Michael shares his legal expertise on municipal revenues, memorable cases that he has argued in the Courts of Appeal and State Supreme Court, recent opinions on franchise fee cases and impact fees. The CSMFO Podcast is co-hosted and produced by CSMFO Past President Rich Lee. The full video episode is available at https://youtu.be/wP3Eo_G3sVo

48 min
06/12/2025

Season 1 Episode 6 - Margaret Moggia

In the final episode of the inaugural season of the CSMFO podcast, co-host Jennifer Becker interviews then-Interim Executive Director, now-Executive Director Margaret Moggia backstage at the CSMFO 2025 Annual Conference. Margaret shares her experience in CSMFO leadership, current priorities, and more. To view the video episode, go to https://youtu.be/9DKCmeXiwF0

18 min
04/22/2025

Season 1 Episode 5 - Jennifer Wakeman

Co-Host Rich Lee interviews CSMFO President Jennifer Wakeman, who shares her journey with CSMFO leadership, discusses the 2025 annual conference themes, and much more. The full video podcast is available at https://youtu.be/QVOmSan0lAo

26 min
04/03/2025

Season 1 Episode 4 - Conference Edition

CSMFO Podcast Co-Host and Executive Producer Rich Lee interviews members in attendance at the 2025 annual conference in San Jose.

49 min
03/04/2025

Season 1 Episode 3 - Dennis Kauffman

Featuring CSMFO former boardmember Dennis Kauffman. Co-hosted and produced by Past President Rich Lee. The video of the podcast can be viewed at https://youtu.be/Uu3QxOFWpSU

14 min
01/02/2025

Season 1 Episode 2 - Rich Lee

Hosted by CSMFO Communications Committee Chair Jennifer Becker. Featuring outgoing Immediate Past President Rich Lee. Produced by Rich Lee. Full 4K video episode available at https://vimeo.com/1043454463?share=copy#t=0.

20 min
12/09/2024

Season 1 Episode 1 - Stephanie Reimer

Hosted by Jennifer Becker, CSMFO Communications Committee Chair, featuring outgoing boardmember Stephanie Reimer. Produced by Rich Lee. To view the episode with video, go to https://vimeo.com/1037659960?share=copy#t=0

13 min

10 Episodes

5

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3 Ratings

Podcast for the California Society of Municipal Finance Officers

Creator

California Society of Municipal Finance Officers
Years Active

2024 - 2026
Episodes

10