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Staff in Portola Valley Town Hall have occasionally been disrupted in their routines when they’re called on to monitor and sometimes set the record straight in the free-for-all online community gathering place known as PV Forum.
Since October, that duty and others involving engagement between Town Hall and the public, including social media, have been the province of Ali Taghavi, the communications and sustainability management analyst.
His hiring is a consequence of the Town Council setting a priority to improve communications with the public. Mr. Taghavi’s portfolio also covers green initiatives, including those related to water conservation, energy efficiency, waste management, recycling and transportation.
These matters had been the province of Brandi de Garmeaux, but she was promoted in July to assistant to the town manager.
Mr. Taghavi is being paid an annual salary of $94,000. He has bachelor’s and master’s degrees in political science and a master’s in public administration, all from California State University Long Beach, he said in an email.
Mr. Taghavi came to Portola Valley from a public relations position with an association of eye physicians and surgeons in San Francisco, he said. He lives in Woodside.
A recent development: The town launched a Twitter account (@PortolaValleyCA) and a Facebook account (@TownofPortolaValley). Mr. Taghavi said he shares access to these accounts with Town Manager Jeremy Dennis and Ms. de Garmeaux.
By Dave Boyce
By Dave Boyce
By Dave Boyce
Ahhh … just what our little town needs — more overpaid bureaucrats trying to figure out how to be productive. More Town government? Totally unnecessary and unwarranted.