Amid a “substantial need for my contributions to the Long Beach Utilities Department” following a cyber incident Nov. 15, Paula Crowell, its manager of Information Services, will stay with the city.
The Southern California port city continues to grapple with a Nov. 14 network security incident. It declared a local emergency on Nov. 17, and on Wednesday it announced the restoration of a few services.
The municipal chief information officer will join the city in December from Long Beach Utilities, where she is manager of Information Services.
