Napa County

Jon Gjestvang, who led IT for the Bay Area county through wildfires and the COVID-19 pandemic, will wrap his 23-year career as chief information officer at the end of February. The organization’s deputy CIO will take over as interim CIO.

Jurisdictions are finding that their stores of data pose almost as much challenge as they do opportunity. Experts shared their experiences and the potential pitfalls during a recent event.

In a brisk webinar, the IT leaders from Marin and Napa counties and Union City offered insights into what projects are pending, what’s ahead, and how the vendor community can play a role.

The Northern California local government is exploring pushing high-speed Internet out into more than a dozen unserved or underserved areas.

Officials want to learn more about potentially standing up a secure solution capable of being used in the field and working well with existing infrastructure.