Rick Cole
City Manager, City of Azusa
Rick Cole has been the City Manager of Azusa since July 1998. Called "one of Southern California's most visionary planning thinkers" by the Los Angeles Times, he previously was the Southern California Director of the Local Government Commission. His outspoken views on community development issues have been published or quoted in magazines like Western Cities, Urban Land, Atlantic Monthly and Governing as well as newspapers like the Washington Post, New York Times and the Wall Street Journal. He has spoken at more than 400 national, state and regional conferences, including the National League of Cities, National Trust for Historic Preservation, American Planning Association and American Institute of Architects.
A resident of Azusa, he serves on the Executive Committee of the San Gabriel Valley Economic Partnership. He served from 1983 to 1995 on the City Council in Pasadena, including two years as Mayor. During his service in Pasadena, he was a leader in the revitalization of Old Pasadena and co-chaired their award-winning General Plan effort. He is a member of the International City-County Managers Association and the American Association of Public Administrators.
Rick Cole
City Manager, City of Azusa
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"The city to watch in the next few years is Azusa, which is showing signs of being the most improved city in the San Gabriel Valley", San Gabriel Valley Tribune editorial, 11/14/01