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CDD
Assistant General Manager
David Esparza
David
Esparza is relatively new to the City of Los Angeles, having
joined the Executive Management Team of the Community Development
Department in March of 2006. Although new to the City of Los
Angeles, he brings extensive experience in budgeting, public
finance, operational management, and public policy analysis.
As a member of the CDD Executive Management Team, Mr. Esparza
is the Assistant General Manager with primary responsibility
for and oversight of all department administrative functions
and divisions, including contracts, finance and payroll, management
information systems, and human resources.
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Mr.
Esparza comes to the City of Los Angeles from the City and
County of San Francisco (CCSF). During his almost eight years
with the CCSF, Mr. Esparza held positions as the Assistant
Director of Finance for the City and County of San Francisco,
the Chief Financial Officer of the San Francisco Housing Authority,
and Director of Management, Budget and Analysis for the San
Francisco Public Transportation Department. As the Assistant
Director of Finance, appointed by Mayor Willie L. Brown, Jr.,
Mr. Esparza also had direct fiscal and policy oversight of
all City and County public safety departments, including police,
fire, adult and juvenile probation, district attorney and
public defender offices, and the emergency communications
center. As the Chief Financial Officer of the San Francisco
Housing Authority, Mr. Esparza was able to significantly improve
the department's operational and financial management and
standing with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
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Before
being recruited to the CCSF, Mr. Esparza was employed by
the Office of the Legislative Analyst in Sacramento for
five years and owned a private consulting firm for two years,
which provided analytical support and strategic planning
services to legislative advocates, policymakers, professional
associations, and business. Before attending graduate school
at the University of California, Mr. Esparza was a police
officer for the City of San Jose, CA.
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Mr.
Esparza has received Bachelor of Arts and Master of Public
Administration degrees from San Jose State University and
a Master of Public Policy degree from the University of California
at Berkeley.
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