Courage. Passion. Leadership.

Helping Local Government Thrive

Courage. Passion. Leadership.

Helping Local Government Thrive

Courage. Passion. Leadership.

Helping Local Government Thrive

Courage. Passion. Leadership.

Helping Local Government Thrive

Who We Are

Renne Public Management Group (RPMG) is a division of the Renne Public Law Group based in San Francisco. The firm’s attorneys, public policy experts, and management consultants provide services and solutions for most of the pressing needs and challenges facing local governments, special districts, and nonprofits.

Our firm is distinguished by our deep knowledge of – and commitment to – good governance practices, coupled with direct experience working with and for local governments. We help local governments of all sizes improve their effectiveness and achieve greater impact through a range of consulting services. Its team of consultants have completed organizational staffing and improvement projects in every type of local government service, including reviews of entire governments as well as selected studies of individual departments and functional activities.

We offer a balance of perspectives with a practitioner’s bias and a proven record of successful implementation. This experience gives us a sensitivity that produces positive outcomes. Each of our projects are individually tailored to the unique needs of the client.

Renne Public Management Group (RPMG) is the vehicle to help implement solutions by leveraging the skill of some of the most respected names in local government, in a broad array of disciplines.

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Our Team

Executive Team

Nelson Fialho
Executive Director, RPMG
Arthur Hartinger
Partner
Jonathan Holtzman
Partner
Louise Renne
Partner

Administrative Support

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Luke Jensen
Senior Management Analyst
Megan Sanders
Firm Director
Elsa Grandvoinet
Program Manager
Nicholas Moore
Analyst

Consultants and Strategic Advisors

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Debra Gill
Consultant
Jannie Quinn Headshot
Jannie Quinn
Consultant
Dan Rich Head Shot
Dan Rich
Consultant
Bruce Rudd
Consultant
Wendy Sommer
Wendy Sommer
Consultant
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Eric Figueroa
Consultant
Donna Vaillancourt
Consultant
Kelly Bowers
Consultant
Drew Corbett
Consultant
June Catalano
Consultant
Kevin Duggan
Consultant

Services

News

  • California Supreme Court Clarifies Scope of California Voting Rights Act

California Supreme Court Clarifies Scope of California Voting Rights Act

September 28th, 2023|

The 2001 California Voting Rights Act (“CVRA”) made it easier for minority groups to prove that local electoral systems undermine their voting power. Appellate courts have adopted different interpretations of what constitutes minority vote dilution. In Pico Neighborhood Ass’n v. City of Santa Monica (Aug. 24, 2023), the California Supreme Court found that vote dilution under the CVRA requires more than racially polarized voting.

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