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Michael Mendez of Los Angeles reappointed to the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board
The Governor's Office announced on Oct. 14, 2026, that Michael Mendez, of Los Angeles, has been reappointed to the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board, where he has served since 2021. The position requires state Senate confirmation and pays $250 per diem.
The Office of the Governor of California announced on Oct. 14, 2026, that Michael Mendez, of Los Angeles, has been reappointed to the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board, where he has served since 2021.
Background, as stated in the release. Mendez has been an associate professor and Chancellor's Fellow in the Department of Urban Planning and Public Policy at the University of California, Irvine, since 2025, after serving there as an assistant professor from 2019 to 2025. He was earlier a faculty fellow at the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies. He is a board member of the Public Policy Institute of California and Alliance for a Better Community, and he holds a doctorate in environmental planning from UC Berkeley.
Terms of the post. The release says this position requires confirmation by the California State Senate and that the compensation is $250 per diem.
The same Oct. 14 release named 12 appointments in all, including members of the Dental Board of California, the Dental Hygiene Board of California and the Central Valley, Colorado River Basin and Los Angeles regional water boards. Notice Nearby lists all of them in a public paper (https://noticenearby.com/papers/california-governor-appointments-dental-boards-regional-water-boards-cpuc-oct-14-2026).
Original source: Office of the Governor of California, "Governor announces appointments," Oct. 14, 2026 (https://www.gov.ca.gov/2026/10/14/governor-newsom-announces-appointments-10-14-26/). Notice Nearby wrote this brief in its own words.
What to read next: the Los Angeles County hub (https://noticenearby.com/ca/los-angeles), the California hub (https://noticenearby.com/ca), the companion public paper (https://noticenearby.com/papers/california-governor-appointments-dental-boards-regional-water-boards-cpuc-oct-14-2026), and all public papers (https://noticenearby.com/papers). Local businesses, parks and places nearby are on ZOST.app (https://zost.app).
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Source: the public notice on this register NN-GOVEMAIL-20261014-CALOSANGELESRWQCB · Office of the Governor of California.
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