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		Carson's City Manager David C. Biggs 701 E. Carson St Carson, CA 90745 Phone: (310) 952-1729 Email: DBiggs@carson.ca.us

	David Biggs officially took the helm as Carson’s City Manager on September 26, 2011.
	Prior to accepting the City Manager assignment with the City of Carson, Biggs was serving at the Interim Assistant City Administrator in Montebello as part of the Kosmont Companies team put in place to address the City’s financial difficulties. Before that, Biggs was City Manager in the City of Tustin for a short time. He served as Assistant City Manager of Redondo Beach from 2005 to 2010. For nearly ten years prior, Biggs was Economic Development Director for the City of Huntington Beach. Prior to coming to Huntington Beach in 1995, Biggs was employed by the City of Morgan Hill for five years -- the first two years as Director of Economic Development, and the last three, as City Manager.
	Previous to that, Biggs worked overseas for 2 ½ years for an industrial development agency of the State of South Australia. He was the Downtown Development Project Manager for the City of Long Beach for nearly four years, and worked in a variety of economic development and redevelopment roles for the City of Santa Ana for four years.
	Biggs attended California State University, Fullerton, where he received his BA in Political Science and is a graduate of the MBA program at the University of California, Irvine. Biggs also completed a Certificate program in Continuous Improvement and Quality Management from the University of California, Santa Cruz extension program.
	Biggs is an active member of the California Association for Local Economic Development for which he is a past Board Member and Chair. He is a member of the California Redevelopment Association, serving on the Marketing and Publications Committee; the International Association of Shopping Centers; and, the International City/County Management Association with a Credentialed Manager designation. David is also a member of the Urban Land Institute and is a former Chair of Orange County District Council.
	Raised in Orange County, Biggs resides in Redondo Beach with his wife Cate and their two sons Adrian and Dylan.

City Hall Address:	701 E Carson Street, Carson, California 90745
City Hall Hours:	(310) 830-7600, 7 AM - 6 PM, Monday - Thursday
24-hour automated:	(310) 952-1700
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