Arcadia Man Appointed to California Building Standards Commission by Gov. Brown

Raj Patel, 53, of Arcadia, has been appointed to the California Building Standards Commission. Patel has been assistant director of community development and city building official for the City of Beverly Hills since 2014. He served in several positions for Los Angeles County from 1985 to 2014, including assistant deputy director at the consolidated sewer management district, superintendent of building, assistant superintendent of building and chief mechanical, and plumbing engineer. This position requires Senate confirmation and there is no compensation. Patel is a Democrat.

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