New assistant city manager named

Christa Johnson has been appointed the new assistant city manager of Laguna Beach, according to the weekly update from City Manager John Pietig.

She will start her new job Sept. 6. She is taking over the position that was previously held by Pietig.

Johnson comes to Laguna after spending the last five years as the assistant town manager for the city of Windsor, north of San Francisco. She has also been assistant to the city manager of Alameda.

She received a bachelor’s degree in political science from UC Santa Barbara and a master’s degree in public administration from San Francisco State University. She and her husband, Carl, have two kids.

—Kelly Parker