Brian Campbell, President of the Palos Verdes Library Board of Trustees is thanked by Janice Hahn, President of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors for his work in leading the multi-city regional library system.
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Former RPV Mayor and President of the Palos Verdes Library Trustee Brian Campbell continues the collaboration with the Uganda library system
Current president of the Palos Verdes library district board of trustees and former mayor of Rancho Palos Verdes, Brian Campbell, visited Uganda recently and met with local officials in Kampala to research a library project that he believed might be a valuable partner with the Palos Verdes library district. The US Consulate, in partnership with a local Kampala tech incubator, launched Uganda’s first mobile library project called the “Nile Explorer” in 2018. The joint collaborative project aims to promote education with a focus on reading and learning activities that build critical thinking and problem-solving skills in children. Most of these young learners live in rural areas outside of the capital, Kampala, and do not have easy access to a library, computers, or the internet. The Nile Explorer program allows students to engage in learning activities that encourage scientific exploration, improved literacy, teach STEM skills, and promote Ugandan – US cultural ties. President Campbell’s goal is to explore building greater awareness and cultural understanding within both communities by sharing excess resources, like used books, between the Palos Verdes and Ugandan library systems.
Brian Campbell, President of the Palos Verdes Library District Board of Trustees, speaks to students after speech at the American University of Afghanistan in Kabul
Brian Campbell, former mayor of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA and current Palos Verdes Library Trustee was invited by the American University of Afghanistan to speak to Afghan students on a wide range of topics ranging from the upcoming Afghan Parliamentary elections, military, foreign policy and common issues surrounding US-Afghan relations and the historical importance of the relationship between the two countries. Trustee Campbell additionally held talks with the AUAF university library officials and explored the possibility of establishing a library exchange program.
The American University of Afghanistan is Afghanistan’s only nationally accredited, private, not-for-profit, non-partisan and co-educational university. The university maintains partnerships with some of the world’s most prestigious universities, including Stanford University, University of Chicago Pearson Institute, University of Maryland, Georgetown University and the University of California network.
After several years of assisting with the American University Library in Kabul, Afghanistan, the Taliban government has shut down the library systems and banned female students from attending school.
The Monstad Pier portion of the Redondo Beach Pier acquired again by the owners of one of the restaurants on the pier
The Monstad Pier leasehold has acquired by the owners of a restaurant that is located on the pier. The property is a historical place at the center of the Redondo Beach Pier and has remained a major shopping, dining, and leisure-time destination, attracting Southern California residents and travelers from different parts of the country and the world.
California attracts millions of visitors from different parts of the globe each year. One area that has consistently headlined the tourism industry in California for years is Redondo Beach. The Monstad Pier is one of the main attractions and offered a unique opportunity to own a long-term leasehold on the Pacific Ocean.
Columbus Technology retains BC Urban in expansion of El Segundo HQ
Columbus Technologies and Services, Inc. renewed and expanded their headquarters in El Segundo at 1960 Grand Avenue a twelve-story, class A office building containing 256,738 square feet. BC Urban's CEO Brian Campbell and his team represented Columbus Technologies.
The building is located in the "superblock" in the heart of El Segundo, the premier business center of the South Bay. 1960 Grand Avenue was originally built in 1987 with a newly renovated contemporary lobby. Columbus Technologies east coast HQ is located outside of Washington DC.
Brian Campbell Re-Elected to Palos Verdes Library Board of Trustees
Former Mayor of Rancho Palos Verdes Brian Campbell has just been re-elected to The Palos Verdes Library Board of Trustees. As a publicly funded entity, the Library District holds elections amongst the four cities that make up the special district every four years to elect the 5-member board. Prior to being termed out of office in Rancho Palos Verdes, Brian served for eight years on that city council and during that time was additionally elected twice to the vice-mayor position and once as mayor.
Brian is a former US Army (Airborne) Officer who was commissioned upon graduation through CU’s ROTC program. Brian has been active in the California State Guard for a number of years and was recently promoted to Deputy Commander of the California State Guard Special Operations Detachment.
After graduating CU in 1977, Brian served on active duty in the US Army for two years and 13 additional years in the reserves. His duty stations included a tour in South Korea where he was a member of the unit directly adjacent to the Demilitarized Zone and commanded a platoon of soldiers who regularly conducted interdiction patrols inside the DMZ. Additionally, as a reservist he served with a number of units including the 82nd Airborne Division and graduated from several specialized airborne schools such as the Pathfinder and Jumpmaster courses.
Brian traveled in September 2018 to Afghanistan where he was invited to speak in Kabul at the American University of Afghanistan to students interested in US foreign policy, the upcoming Afghan parliamentary elections and the American political system.