California People and Company News, Week of June 12, 2026

• Partner Engineering and Science, Inc. , a leading engineering, environmental, and energy consulting firm, announced that Frank Krech has joined the firm as a Senior Engineer in the Baltimore office. Krech brings more than 11 years of construction industry experience and nearly a decade of specialized expertise in structural engineering, building envelope consulting, and restoration engineering. 

• Dechert LLP announced today that Josh Strathman has rejoined as a partner in the firm’s global finance practice, where he will focus on residential mortgage-backed securities, asset-backed lending and a range of esoteric asset classes. Additionally, Strathman’s arrival broadens the firm’s coverage across rated feeders, fund finance and corporate finance. He will be based in Dechert’s Los Angeles office. 

• Suffolk has hired Shelby Joubert asVP of operations in its San Francisco office. Joubert brings more than 20 years of construction experience and joins the company from Swinerton, where she most recently served as director of preconstruction.  

• Sara Atsbaha has joined Hahn & Hahn LLP as a partner in its Real Estate, Land Use, and Environmental practices. Her practice includes advising on a broad range of California land use and environmental laws, including CEQA, the California Coastal Act, the Subdivision Map Act, and SB 330. She has defended development projects against CEQA challenges, counseled clients on environmental compliance and liability, and regularly appears before city councils, planning commissions, and other agencies to advocate for client projects. 

• Vibrant Planet, a technology company helping communities, utilities, and land managers mitigate wildfire risk, appointed Shannon Nash as COO and CFO. She will lead operational strategy and execution and financial management as the company scales its impact across government partnerships and communities nationwide. 

• Executive Job Listing 

Constellation Real Estate Partners, a company that develops industrial properties across the Southwest, Texas and Southeast, is seeking a Development Associate in Phoenix, AZ. The Associate will support industrial development and acquisition projects that offer exposure to the full development lifecycle, from sourcing and underwriting opportunities through due diligence, financing, construction, leasing, and stabilization. The ideal candidate will have 4-5 years of strong underwriting skills who is outgoing with a hunter mentality. Executive search firm RETS Associates is handling the search. Inquiries and resumes can be sent to Andrew Reising at [email protected]. 

• Four Corners Property Trust , a REIT primarily engaged in the ownership and acquisition of  net-leased restaurant and retail properties, has acquired 14 Sun Auto Tire & Service properties for $26.0 million. The properties are located in strong retail corridors in Missouri, Arkansas and Illinois and are corporate operated under long-term, triple-net leases. The transaction was priced at a cap rate in range with previous FCPT transactions.  

• Measurabl unveiled a solution to improve building performance and capture savings through direct utility data feeds into Optimize. It helps owners improve asset performance, reduce operating costs, and manage energy, water, and carbon more effectively. Optimize now connects directly to utility interval data feeds from more than 85 utility providers across the U.S. and Canada through integrations with Arcadia and Smart Meter Texas, with no hardware installation required. 

• Innovative Industrial Properties, Inc. said its operating partnership, IIP Operating Partnership, LP, intends to offer $250.0 million aggregate principal amount of exchangeable senior notes due 2029in a private placement. The operating partnership also intends to grant the initial purchasers of the notes a 13-day option to purchase up to an additional $37.5 million aggregate principal amount of the notes to cover overallotments, if any.