The Oceanside City Council has appointed Steve Jepsen as City Manager effective November 18, 2013.

Jepsen has previously served as the City Manager of Yuba City, located in Northern California, where he had worked since leaving Oceanside in 2006. Prior to his Yuba City post, Jepsen was Oceanside’s City Manager from 2000 – 2006. Jepsen was appointed Deputy City Manager in 1999, after serving as Oceanside Community Services Director since 1994. Prior to working for the City of Oceanside, Jepsen served as the Assistant City Manager of Concord, California, where he also served as Interim Redevelopment Director and Director of Community Development and Public Works.

Jepsen is a native of Omaha, Nebraska and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Architecture and two Masters degrees in both Civil Engineering and Urban Planning. He and his wife Lynn have two grown children.