NEW COUNTY CAO UP FROM L.A.

The Assistant Chief Executive Officer of Los Angeles County is heading north.He is to become the Chief administrative Officer for Kern County. Ryan Alsop was announced Tuesday morning to replace John Nilon who is retiring, and Alsop says he knows the challenges the county faces because he was born and raised in Bakersfield. Alsop graduated from Cal State Bakersfield and has served in government jobs and political staff positions including being Gov. Schwarzenegger’s chief liaison to local governments around the state.