People on the Move

Tom Torlakson, California’s superintendent of public instruction, toured Arroyo Valley High School Monday and declared that the state has entered a new era in how it pays for education. Torlakson, the state’s top-ranked educator, was referring to Gov. Jerry Brown’s Local Control Funding Formula, which was put in place two years ago, …

A Moreno Valley blogger has won a libel suit against another blogger from that city. Debra Craig alleged that Gordon Tucker made disparaging comments about her on his Facebook page that were intended to get her fired from her teaching job, according to a report in The Press-Enterprise. The comments have since been …

Wednesday was the first day of school for Cuauhtemoc Avila, the new superintendent of the Rialto Unified School District. Avila spent most of the day touring classroom and visiting students, according to a report in the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin. Avila, who took over as superintendent last month, previously worked …

Grant Yates, Lake Elsinore’s city manager for nearly three years, will be on the job awhile longer. The city council recently extended Yates’ contract by four years and raised his base salary by $18,000, to $198,000, according to a report in The Press-Enterprise. That salary is in the middle range …

Cal State San Bernardino has a new police chief. Nina Jamsen will replace interim chief David Keetle starting Aug. 31, according to a university press release. Jamsen, who has worked in law enforcement for more than 27 years, will oversee the campus police department and manage the school’s parking and …

Chino Mayor Dennis Yates has announced that he will retire when his term expires next year. Yates, who is serving his third four-year mayoral term, served three terms on city council dating back to 1992 before he was elected mayor, according to a report in the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin. …