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Riverside City Councilman Steve Adams is back on the job. Adams was rushed to the hospital after suffering what was feared to be a heart attack during the Dec. 9 council meeting, according to a report in The Press-Enterprise. However, tests revealed that Adams likely only suffered a recurrence of …

State Sen. Connie Leyva has been named Democratic Caucus Chair for the 2015-2016 regular legislative session. Leyva, D-Chino, was appointed by Senate President pro Tempore Kevin de Leon, D-Los Angeles, according to a report in the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin. Committee chairs will be formally adopted Jan. 7 by the …

Lee C. McDougal has been named Riverside’s interim city manager. McDougal, who spent 18 years as Montclair’s city manager before retiring in 2010, was appointed by a 7-0 vote Monday by the City Council, according to a report in The Press-Enterprise. City Manager Scott Barber was scheduled to resign Tuesday. …

Ontario Chief of Police Eric Hopley has retired. Hopley, who has served with the department for more than 30 years, is being replaced by Brad Kaylor, the department’s deputy chief, according to a report in the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin. At Tuesday’s city council meeting, Hopley was presented with a …

Rich Mirman has been named publisher of The Press-Enterprise. Mirman succeeds Mike Burns, who has been publisher of the Riverside-based daily newspaper since November of a last year, according to a report in The Press-Enterprise. “The Press-Enterprise has a history of delivering exceptional, high-quality journalism dating back to 1878,” Mirman …

Utility exec to be interim city manager Riverside’s public utilities deputy city manager will become the city’s interim assistant city manager. Steve Badgett, who had planned to retire, will take over for Belinda Graham, an assistant city manager for the past six years who is retiring this month, according to …