People on the Move

Actress Cate Blanchett will receive the Desert Palm Achievement Award at next month’s Palm Springs International Film Festival. Blanchett is being recognized for her performance in Tár, the story of orchestra conductor Lydia Tár released in October, according to statement on the city’s website. “Cate Blanchett is truly one of …

U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona spoke at the sixth White House Initiative Latino Regional Economic Summit, held last month at Cal State San Bernardino. More than 300 people attended the event, which was the last in a series of gatherings sponsored by the Biden Administration that began last spring …

Mike Futrell has been named Riverside’s next city manager. Currently South San Francisco’s  city manager, a position he had held for nearly nine years, Futrell is scheduled to replace interim City Manager Michael Moore in January, according to statement issued by Riverside. Moore, who has held the interim position since …

Sherri Adams, San Bernardino’s first African-American female police officer, has been honored by the city. During a ceremony held Nov. 22, an exhibit honoring Adams was unveiled at the San Bernardino Police Department Museum, according to a statement by the city. Adams served 16 years before she retired in 2001. …

Actor-comedian Richard “Cheech” Marin will receive Cal State Bernardino’s first President’s Medal. The award, the highest award the school can give to a non-attendee or non-graduate, is scheduled to be presented Nov. 30 at the President’s Dinner at the Mission Inn in Riverside, according to a statement on the university’s …

Jennifer A. Lilley has been named Riverside’s director of economic and community development. Lilley, who has worked for more than 30 years in planning and development, spent the last two years as Stanton’s economic and community development director and was Brea’s city planner five years before that, according to a …