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Jorge T. Barrera has been named Riverside’s economic development manager. Currently Modesto’s economic development director, Barrera has worked in government for more than 20 years, according to a statement on Riverside’s website. Barrera’s first public sector job was development specialist in Riverside County’s economic development agency. For the past 12 …

Scott C. Stiles has been named Palm Springs’ city manager. Stiles, who has been Garden Grove’s city manager for the past seven years, is expected to begin work as the city’s top administrator on March 6, according to a statement on the Palm Springs website. He replaces Justin Clifton, who …

Felicia Alexander has been appointed to the San Bernardino City Unified School District Board. An adjunct professor at Cal State Long Beach, Alexander replaces Gwendolyn Dowdy-Rodgers, who was elected in to the San Bernardino County School Board in November, according to a statement on the city unified website. A provisional …

Charles McNeely has been named San Bernardino’s interim city manager. McNeely, who held that job for three years before stepping down in May 2012, replaces Rob Field, who resigned in December, according to a statement by the city. “My time in San Bernardino was special,” McNeely said in the statement. …

San Bernardino City Councilman Damon Alexander has been named to the Southern California Association of Governments’ energy and environment committee. Alexander will represent San Bernardino and the San Bernardino County Transportation Authority, according to a statement on the city’s website. “San Bernardino is working hard to have a greater voice …

Mark Prestwich has been named Hemet’s city manager. The former city manager of Palos Verdes Estates and Nevada City was awarded a five-year contract by the city council earlier this month and will begin work Feb. 21, according to multiple reports. A Hemet native, Prestwich has worked in municipal government …