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Seaside City Council voting to appoint new City Manager

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February 6, 2025 2:27 PM
Published 1:13 PM

Editor's Note: The article originally stated that Seaside Police Chief Nick Borges was serving as interim City Manager. Borges had served as an interim before former City Manager Craig Malin took on the position.

SEASIDE, Calif. (KION) -- A new City Manager is ready to be appointed during a special City Council meeting in Seaside Thursday evening.

The Seaside City Council has selected Greg McDanel for the role, appointing him at a Special City Council Meeting Thursday evening.

Former City Manager Craig Malin served as interim City Manager during this time. Before Malin, Seaside Police Chief Nick Borges took on the role after previous City Manager Jaime Fontes was terminated "without cause."

"Seaside is a dynamic and diverse community with a strong foundation of progress and I look forward to working alongside the City's dedicated staff, elected officials and engaged residents to continue the momentum," McDanel said in a press release.

McDanel served as a City Manager in Maryville, Missouri, since 2012 before his new appointment.

Once voted into office, McDanel is expected to begin work on March 17.

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Originally from Bell Gardens, California, in Southeast Los Angeles. Berrueta started his professional news career in Eureka as a newscast producer for North Coast News (now The Northstate’s News) at KAEF ABC 23 in 2022. He pivoted a year later in 2022 going from behind-the-scenes to in front of the camera as a multimedia journalist for Redwood News Channel 3 (KIEM/KVIQ) also in Eureka.

Berrueta studied journalism at Humboldt State University (now Cal Poly Humboldt) earning his Bachelor’s Degree. Berrueta was a staff writer, page editor, social media manager and editor-in-chief of the university’s El Lenador, the only bilingual publication in all of Humboldt County.

Before moving to the North Coast, Berrueta had earned his Associate’s Degree at East Los Angeles College in 2019 after beginning his educational journey in 2012. He also was on staff for the ELAC’s publication, ELAC Campus News, having been a staff writer, page editor, and online editor.

Outside of news experience, Berrueta has also been in education as an AmeriCorps tutor in East Hollywood from 2017 to 2019 and served in a government role as a National Hometown Fellow for Lead for America with the City of Arcata in 2021.

When not focusing on news, Berrueta is an avid amateur cinephile having written about films in free time. He also writes poetry, attempting to get through a backlog of video games, enjoys visiting new places along the California Coast, and trying to keep up with the latest music and podcasts.

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