A Santa Cruz deputy police chief has been tabbed to serve as the department’s interim chief in late October, city officials announced Wednesday.

Deputy Chief Jose Garcia was appointed by City Manager Matt Huffaker to serve as interim chief starting Oct. 31 following the retirement of current Chief Bernie Escalante.

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Dan McMenamin is the managing editor at Bay City News, directing daily news coverage of the 12-county greater Bay Area. He has worked for BCN since 2008 and has been managing editor since 2014 after previously serving as BCN’s San Francisco bureau reporter. A UC Davis graduate, he came to BCN after working for a newspaper and nonprofit in the Davis area. He handles staffing, including coaching of our interns, day-to-day coverage decisions and management of the newswire.