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Berkeley has a new interim city manager, a new interim deputy city manager and a new interim fire chief. 

Dee Williams-Ridley, whose appointment as interim city manager was announced by Mayor Tom Bates on July 2, began her new job last Saturday. 

Williams is replacing Christine Daniel, who had been city manager since November 2011, but announced on June 2 that she was resigning her position to become one of two assistant city administrators in Oakland. 

Friday was Daniel's last day in Berkeley and she will start her new job in Oakland on Aug. 10. 

Williams-Ridley recently announced that she has appointed Berkeley Fire Chief Gil Dong to be interim deputy city manager. Dong began his new job last Saturday. 

Williams-Ridley also said she appointed Deputy Fire Chief Avery Webb to be interim fire chief and Webb assumed that post on Saturday as well. 

In a memo to the Berkeley City Council, Williams-Ridley said she is "very pleased" that she will be working closely with Dong, who began working for the Fire Department 25 years ago as a firefighter/paramedic and rose through the ranks. 

Williams-Ridley said Dong "exemplifies a strong commitment to public service, leadership and integrity" and "his ability to work across department lines will serve him well in this next role." 

Williams-Ridley said Webb has been with the fire department for 30 years and has been in the executive command for the past seven years. 

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