Karina Banales Named Deputy City Manager of Rancho Palos Verdes

RANCHO PALOS VERDES — On May 8, Palos Verdes Peninsula city administrator Karina Banales was officially named Deputy City Manager of Rancho Palos Verdes.

Bañales was called upon to serve in numerous key roles in Palos Verdes Estates, leading the Human Resources Department and filling in as the city clerk. Prior to joining Palos Verdes Estates as an administrative analyst in 2015, Bañales worked in human resources positions in the City of San Gabriel, Riverside County and the City of South San Francisco.

Banales, who is a member of the International City/County Management Association and the Municipal Management Association of Southern California, has served as assistant to the city manager of Palos Verdes Estates since 2018. She will now replace former Deputy City Manager Gabriella Yap, who resigned in December 2019 to become deputy city manager of Beverly Hills.

Banales will begin her duties as Deputy City Manager of Rancho Palos Verdes on June 1.