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Al Zelinka  has been named Riverside’s city manager. A six-year city employee, Zelinka was appointed by the city council Tuesday, according to a statement on the city’s website. He replaces interim City Manager Lee C. McDougal, who replaced John Russo after Russo was fired last month. Zelinka, currently the city’s …

Palm Springs will hold public hearings on its plans to convert from an at-large to a district electoral system. That process, which will affect the city council as well as various boards and commissions, is expected to be completed before Dec. 31, according to a statement on the city’s website. …

Riverside ranked 62nd on this year’s Fitness Index published by the American College of Sports Medicine. The 11th annual index ranks the 100 largest cities in the United States based on 33 health behaviors, chronic diseases and community infrastructure, according to a statement released Tuesday. Riverside ranked behind Scottsdale, Ariz. …

A rebellion is taking place at the heart of the San Bernardino County Public Attorneys Association (SBCPAA), the group that includes about 300 County Deputy District Attorneys, Public Defenders and Child Advocate Attorneys over the union leadership’s decision to support embattled district attorney Mike Ramos for re-election. Dozens of SBCPAA …

A one-time fire station in downtown Riverside will be converted into a 161-room Hilton Hotel. The city council Tuesday approved a purchase and sale agreement with Greens Group in Irvine, the project’s developer, according to a statement on the city’s website. Scheduled to open in two years, the seven-story project …

Omnitrans has expanded the service hours on Route 208, the freeway express route that serves Yucaipa, Redlands and San Bernardino. As of Monday, the weekday-only route will leave the Yucaipa Transit Center four times between 4:28 and 7:20 a.m., while four evening routes will start in San Bernardino between 5 …