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Upland is looking for a city manager. Incumbent Stephen Dunn announced at Tuesday’s council meeting that he will retire effective June 30, according to a report in the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin. Dunn was hired in 2011 after serving as interim city manager and finance director, and things went well …

Lake Elsinore was the fastest-growing city in California with a population of 50,000 or more between 2012 and 2013, having grown 3.3 percent during that time, according to a report published by The Press-Enterprise. Two other cites in Southwest Riverside County – Temecula and Menifee – were among the 10 …

San Bernardino County workers have rejected a contract they say would have eliminated raises while raising their healthcare costs. The agreement, which would have affected members of the San Bernardino Public Employees Association, also would have required workers to pay a seven percent retirement to their retirement fund, according to …

A public employees union has won a major financial settlement against Riverside County. Member of the Service Employees International Union Local 721 will receive $16 million in raises and other benefits from the county during the next two years, after an arbitrator ruled for the union in three of its …

Riverside County supervisors are using taxpayer dollars that are meant to help community groups to instead promote themselves and their candidacies, according to a grand jury investigation. A report released Monday stated that all five supervisors have failed to put in place strict guidelines regarding Community Improvement Designation Funding. The …

San Bernardino County District Attorney Mike Ramos, up for re-election in June, is now under fire by his opponent San Bernardino County Deputy District Attorney Grover Merritt for drafting a letter of recommendation that resulted in the county awarding a lucrative $20 million, three-year, indigent defense contract to Earl Carter’s …