Crisis-hit San Bernardino, Calif., picked a new city manager on Friday at a critical time in its quest to get bankruptcy protection from a federal court, Reuters reported on Friday. San Bernardino was forced to look for a new city manager after its acting city manager, Andrea Travis-Miller, quit. Her resignation coincides with the departure of the city's finance chief. Both had been the key officials overseeing the city's bankruptcy application and their departures threaten the city's ability to achieve it. The city council voted to hire Allen Parker to replace Travis Miller. According to the resume Parker provided to the city, he has been an economic development consultant since 2006.
