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The Berkeley City Council has officially appointed Jen Louis as the city’s top cop -- the first woman, Asian-American and openly gay person to lead Berkeley’s police department -- despite controversy during her tenure and two pending misconduct investigations.
University of Minnesota Duluth plans to bring clinical research and education to the Medical District with a new facility. The university is also pursuing Lot D for a new water-research facility.
Back in the 1960s, Jackie Amato, now president of TowneBank Mortgage, probably never dreamed of becoming chief mortgage officer for TowneBank, one of Virginia's largest community banks.
From the column: "There are many ways to encourage vibrancy without further accommodating private cars and the need for their expensive storage."
Berkeley’s Police Accountability Board, or PAB, discussed its role in the ongoing investigation of the Berkeley Police Department, or BPD's, Downtown Task Force, faced policy complaints and met with BPD interim Chief Jennifer Louis in its Wednesday session.