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Commission Roundup
PEACE AND JUSITCE (5/5)
Approved a waiver of Berkeley's nuclear free zone ordinance for Hewlitt Packard, a corporation involved in the nuclear industry which is seeking a city contract.
PERSONNEL (5/5)
Recommended making a non-officer Piolce Department business manager.
The city auditor last year recommended placing otherwise qualified non-officers in police management positions that don't require police police training.
YOUTH (5/5)
Discussed recent program aimed at youth violence . The program at Berkeley Alternative High School was in response to recent killings of youths in South Berkeley.
STATUS OF WOMEN (5/7)
Continued ongoing discussion of homeless women and children, domestic violence, and infant mortality and low birth weight.
PEOPLE'S PARK COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD (5/8)
Discussed recent removal of a People's Park tree deemed to be dangerous and steps toward possible future removals, including ipublic comment and independent evaluations.
— Al Winslow