Santa Barbara City Council Appoints Five Members of Police Commission
Appointees Will Replace Existing Fire and Police Commission as New Form of Civilian Oversight
Santa Barbara Police Department | Credit: Daniel Dreifuss (file)
After adopting a new system of civilian oversight for the city’s police department in October, the Santa Barbara City Council officially selected the five members who will sit on the board — a reconstituted version of the current Fire and Police Commission — starting January 1, 2023.
Selected from a pool of more than 20 applicants, the new commissioners will be Linda Esparza Dozer, Lizzie Rodriguez, Ana Zepeda, Dan Herlinger, and Gary Jon Hill.
Dozer is a former FBI agent who has served as Santa Barbara City College’s Title IX Coordinator since 2019. She is one of three Latina women appointed to the board.
