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

Wed Dec 14, 2022 | 01:14pm

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.

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