McClain-Hill is taking the seat of longtime Commissioner Robert Saltzman, a retired law professor whose second term on the board has expired. McClain-Hill has previously served on the California Coastal Commission, the California Fair Political Practices Commission, the National Assn. Police commissioners are pushing to curb the number of shootings by LAPD officers while facing weekly criticism from activists angry over the killings, reflecting the heated national debate over policing and race. Mayor Eric Garcetti’s latest appointment to the Police Commission was unanimously approved Tuesday by the City Council, clearing the way for her to join the civilian oversight board. In one of its most important roles, the board decides whether police shootings and other serious uses of force were appropriate.

Source: Los Angeles Times August 03, 2016 02:43 UTC