Anaheim mayor announces police-oversight board coming in March


By ART MARROQUIN

A panel of nine residents from across Anaheim will soon be able to scrutinize the city’s police and fire departments under a pilot program expected to launch by March, Mayor Tom Tait announced Tuesday during his State of the City address.
Members of the new Citizen Public Safety Board will review policies and allegations of misconduct by police officers and firefighters, Tait said. City Manager Marcie Edwards, who spent the past several months creating the commission at the City Council’s direction.