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Police chief reports on community oversight, training gains and recruitment progress

Santa Barbara City Council · April 15, 2026
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Chief Kelly Gordon presented the annual community oversight report, highlighting increased training hours, improved recruitment and hiring outcomes, and complaint and investigation statistics; the council praised expanded outreach and asked follow‑up questions about training costs and opioid‑settlement funded positions.

The council received the annual community oversight report for the Fire & Police Oversight Commission on April 14. Assistant City Manager Bárbara Anderson opened the presentation and Chief Kelly Gordon gave the department’s summary of service activity, complaint outcomes, hiring progress and training improvements.

Chief Gordon reported the department’s use of expanded training resources, noting an internal increase to more than 8,000 hours of…

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