Berkeley is firing its top civilian police oversight official.
Mayor Adena Ishii confirmed Hansel Aguilar’s dismissal Monday night, after a closed-door session of the City Council. Eight council members voted unanimously to remove Aguilar, effective one month after he receives notice. Northwest Berkeley Councilmember Rashi Kesarwani was absent.
Aguilar has run the administrative side of Berkeley’s civilian police oversight apparatus since October 2022. Berkeleyans created his agency, the Office of the Director of Police Accountability, along with the council-appointed Police Accountability Board (PAB), through a 2020 ballot measure that was supported by 85% of voters…