Mayor’s Selection For Next SDPD Chief Says Public Should Expect Transparency

San Diego homicide Capt. David Nisleit

San Diego Police Department’s Assistant Chief David Nisleit has been tapped to be the agency’s next leader, pending a City Council confirmation vote planned for Feb. 26. A public meeting on the matter is scheduled for Feb. 12.

In a KPBS interview, Assistant Chief David Nisleit answers questions about community policing, a 2016 report on racial profiling by police and a coalition’s public call for specific changes at SDPD.