Commissioner Erroll Southers, far left, leaves the Los Angeles Police Commission meeting after it was cut short following 45 minutes of public comment on Oct. 7. Southers has submitted his resignation, effective Oct. 21.

Photo by Stephen Oduntan

By Stephen Oduntan

Contributing Writer

LOS ANGELES — Erroll Southers, a former FBI agent and longtime public safety official whose reappointment to the Los Angeles Police Commission triggered months of vocal opposition, has resigned from the civilian body that oversees the Los Angeles Police Department.

Southers is the only Black currently serving on the commission. His departure comes just weeks after his reappointment was quietly processed through a 45-day City Charter provision that allowed him to retain his seat without a City Council vote

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