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Robbie Beasom

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  • 3 weeks ago | nbcbayarea.com | Hilda Gutierrez |Michael Bott |Robbie Beasom

    Following a review of California's years-long overhaul of its aging 911 system, Cal OES announced plans to improve implementation but offered no timeline for the project's completion. The rollout of California’s new digital 911 network remains on hold after the state paused its implementation late last year, but officials announced a major shakeup Wednesday in how they plan to move the project forward.

  • 2 months ago | nbcbayarea.com | Candice Nguyen |Robbie Beasom

    New data from the California Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) shows significant improvement in 911 answering times by the Oakland Police Department. For years, the Oakland Police Department (OPD) has had the worst 911 answering time in California. At times, the Department’s response times were four times the state’s standard. Cal OES’ standard requirement for dispatcher centers is to answer 90% of all 911 calls within 15 seconds.

  • 2 months ago | nbcbayarea.com | Hilda Gutierrez |Michael Bott |Robbie Beasom

    A legally blind senior in Oakland who suffers from a host of other medical issues faces the possibility of being homeless as soon as next week after a judge sided with his landlord in court. In February, the same judge had reversed a default eviction judgement against Gary Gilbert, 67, and ordered his landlords to let Gilbert back into his home.

  • 2 months ago | nbcbayarea.com | Candice Nguyen |Michael Bott |Jeremy Carroll |Robbie Beasom

    Two high-level project insiders have come forward with allegations the company NGA and the California Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) failed to thoroughly test the state’s new digital 911 network end-to-end before deploying the system to handle real 911 calls. One source, who NBC Bay Area is identifying as ‘NGA insider,’ has direct knowledge of executive decisions at LA-based company NGA.

  • Feb 28, 2025 | nbcbayarea.com | Hilda Gutierrez |Michael Bott |Robbie Beasom

    A legally blind man in Oakland says he could soon be on the street because the affordable apartment community for seniors where he lived refuses to let him back into his home, even after his eviction was overturned by a judge. “If I’m out on the street, I’m not going to survive,” said Gary Gilbert, 67, who walks with a cane and has a host of medical ailments. “I’m just scared. My mind is racing, and I just don’t know what I’m going to do.

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