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1 month 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.
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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.
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Mar 24, 2025 | 
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.
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Mar 13, 2025 | 
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.
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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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Feb 27, 2025 | 
nbcbayarea.com | Christine Ni |Robbie Beasom
Oakland's Mark Sadusky wants to see more people that look like him competing at a high level. One of the newest members of Team USA figure skating, Sadusky struggled with being different in the sport. But, he's embracing that journey on and off the ice. NBC Bay Area caught up with the Team USA pairs figure skater practicing on his home ice rink, Oakland Ice Center. The 27-year-old moved to Colorado four years ago to train. This is Sadusky's first season on Team USA.
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Feb 19, 2025 | 
nbcbayarea.com | Candice Nguyen |Michael Bott |Robbie Beasom
Three months after the California Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) paused the deployment of its Next Generation 911 system over concerns the technology was prone to failures that put public safety at risk, new leadership within the agency laid out plans Wednesday to move the problematic and delayed system forward. “We’re looking for the kind of technology that California deserves,” new Cal OES Chief Deputy Director Lisa Mangat said at Wednesday’s State 911 Advisory Board meeting.
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Feb 10, 2025 | 
nbcbayarea.com | Candice Nguyen |Robbie Beasom
Months into a criminal investigation by the California Department of Justice into Contra Costa Health for possible Medi-Cal fraud and elder abuse, the East Bay public health care system has announced its CEO Anna Roth is leaving. As the county’s largest department, Contra Costa Health (CCH) is a county-run integrated system providing medical care and a managed-care health plan for people with Medi-Cal. In a Jan.
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Jan 24, 2025 | 
nbcbayarea.com | Christine Ni |Marcus Washington |Robbie Beasom
Happy New Year! May good blessings happen for you!In Mandarin, people say, Xin Nian Kau Le, Gong Xi Fa Cai! Or in Cantonese, it's Sun Nin Fak Lok, Gung Hei Faht Choi! Chinese New Year is Wednesday, Jan. 29, and this year is the year of the snake. This weekend, many people will be stocking up on all their decorations, getting ready for the celebrations and spending time with family.
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Jan 17, 2025 | 
nbcbayarea.com | Candice Nguyen |Robbie Beasom
Friday’s indictment by federal prosecutors charges former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao with “a corrupt relationship with her partner Andre Jones, and local businessmen, defendants David Duong and Andy Duong.” At the time of the allegations, David Duong was – and believed to still be – the president and CEO of Cal Waste Solutions, a recycling company contracted with the City of Oakland. He’s also co-owner of a housing company.
