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When will the state's faltering Next Gen 911 network hit the Bay Area? Nobody seems to have a clue
Nearly four years after a 911 Advisory Board Meeting called for 400 centers across the state to be connected to a new state-of-the-art emergency call network by August of 2021, only 23 dispatch centers are connected. The rollout remains paused as state officials probe concerns over how the system has performed live in the field.
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Apple head of Global Security found not guilty in bribery trial tied to concealed gun permits
The Head of Global Security for Apple Inc., Thomas Moyer, was found not guilty by a Santa Clara County jury Wednesday of bribery charges tied to a scandal involving former Sheriff Laurie Smith and the issuing of concealed carry weapons permits.
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Legal aid groups seek to block cancelled contracts to represent unaccompanied immigrant children
Legal aid groups representing unaccompanied minors are seeking a temporary restraining order halting federal contract cancellations.
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Residents oust San Jose HOA board over ‘ridiculous' fines, privacy concerns
Residents of a large San Jose condo complex are celebrating after successfully ousting an HOA board they say imposed excessive and petty fines.
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Legally blind Oakland senior faces potential homelessness after judge sides with landlord
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.
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Trump admin abruptly cuts contracts for legal aid to migrant children in U.S. without parents
Nonprofit aid groups providing free legal and social services to unaccompanied immigrant children being held in federal detention centers received notices Friday that most of their government contracts were being canceled.
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Contractor on troubled CA Next Gen 911 project faces similar problems in other states
As California’s Next Generation 911 project remains on hold in the face of project delays and technical difficulties, government records show Los Angeles-based contractor NGA has had technical issues and missed deadlines in several other states building Next Gen networks.
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Cal OES, contractor failed to thoroughly test Next Gen 911 network before deploying to handle real calls, sources say
Two high-level project insiders have come forward alleging the company NGA and the 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.
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Legal aid groups fear SF homeless spike if looming budget cuts target eviction defense program
As San Francisco grapples with an estimated budget shortfall of $876 million over the next two years, nonprofits providing pro bono eviction defense services warn cuts to the city’s unique ‘Tenant Right to Counsel’ program will lead to more people on the streets and a more expensive price tag for taxpayers in the long run.
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Oakland landlord won't let legally blind senior back in home despite overturned eviction
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.
