William Melhado

(TNS) — The Legislature should pause the state’s effort to modernize its 911 system until the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services can answer questions about the project, the nonpartisan Legislative Analyst’s Office recently recommended. For... See more

EDD officials reported that the agency is now better equipped for future recessions due to technological and process improvements. During a Tuesday hearing, California lawmakers seemed to largely agree. “We’re in a lot better position than we were a coupl... See more

If you didn’t know better, the groups milling around the Capitol Swing Space could have passed for any other cadre of suited lobbyists hoping for a minute of California lawmakers’ time. But those weren’t paid advocates. They were state workers who had tak... See more

California’s ‘ambitious’ timeline to adopt new 911 system concerns advisers (ATTENTION EDITORS: 1 photo accompanies this column. FILENAME: US-NEWS-CALIF-MODERNIZED-911-SA.jpg) (TNS) — California leaders are hoping to roll out the state’s modernized 911 sy... See more

California leaders are hoping to roll out the state’s modernized 911 system as quickly as possible in light of the project’s delays and ballooning cost. The California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services released an implementation plan last week outli... See more