Concerns about unknown costs and system redundancies did not stop San Francisco officials from moving forward Tuesday with supporting a $100 million emergency communications network for the Bay Area. With a federal grant and matching funds from Motorola, the envisioned network must be operational by July 2013. And two-thirds of the $50 million grant must be spent by this July. Read More
Riffing on social gaming mobile applications such as FarmVille and FourSquare, San Francisco wants to reward you for disaster preparation – not with money, but with digital satisfaction. Read More
What once appeared to be a one-horse race for sheriff in November is looking more and more interesting, with a protege of the current sheriff likely joining a politically savvy supervisor and a popular sheriff’s deputy who are both already in the running. Read More
Mayor Ed Lee has called for a review of San Francisco’s emergency communications technology following system failures last week and on New Year’s Eve. Read More
