There was more glitches Saturday for Oakland’s 911 call dispatch system.
All emergency calls were being answered and appropriately dispatched for police, fire and medical.
"I just would reiterate the efforts of these dispatchers Thursday, Friday and now Saturday. It's already a tough job and to toil under these circumstances is very difficult and also, again the frustration that citizens are facing," Donelan said.NBC Bay Area learned backup generators failed to bring 911 calls online for several minutes until calls could be rerouted to the sheriff’s office.
In a statement Friday, Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao blamed decades of underinvestment in the city’s IT infrastructure and noted that she included $9.5 million in her next budget to address the city’s aging IT systems.
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