Robert Garrova covers criminal justice for the LAist and KPCC newsroom.
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Sycamores has partnered with L.A. County to send mobile crisis outreach teams to respond to psychiatric emergencies in the region.efforts by Congressman Tony Cárdenas to implement geolocation, L.A. County supervisors pointed out that the proposed georouting method is different from the technology 911 call centers use “because it would not identify someone’s exact location but would route their phone call to the nearest call center.
If the new rules are adopted by a vote from the full commission in November, all U.S. wireless carriers would be required to make the change, the FCC said in a statement.During this critical election, we've shortened our fall fundraiser to get you back to uninterrupted news faster. But we can’t cut back on the vital funding needed to keep trusted, fact-checked local news strong in our community. Have twice the impact on local news by donating now.
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