During the first days of the January firestorms, Los Angeles became a case study in what can go wrong with emergency alerts and evacuations. In Pacific Palisades there…
Read more Failed emergency alerts during L.A. firestorms eroded public trust. How to fix a broken system?Police responded to an active shooting Saturday on campus at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, according to the school’s alert system. Police said there were multiple gunshot…
Read more Active shooter at Brown University; Police confirm multiple people shot, no suspect in custodyPolice responded to an active shooting Saturday on campus at Brown University in Providence, according to the school’s alert system. Police said there were multiple gunshot victims.Earlier, the…
Read more Active shooter at Brown University; Police confirm multiple people shot, no suspect in custodyAmazon began the process of issuing refunds to eligible Prime members this week as part of a large settlement the company agreed to over federal allegations that it…
Read more Amazon is issuing Prime refunds as part of an FTC settlement. Here’s who’s eligible and what you’ll getAttorneys representing the family of Stacey Darden, an Altadena resident who perished in the Eaton fire, filed a wrongful death lawsuit Monday alleging that the software that Los…
Read more She died in the Eaton fire. Her family says emergency alert software was to blameThe long-awaited report investigating how Los Angeles County officials failed to order timely evacuations for west Altadena as the Eaton fire threatened the community did not assign blame…
Read more L.A. County outlines multiple breakdowns that led to evacuation alert failures during deadly Eaton fireSince becoming law in January, no Ebony Alerts have been issued in Sacramento County. However, there have been multiple missing person cases involving minorities. “We’ve been very fortunate…
Read more How effective are Ebony Alerts in California since they started? What advocates, law enforcement say
