Opinion
Opinion: Ending radio silence was the right move
BY DAVE PRICEDaily Post Editor The Palo Alto Police Department has taken a step in the right direction in announcing that it will be dropping the encryption of its radios. […]
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Palo Alto
Palo Alto police will drop police radio encryption
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer After a 20-month battle, the Palo Alto Police Department is unencrypting its radios to once again allow the public to listen in to […]
In the news
Bill to restore public access to police radios passes state Senate
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer A bill by state Sen. Josh Becker that would require police agencies to unencrypt their radios and restore the public’s ability to listen in […]
Palo Alto
Councilman says letter contradicts what police chief told city council about encryption
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer Councilman Greer Stone said he has received a letter from the state Department of Justice that contradicts what Palo Alto police Chief Bob Jonsen […]
Opinion
Opinion: New map app didn’t solve the problem of silencing police radios
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor A year after Palo Alto Police Chief Robert Jonsen decided to encrypt police radios — making it impossible for the public to monitor […]
In the news
CHP won’t encrypt radios — even though cities like Palo Alto have to
BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent The California Highway Patrol does not plan to encrypt its radio channels in response to a state Department of Justice mandate to protect subjects’ […]
Palo Alto
State DOJ won’t let Palo Alto end police radio encryption
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The California Department of Justice has closed the door on Palo Alto Police’s attempt to unencrypt its police radio transmissions. In March, Police […]