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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In the news
Police departments across the state flooded DOJ with correspondence about police radio encryption
BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent In the months before the California Department of Justice issued a bulletin that prompted many police departments in the state to encrypt their radio […]
Los Altos
No reports of scanners aiding crime – Argument for encryption loses steam
By the Daily Post staff One of the arguments people make in favor of encrypting police radios is that if police dispatch calls were broadcast over the air, criminals would […]
Palo Alto
San Francisco finds an alternative to full encryption of police radios
CORRECTION: In an earlier version, the last paragraph had the wrong price for a police radio. It has been corrected. BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent As Palo Alto police […]
Opinion
Opinion: Council tonight can make the Police Department more transparent
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor One of the messages from last summer’s George Floyd marches was that police departments need to be more accountable. But in the months […]
Opinion
Opinion: Police scanners and Civil Rights
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor Police scanners played an important role in the Civil Rights and anti-Vietnam War movements, according to Mountain View City Councilwoman Sally Lieber. And […]
In the news
One city is reluctant to switch to encrypted police radio
BY KYLE MARTIN < Daily Post Staff Writer Word Count: 719 One of the last police departments in Santa Clara County to encrypt its radio transmissions is the city of […]
Opinion
Opinion: Encryption isn’t a ‘mandate,’ it’s a choice
BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor The dispute over the decision by Palo Alto, Mountain View and Los Altos to encrypt their police radio frequencies may just boil down to […]
Mountain View
Council to discuss police radio encryption, Mountain View says it will follow Palo Alto’s lead
By the Daily Post staff Palo Alto City Council will meet in the 60 days to review a decision by Palo Alto police to encrypt their police radio transmissions — […]
Palo Alto
Mayor says that encrypting police radio signals was a mistake
The following story was first published in Saturday’s Daily Post. If you want to get the latest local news, pick up the Post in the mornings at 1,000 Mid-Peninsula locations. […]