911, what’s your emergency?
Editor’s note: Sacramento County joins city in rethinking if armed law enforcement should be answering all emergency calls The city of Sacramento is working toward…
Read Morealternative to calling 911
Creating an alternative to 911
A new Sacramento office is supposed to handle emergency calls instead of police. Bridgette Dean’s job is to make sure it works. Daniel Hahn spoke…
A crisis-resolution option
People of color increasingly think twice before dialing 911 to report an emergency, be it on the road or at home. This reticence reflects a…