Newsom’s 911 Debacle
California's 911 system, originally built in the 1970s, is being upgraded to a Next Generation system. The project, announced by Governor Gavin Newsom in 2019, has cost $502 million and remains incomplete, with a temporary bridge contract paying $80 million annually. Funding comes from a dedicated telephone surcharge that bypasses the state general fund.
- ▪The statewide 911 upgrade was projected in 2019 to cost about $132 million and be finished by 2022, but expenses have risen to $502 million with no full deployment.
- ▪A pilot regional system in Tuolumne County failed to process calls reliably, leading Cal OES to abandon the regional approach.
- ▪Cal OES has secured a bridge contract that will pay $80 million per year for 30 months to maintain the legacy analog system.
- ▪The project is financed through the State Emergency Telephone Number Account (SETNA) surcharge, which is not part of California's general fund.
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Home – California Politics & News – Newsom’s 911 Debacle opinion Newsom’s 911 Debacle Bruce Bialosky • June 20, 2026 Print California Gov. Gavin Newsom in the District of Columbia on May 20, 2026. (Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images) (function(){var t=document.querySelector(".wp-block-kadence-dynamichtml"),s=document.currentScript.previousElementSibling;if(t&&s){if("prepend"==="before_element")t.parentNode.insertBefore(s,t);else if("prepend"==="after_element")t.parentNode.insertBefore(s,t.nextSibling);else if("prepend"==="prepend"||"prepend"==="inside_first_child")t.insertBefore(s,t.firstChild);else t.appendChild(s);}})(); While some problems caused by California’s one-party government get significant press, there’s one major issue that’s virtually ignored: The state’s 911 system is…
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