SF Politics SF Civil Grand Jury Tells City to Fix Outdoor Warning System or Replace AlertSF A new report from the San Francisco Civil Grand Jury is urging Mayor Lurie and the Board of Supervisors to adopt a better emergency warning system, as AlertSF has been deemed inadequate, and that old outdoor siren is too expensive to fix.
SF News Six Years Later, Still No Tuesday Noon Siren, Which Now Needs to Be Replaced to the Tune of $20 Million Upgrades to San Francisco’s emergency outdoor warning system keep getting delayed while the price continues to skyrocket. Meanwhile, emergency responders are tasked with physically going to Ocean Beach to alert residents about tsunami warnings.
SF News Your Cellphone Is Going to Make an Unpleasant Sound Wednesday Morning, Don't Be Alarmed There's a nationwide test scheduled for Wednesday at 11:20 a.m. Pacific Time (2:20 p.m. Eastern) of FEMA's Emergency Alert System, and it's being sent to all cellphones on all major carriers.
SF News First-Ever Nationwide Emergency Alert Test at 11 AM At 11 a..m. (PST) today, radio broadcasters and TV will take part in the first-ever nationwide emergency alert system test. Although emergency alert system tests have been done at the local