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UCSF trial highlights the effectiveness of app-based mindfulness meditation in improving employee mental health and job satisfaction
After-action reports and investigations revealed issues with alert systems in past wildfires as well as the timeliness of notifications
Elk Grove has secured a FAA waiver to operate Flock Safety’s radar-based DFR system, eliminating the need for human observers when flying drones at optimal heights
This program outfits every patrol car in the county with a sports bag to give officers another way to engage with youth in their communities
Lexington Police Chief Lawrence Weathers said the department would have to “adjust our tactics” to maintain safety
After a 2016 school shooting in the district, the Madison school board enacted a policy allowing 10 staffers to carry weapons on campus
Mayor Libby Schaaf criticized the council’s action, saying it effectively “cuts “50 police officers who respond to Oaklanders’ 911 calls”
Using planes to surveil the city, a crime-fighting tool, is akin to a warrantless search, the court said
An internal examination showed that the virus impacted only people who were not vaccinated
The president also said cities can use the money to buy crime-fighting technologies, like gunshot detection systems
The new curriculum teaches cops how to recognize people in crisis and offers communication tactics
Brian Dunn, attorney for Jacorey Shaw’s parents, says there was both negligence and a cover-up conspiracy involved in Shaw’s death investigation
“It all boils down to these three concepts of being underfunded, understaffed and under-supported,” a Portland Police officer said