Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao on Monday announced an additional $2.5 million for the city's beleaguered 911 system.
"Response times have been a long standing issue," Thao said at a news conference. "We know this, but we do not accept that this is good enough. We are always pushing to ensure that we are doing more."
Thao also said that there are many open dispatch positions and the city is hiring to fill those vacancies. She did not detail how many posiitions the city is hiring for.
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