more on for californians AB 2231 Emergency alerts

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: Jay Goodman Tamboli <jay () tamboli cx>
Date: March 31, 2006 11:34:16 AM EST
To: dave () farber net
Subject: Re: [IP] for californians AB 2231 Emergency alerts

> Pavley has introduced a bill ( http://leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ 
> ab_2201-2250/ab_2231_bill_20060222_introduced.html ) to the  
> California Legislature, proposing that cell providers be required  
> to provide customers with text alerts in the event of a severe  
> emergency such as a flood or wildfire.

What's happened in DC, and what I think is probably a better  
solution, is that the government has set up essentially a mailing  
list. You sign up for the types of events you want to hear about and  
the neighborhoods you're interested in, and you give your email  
address or SMS number. When something comes up, you get a message. I  
don't know what the cost is to the government, but it seems to me  
this kind of thing (widely publicized) accomplishes the same thing,  
and it has the advantage of letting people not opt-in if they're not  
interested.

Alert DC's signup page is at https://textalert.ema.dc.gov/.

/jgt


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