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South Pasadena seeks funds to replace aging police radio system after communication gaps during Eaton fire
Summary
Police and city leaders told the Public Safety Commission they need a new antenna and updated radio equipment—estimated at about $1.4 million overall—to address dead zones, meet encryption requirements and improve mutual aid after recent multi‑agency incidents.
South Pasadena officials told the Public Safety Commission on May 12 that the city needs new radio infrastructure for the police department after years of aging equipment and recent communication problems during the Eaton fire.
The issue matters because the department’s analog radio system is more than 15 years old, lacks full encryption required for protected criminal-justice information, creates dead zones around the city’s geography and limits interoperable communication with neighboring agencies during multi‑jurisdiction incidents.
Lieutenant Shannon Robledo of the South Pasadena Police Department briefed commissioners on the department’s assessment and funding search. Robledo said the department’s “dispatch consoles, radio antennas, tower equipment, and vehicle radios have surpassed their expected life span and are no longer supported by the manufacturers.” She said the department is exploring congressional funding, homeland‑security grants and local support letters…
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