Snafu keeps Oakland police radio traffic public as East Bay-wide shutdowns loom
Oakland and dozens of East Bay agencies planned to encrypt police radio channels, removing public live scanner access amid technical delays and criticism over transparency.
Public loses access to police radio feeds in Contra Costa County; another glitch upends plans elsewhere
Contra Costa law enforcement encrypted radio communications, ending decades of public access and temporarily silencing public feeds, while nearby agencies experienced glitches delaying the change.