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Congressman Salud Carbajal visited the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office to highlight new funding he secured in this year’s federal budget to support replacing the radio dispatch system used by the Sheriff’s office.

The $2,000,000 in federal funds will help upgrade the hardware and software of the radio dispatch system, which handles the 100,000 annual calls and is the county’s largest 911 dispatch. The current system is set to expire in September 2024.

"I'm proud to have secured $2,000,000 in federal funding to support the replacement of the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office’s radio dispatch system.” said Congressman Salud Carbajal. “This investment will help bring upgraded hardware and software, enhancing our community's safety and response capabilities. It's a testament to our commitment to ensuring our law enforcement has the tools they need to effectively serve and protect." 

“Public safety radio communication is the backbone of effective emergency coordination and response. It allows our first responders to communicate vital information efficiently and ensures interoperability with local partner agencies,” said San Luis Obispo County Sheriff Ian Parkinson.

 “This federal funding will support $2 million of a $10 million phased technology investment that will provide for safe, secure, and interoperable public safety communications for the Central Coast. Thank you, Congressman Carbajal, Senator Padilla, and to our late Senator Dianne Feinstein for your continued leadership and advocacy on behalf of public safety for San Luis Obispo County,” said Acting County Administrative Officer Rebecca Campbell.

This funding is part of $13,446,901 secured by Rep. Carbajal for 14 Central Coast projects which Carbajal championed over the course of the past year’s federal budget negotiations. The projects range from supporting the development of new affordable housing projects to water system upgrades.