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08/11/2011Tess NacelewiczMARINA DEL REY, Calif.—California recently became the 35th state in the nation with carbon monoxide legislation. As of July 1, all existing single-family homes with an attached...
View ArticleSan Jose's non-response policy catches alarm industry off guard
Holiday 'surprise' has companies and owners assessing potential costs 01/04/2012Rich MillerSAN JOSE, Calif.—The police department’s new non-response policy for unverified alarms, announced the week...
View ArticleMeeting targets non-response in San Jose
Monitor This!Rich Miller01/27/2012The alarm industry was caught off guard at the end of December when the San Jose (Calif.) Police Department implemented a non-response policy for unverified alarms....
View ArticleCooperation spells success in Sacramento
SIAC teams with California Alarm Association, law enforcement to strengthen city’s alarm ordinance08/01/2012Rich MillerFRISCO, Texas—Add Sacramento to the list of SIAC success stories.The Security...
View ArticleAT&T’s 2G shutdown in Oakland false alarm for industry
Frequency blackout didn’t affect alarm companies, CAA says09/05/2012Rich MillerOAKLAND, Calif.—AT&T’s move to partially disable its 2G service here at the end of August got the attention of...
View ArticleCAA symposium to feature four top industry execs
10/10/2012Leif KotheSAN FRANCISCO—Leaders from four security companies will speak at an executive symposium at the California Alarm Association’s 2012 Winter Convention, to be held here Dec. 5-8.The...
View ArticleCAA fights Chico on ordinance
Ordinance requires false alarm fines for alarm companies11/24/2014Spencer IvesCHICO, Calif.—The California Alarm Association (CAA) and the Sacramento Area Alarm Association (SAAA) are filing a lawsuit...
View ArticleChico revises ordinance, stops fining alarm companies
Spencer Ives04/08/2015In October, the City of Chico, Calif., passed an ordinance to fine alarm companies for false alarm dispatches. The California Alarm Association and SIAC responded, citing...
View ArticleNew California bill protects alarm companies from false alarm fines
08/23/2017Spencer IvesMARINA DEL REY, Calif.—California Gov. Jerry Brown on July 31 signed AB 1616 by Assemblyman Adrin Nazarian into law, bringing false alarm fines to the alarm permit holders, not...
View ArticleThe approach to false alarms
Spencer Ives08/23/2017Here at Security Systems News, we cover a variety of topics related to the physical security industry. As a result, we get to track trends in the industry; we see when they first...
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