Los Angeles County has made the decision to temporarily transition to the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services alert system for all local emergency notifications. This move comes after a malfunction in the county's system led to the accidental notification of nearly 10 million residents.
According to a news release issued by LA County Emergency Management on Friday evening, the erroneous alert was sent out around 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The preliminary investigation revealed that the alert was accurate and correctly targeted, but it was mistakenly distributed to a much larger audience than intended.
