Supervisors approve next RCS phase, look for locations

Two 5-0 San Diego County Board of Supervisors votes Nov. 15 took steps towards upgrading the county's Regional Communications System (RCS).

One action exercised a contract option for facility improvements at the Harmony Hill site in southeast Escondido. The other action approved in principle, thus authorizing negotiations which would be ratified by subsequent Board of Supervisors action, the purchase or lease of sites for RCS support in seven areas including one on Camp Pendleton and one or two sites in unincorporated Northeast San Diego County.

"Clear communication is critical during an emerg...