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“History will be kind to me for I intend to write it.”
― Winston S. Churchil

Welcome to the Historical page of the Southern California Chapter of APCO International – The California Public-Safety Radio Association (CPRA). View images and links to our history and service to the public safety community since 1935.

1946 CPRA & NAPCO Joint Meeting
1947 CPRA Welcomes APCO Members to the first APCO Conference in Los Angeles
1947 Official Police Radio Code Book Created & Issued by the CPRA Chapter – Download Full Book Below
1963 CPRA & NAPCO Joint Meeting
1966 – The California Chapters Create the First APCO Western Region Conference in Palm Springs, CA
1968 Western Regional Conference Meeting – Chapter President Eddie Simon (Center)
1974 – Past Chapter President Eddie Simon – Chair of the 1974 APCO International Conference, San Diego, CA, Welcomes the Attendees to San Diego
2004 – California APCO Chapters Host The California APCO Training Conference – Ontario Convention Center, Ontario, CA
2007 – The Chapter Hosts the 2007 Western Regional Conference – Long Beach Convention Center, Long Beach, CA
2010 Chapter Officers – Mike Rowles, Howard Newton, John Wright, Gary Poon, Dawn Lopez, Jim Acosta, Ken Shearen
2010 – Chapter Past Presidents Celebrate the Chapter’s 75th Anniversary – Jerry Campbell, Gary David Gray, Donald Root, Joseph Parrino, Spence Leafdale, John Wright, Jim Acosta, Ernest Gallo, David Buchanan, Richard Granado, John Sarkissian, Ronald “Ron” Wong, Anna Holmes, Robert “Bob” Urbe, Kenneth Mann, Gary Poon
2011 – The Chapter Hosts the 2011 Western Regional Conference – Ontario Convention Center, Ontario, CA
2012 Chapter Officers – Tim Trager, Scott Espindola, Don Miller, John Wright, Bill Carpenter, Adriana Spirescu, Jim Acosta
2012 – Chapter Members attend the 2012 WRC in Anchorage, Alaska
2012 – (Silent Key) – Jack Daniel – The Chapter’s Longest Serving Commercial Advisory Chair
2012 CPRA & NAPCO Joint Meeting
2013 – (Silent Key) – John “Jack” Keating – Chapter President (1991) & APCO International President (1998-1999)
2015 – Chapter Past Presidents Celebrate the Chapter’s 80th Anniversary – (Back) Ronald “Ron” Wong, Gary Poon, Bill Williams, David Buchanan, Richard Granado, Kenneth Mann, Ralph Blount, Charles “Chuck” Taylor, (Front) Adriana Spirescu, Anna Holmes, John Sarkissian, Timothy “Tim” Trager, John Wright, Gary David Gray, Ken Shearen, Jim Acosta, Don Miller, Joseph Parrino
2015 – APCO President John Wright (Chapter Past President) meets with United States Secretary of State Madeleine Albright in Washington DC
2016 WRC Consortium Meeting – Past Chapter President Charles (Chuck) Taylor addresses the Consortium with our 2017 WRC Team
December 2021 Officer Installation – Gary David Gray Administering The Oath Of Office to Timothy Buchfeller, Terri Nelson, Dr. Pauline Soria, John Wright, Jeffery Loveland, Ernest Gallo, David Duenas
2022 CPRA & NAPCO Joint Meeting
Annual CPRA & NAPCO Joint Dinner – A Great Opportunity To Network
Annual Public Safety Awards
2023 Awards Banquet Team – Ernesst Gallo, Adriana Spirescu, Tim Buchfeller, Robert Stoffel, Terri Nelson, John Wright
2023 Awards Banquet – President Timothy Buchfeller (right) celebrates with some of the Award Winners
2023 Awards Banquet – Gordon Graham (CHP Retired) and Past Chapter Presidents – Jim Acosta, Lynn Diebold, Spence Leafdale
2023 Executive Meetings – Terri Nelson, Scott Espindola, Ron Dunn, Timothy Buchfeller, Dale Digiambattista
2023 – Past APCO President John Wright (Left) & Past APCO President Gary David Gray (Right) – The Chapter Celebrates Gary’s 50 Years as an APCO Member
2024 Chapter Officers – (Back) Ernest Gallo, Joseph Parrino, Jeffery loveland, Tim Buchfeller, Larry Weber, Ron Dunn, John Wright, Steve Goodwyn, Michael Notarstefano, Gary David Gray (Front) Adriana Spirescu, Tina Meyer, Terri Nelson, Dr. Pauline Soria, Amanda Garcia
President Terri Nelson & Exec Council Delegate Ernest Gallo