WEA

British  

abbreviation

1. Workers' Educational Association

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Example Sentences

It wasn’t immediately clear how many people received the test alert from South Pasadena, which read, “This is a test of the South Pasadena WEA system. There is no emergency.”

From Los Angeles Times

On Tuesday evening, public safety staff with the city of South Pasadena were performing an internal test of the WEA system when the message was accidentally sent to phones across the county, said city spokesperson Jennifer Colby.

From Los Angeles Times

The report also presses the Federal Communications Commission to establish performance standards and develop measurable goals and monitoring for WEA performance, and ensure mobile providers include location-aware maps by the December 2026 deadline.

From Los Angeles Times

The county used its WEA system and Alert LA County messaging program as the “primary communication methods,” to issue urgent and timely evacuation alerts during the L.A. firestorm, according to a statement from the county’s Coordinated Joint Information Center.

From Los Angeles Times

And that is in addition to the county’s WEA notices and police officers on the streets, said Lisa Derderian, a city spokesperson.

From Los Angeles Times