\u201cWe have a dedicated space for our real-time intelligence center \u2026 including camera systems and our drones as a first responder system into one operational location,\u201d Campbell Police Chief Gary Berg told San Jos\u00e9 Spotlight.<\/p>\n
The 21st century headquarters is adjacent to its previous site at City Hall and has floor to ceiling windows that frame the front of the two-story building.\u00a0The first floor is home to the records, traffic and field services divisions, a gym and suspect processing facility with two holding cells. The second floor includes a dispatch center, detective\u2019s bureau, administrative offices, intelligence center and wellness room. The meeting and training room will double as the city\u2019s emergency operations center during natural disasters.<\/p>\n
The dispatch center can stream live drone videos to patrol operations, providing officers with essential knowledge and decision-making abilities before arriving on the scene, Berg said.<\/p>\n
Campbell Vice Mayor Anne Bybee said she is proud of the city\u2019s new state-of-the-art police facility.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis modern facility is designed to enhance public safety and support our public safety employees as they protect and serve our community every day,\u201d she told San Jos\u00e9 Spotlight. \u201cThis project would not have been possible without the support of Campbell voters who approved the Measure O bond.\u201d<\/p>\n
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A portable FM radiophone from 1958 is part of a display inside the new police headquarters. Photo by Lorraine Gabbert.<\/p>\n
The police department worked with Campbell\u2019s historical museum to create a display on the first floor depicting the department through the decades with photographs from the 1960s, uniforms from 1956-69, a fingerprinting kit from 1993, badges used from 1952-65 and even a radio phone from 1958.<\/p>\n
While the new headquarters has been unveiled, there is still work to be done. The second phase of the project will renovate the previous City Hall location<\/a> for non-essential operations such as evidence processing and storage. A conference room will be added, which will be shared with City Hall. The renovation is slated for completion by summer 2027.<\/p>\n \u201cThey finally have a building that will match the needs of the department,\u201d Councilmember Sergio Lopez told San Jos\u00e9 Spotlight. \u201cWe always knew that was an inadequate situation, so it\u2019s been a major priority. It is something that has been deeply needed and supported by the community for a long time.\u201d<\/p>\n In the past, patrol and traffic officers worked out of a double wide trailer, which included a suspect processing area, without running water or bathrooms, Berg said. And the intelligence center was in an office on the other side of City Hall.<\/p>\n Now instead of the dispatch team operating in a windowless office, they are sharing photos of sunrises and sunsets from the new operations center.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s creating a different environment and much more positive space for them to work in,\u201d Berg said.<\/p>\n Campbell Mayor Dan Furtado said the city wanted to expand the department\u2019s space for some time, but due to seismic requirements couldn\u2019t add on to the existing building. The city also lacked funding to construct a new one before Measure O, which city voters approved by 69.5%.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are very excited about the new building,\u201d Furtado told San Jos\u00e9 Spotlight. \u201cThe total number of employees at the police department is right around 80, so it was getting pretty crowded in the facilities that we had. It creates a safer environment and helps the police officers in their daily work as well.\u201d<\/p>\n The majority of funding for the new police headquarters \u2014 $30 million \u2014 comes from Measure O. In addition, $3.9 million came from the California Governor\u2019s Office Emergency Services, $939,000 from American Rescue Plan Act and $512,000 from the city\u2019s General Fund, according to Campbell Public Works Director Amy Olay.<\/p>\n \u201cMeasure O signified the relationship and the trust that we\u2019ve built with our community,\u201d Berg said. \u201cFor the community to support such a project that allows us the ability to move out of an antiquated space and into a space that truly reflects the need and the technology is a great feeling.\u201d<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/PXL_20260713_223433925-1024x771.jpg\")
The new Campbell police station provides upgraded technology, meeting rooms, offices and a gallery of policing through the decades. Photo by Lorraine Gabbert.<\/p>\n
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