Robert Geiss Excellence in Reporting Award |
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County |
Subject |
Why it Won |
Year and Title of report (linked) |
| 2012 | Sacramento | County Library | Misappropriation of funds, conflicts of interest in the award of contracts, and other serious acts of administrative malfeasance |
2007-08 Sacramento Public Library Authority: The Business of Books http://www.sacgrandjury.org/reports/07-08/LibraryReport.pdf |
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2011 |
Yuba |
Auditor-Controller |
Official described as incompetent forced to resign |
2010-2011 Financial Hard Times in Yuba County http://www.yubacourts.org/sites/default/files/pdfs/GrandJury/GJR2010-AUD.pdf
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2010 |
Marin |
Indigent defendants not represented at preliminary hearing |
Investigated and obtained resolution of a practice which compromised the right of equal justice for all citizens at their arraignment hearing. |
2005-06 Defenseless at Arraignment: Lady Justice Lagging in Marin http://www.co.marin.ca.us/depts/GJ/main/cvgrjr/2005gj/Defenseless_at_Arraignment.pdf |
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2009 |
Mendocino |
Senior Center mismanaged |
Executive Director resigned and services greatly improved |
2008-09 “Nobody http://www.co.mendocino.ca.us/grandjury/pdf/1SeniorCenterFINAL_5_12_09.pdf |
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2008 |
Napa |
Farm worker housing |
Reported on cost overruns, lack of oversight and the involved/responsible entities |
2007‐08 Renovation of Farmworker Housing Centers by the Napa Valley Housing Authority: A Case Study in the Failure of Governmental Stewardship |
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2007 |
Kern |
Mandatory curbside recycling |
Well-written and technically complete. |
2006-07 Kern County Waste Management Department and City of Bakersfield Department of Public Works, Solid Waste and Recycling Division |
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2006 |
Butte |
Public school student fees |
Special achievement in investigating and obtaining resolution of public school policies regarding assessment and collection of fees from students and control and disbursement of education funds. Bookkeeping of accounts was highly deficient. |
2004-5 High Price of Public Education in Butte County 2005-6 Chico Unified School District: Associated Student Body Funds |
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2005 |
Nevada |
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2003-2004 Franchise Operations – Nevada County General Code http://www.nevadacountycourts.com/documents/gjreports/0304-FIN-FranchiseOperationsN.pdf |
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2004 |
Solano |
Solano County Water Agency's inadequate provision of flood control along Sweeney Creek. |
Certificate of Merit: 2001/02, 2002/03, and 2003/04 Grand Juries |
2003-2004 Solano County Flood Control (Sweeney Creek) http://www.solano.courts.ca.gov/materials/23Sweeney.pdf |
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2004 |
Madera Certificate of Merit |
Collection of Court Fees |
Bringing to light the $5-20 million in uncollected court fees. (Citation gives CGJA credit for breaking through Court's position that GJ could not investigate the court.) |
2003 Uncollected Madera County Court Fees (This report no longer on Madera Grand Jury website) |
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2004 |
Ventura |
Certificate of Merit: |
Informative and broad-ranging newspaper insert of 1/12/04 on the varied grand jury experience. |
Joint award to the 2003/04 Grand Jury and to the Ventura Star |
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2004 |
Lake |
Certificate of Merit |
Extensive newspaper article on the history and function of grand juries, published on 3/31/04. |
2003/04 Grand Jury |
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2003 |
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2002 |
Orange County |
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1999 report |
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2001 |
Monterey |
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2001 |
Placer |
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2000 |
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Excellence in News Media Awards |
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Year |
County |
Recipient |
Why it Won |
| 2012 | Sacramento | Sacramento Bee | for coverage of the 2008-08 Sacramento County report “Sacramento Public Library Authority: The Business of Books” |
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2011 |
Alameda |
Oakland Local, a web-based independent media outlet |
For coverage of 2010-2011 Alameda County report, “City of Oakland Building Services Division.” |
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2010 |
San Francisco |
San Francisco Chronicle |
For its strong and continued support of the San Francisco County Grand Jury. The Chronicle staff provided detailed and concerned coverage of the San Francisco Grand Jury report issued in June, 2009 entitled “Pensions, Beyond Our Ability to Pay,” As a consequence of the public awareness engendered by this reporting, Proposition B has been placed on the ballot for the November 2, 2010 election. |
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2009 |
Mendocino |
2009 The Mendocino Beacon/Fort Bragg Advocate News |
For its strong and continuing support of the Mendocino County Grand Jury |
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2008 |
Napa |
Napa Valley Register |
For reporting consistently and accurately on the Napa County Grand Jury reports |
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2007 |
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j2006 |
San Luis Obispo |
Tribune of San Luis Obispo |
For its strong and continuing support of the County Grand Jury |
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2005 |
Marin |
Marin Independent Journal |
For consistent, diligent reporting of County Grand Jury investigative reports |
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2004 |
Solano |
Certificate of Appreciation: The Vacaville Reporter |
for its interest in and articles on the causes and impact of the recurrent Sweeney Creek flooding |
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2004 |
Madera |
Certificate of Appreciation: The Merced Tribune |
for its articles on the Grand Jury's investigation into the court fees and the officials' responses. |
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j2004 |
Ventura |
Certificate of Merit: Joint award to the 2003/04 Ventura County Grand Jury and to the Ventura Star |
For their informative and broad-ranging newspaper insert of January 12, 2001 on the varied grand jury experience. |
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Lake |
Certificate of Appreciation: The Lake County Record-Bee |
For working closely with the Grand Jury to display their article in an eye-catching feature. |
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2003 |
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2002 |
Contra Costa |
Contra Costa Times. |
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2001 |
Sacramento |
Sacramento Bee |
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2000 |
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