Reporting in The Appeal Democrat on July 5, 2024 Michaela Harris writes that, ‘after interviewing county officials, observing election procedures and reviewing final voter data, the [newly-published 2023-2024 ] Sutter County Grand Jury report found no evidence of voter fraud in Sutter County. The Jury’s inquiry focused on ensuring that all legally eligible voters could cast their vote without coercion, while preventing illegal votes from non-citizens, non-residents, deceased individuals, or those attempting to cast multiple ballots.’ Read the full story here:
On July 28, 2024, Roseville Today reported that “The 2023-2024 grand jury examined a variety of topics this term, including election integrity, missile silos in the city of Lincoln, a county contract with Nevada County, cemeteries, a water rate increase, Municipal Advisory Councils and the escape of an inmate.” Read the full account at
https://www.rosevilletoday.com/news/roseville/placer-county-grand-jury-report-2023-2024/
In a July 10, 2024 article by Holly Rusch for the San Mateo Daily Journal, the recent “grand jury report on San Mateo County’s Project Homekey endeavors — hotels [being] converted into housing for formerly homeless individuals using state funding” — raised concerns that “the county has “not yet clarified” what [metrics and] data will be used to determine [if] long-term success” is achieved in this project to provide permanent housing for the county’s homeless individuals. Read the full story here:
The Reporter ran a July 12, 2024 article by Lynzie Lowe reporting that, “in a 2024 follow-up to hazardous conditions reported within the building in the [Solano county] grand jury’s 2021-22 and 2022-23 reports….conditions within the Vallejo Police Department continue to deteriorate. 911 Operators and Administrative Staff continue to work in a hazardous and toxic work environment, exposed to asbestos contamination, mold, lead, and human waste in a decreasingly habitable workspace,” according to report findings. Read the full story here:
David Garrick, in an article for the San Diego Union Tribune on 13 July 2024, cites recommendation(s) from the newly-released county grand jury report, including that “San Diego police and the county sheriff should collaborate to crack down on unlicensed cannabis delivery services and smoke shops that illegally sell synthetic CBD. The report also recommends the city and county evaluate and document the impacts of cannabis legalization on their finances, on local law enforcement efforts, and on health care. While the eight-page report doesn’t take a stand on the state’s legalization of recreational marijuana in 2016, it describes many unintended consequences.” Read the full story here:
The Paso Robles Daily News, in a June 19, 2024 article prepared by news staff members, reported that “The San Luis Obispo County Grand Jury released a [2024] report titled “Growing Pains: The Cannabis Industry in San Luis Obispo County,” examining the development of the cannabis industry in unincorporated areas of the county. The [Jury’s] report states that the legal cannabis industry has not provided financial benefits to San Luis Obispo County and has negatively impacted the county’s general fund.” Read the full story here:
The San Mateo Daily Journal carried an article by Cameron Fozi on July 11, 2024, citing that county’s new grand jury report findings that “Garbage disposal areas outside San Mateo County restaurants are often “less than sanitary” and inconsistently monitored for cleanliness, posing health risks to workers, waste haulers and the public. The jury said it found “deficient,” “unsanitary,” “unsightly” and “odorous” conditions around garbage disposal areas and under parklets outside restaurants in San Mateo County.” Read the full story here:
The Mercury News, in a July 11, 2024 follow-up article by Grace Hase, described “push back” on charges of continuous infighting by several “Santa Clara city councilmembers at the center of a recent [County] civil grand jury report titled “Irreconcilable Differences.” The 91-page report…advises the city to create an independent ethics commission and hire ethics and conflict resolution professionals to work with the council.” Red the full story here:
Todd R. Hansen for The Daily Republic reported on July 1, 2024 that “the 2023-24 Solano County civil grand jury was critical of [the city of] Dixon for a history of not responding to its reports [between 2015 and 2023], and noted the Solano County Office of Emergency Service also failed to respond to its report in 2022.” Read the full story here:
Ana Mata wrote in the San Mateo Daily Journal on July 15, 2024 that “Following recent news exemplifying a lack of or failed internal controls within agencies throughout the county, a civil grand jury report recommends government entities to establish routine evaluations of its financing and operations. Assessments should be documented and reported to an entity’s governing board to minimize fraud and waste.” Read the full story here: