Category: Civil Grand Jury News

Susie Neilson wrote an article in The San Francisco Chronicle published on September 5, 2023, in which she explored the subject.  Also noted was “a 2016 San Francisco Civil Grand Jury report on the break-in problem which identified another possible reason: so few people were getting caught.”  Read the full story here: https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/car-break-in-oakland-18283842.php?sid=61576084a61f11552d553cd7&ss=A&st_rid=875d2d6f-f362-42a5-a604-ca391b9c382c&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_term=headlines&utm_campaign=sfc_morningfix

Drew Penner wrote an article in The Press Banner published on September 1, 2023 that “Scotts Valley Council members recently got a look at the City’s response to the … Civil Grand Jury report that was highly critical of the municipality’s failure to build its fair share of housing over the years, contributing to California’s […]

Police1.com published an article by Shomik Mukherjee on September 1, 2023 that the “The Oakland Police Department has one year to speed up its notoriously slow emergency response times….The department’s slow 911 response has been the subject of public scrutiny for the past several years, including in two recent civil grand jury reports.” Read the […]

Kion 46 News Channel published an article by Austin Castro on August 29, 2023 noting that “the Monterey County Board of Supervisors responded to a Civil Grand Jury Report surrounding the community’s noise ordinance” by looking to close some loopholes and reduce the number of noise ordinance violations. Read the full story here: https://kion546.com/news/2023/08/29/monterey-county-looking-to-address-noise-ordinance-violations-after-grand-jury-report/

Allyson Aleksey wrote in the San Francisco Examiner on August 28, 2023 that the United Educators of San Francisco released a report responding to statements from SFUSD about the San Francisco Civil Grand Jury’s report released in June. The report alleges “that SFUSD has long mishandled money leaving schools hamstrung for cash as they enter […]

The Editorial Board of The Marin Independent Journal published an article on August 27, 2023 that the “2022-23 Marin County Civil Grand Jury and Marin District Attorney Lori Frugoli have publicly presented conflicting evaluations of the backlog of cases facing county prosecutors, defense lawyers and Marin’s courts.” The Editorial Board believes the consultant’s report should […]

Dick Spotwood wrote an article in the Marin Independent Journal, published August 19, 2023, noting that the controversy regarding the report continues with competing financial results from the mobile home park and the City of Novato.  The article pointed out that Novato is the only city in Marin County that has no audited financial statements. […]

KTVU published an article by staff on August 16, 2023 noting “Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price faces new criticism because she hired her boyfriend to work in the office… Alameda County has faced criticisms for nepotism and other ethical dilemmas dating back 10 years.” Several civil grand reports (2013 and 2018) found issues with […]

Will Houston wrote an article in The Marin Independent Journal on August 16, 2023 which noted that the SMART Board of Directors voted Wednesday to accept all the recommendations by the Marin County Civil Grand Jury, which called on the agency to prepare to successfully pass a future sales tax renewal. Read the full story […]

Will Houston reported in The Marin Independent Journal on August 6, 2023 that The Novato City Council is meeting this month to discuss a rebuttal to the Civil Grand Jury report. The report said the city knew about “its financial struggles…for more than a decade but “has not taken sufficient measures to resolve them.” Read […]