Category: Civil Grand Jury News

KION 46 News included an article by Dania Romero, June 22, 2024 –  “The City of Seaside isn’t doing enough to stop illegal fireworks, according to a recent Grand Jury Report.” The Grand Jury reported that Seaside is a hotspot for illegal fireworks around July 4th; Seaside’s attempts to reduce illegal fireworks had “minimal effect”. […]

The Daily Journal ran an article from PR Newswire on June 22, 2023: “The 2022‒2023 San Francisco Civil Grand Jury released its report on City programs to support small businesses. The Jury found that much remains to be done.” Read the full story here: https://www.smdailyjournal.com/news/bay_area/grand-jury-investigates-san-francisco-contracting-for-homelessness-services/article_8eb56d6d-5994-5af5-bcb6-fca3b671666c.html

The Santa Cruz Sentinel released an article by Jessica A. York, June 23, 2023 – “According to a report issued this week by the Santa Cruz County civil grand jury, the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office, for one, could take several steps toward increased transparency in its surveillance methodology.”   Read the full story here: […]

The San Francisco Chronicle ran an article by Mallory Moench on June 22, 2023. In January, San Francisco Mayor London Breed touted reforms to the hiring process that would slash by 40% the 255 days to hire city workers.  The San Francisco Civil Grand Jury report revealed that none of the reforms were implemented. Read […]

The California Globe published an article by Evan Symon on June 17, 2023 that according to a new report from the City and County of San Francisco Grand Jury, one in four teachers in San Francisco are currently uncredentialed and not qualified to teach. Read the full story here: https://californiaglobe.com/articles/new-city-and-county-of-san-francisco-grand-jury-report-finds-that-1-in-4-teachers-in-city-are-uncredentialled/

The Times Standard ran an article by Sage Alexander on June 28, 2023 noting that the Civil Grand Jury said the response from the County registrar of voters agreed with report recommendations. The response said that current county election employees can no longer serve on the board of the group that validates election results. Read […]

KRCR ranan article by Miranda Angel, June 18, 2023 –  Humboldt County is not prepared to deal with a major natural and unnatural disaster, a Humboldt County Civil Grand Jury report says. The Grand Jury found no evidence that the master Emergency Operations Plan had been updated since its publication in 2015. Read the full […]

Yahoo!Finance ran an article prepared by PrNewswire on June 29, 2023. The 2022–2023 San Francisco Civil Grand Jury released findings that inadequate and inconsistent contracting practices between San Francisco’s Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing and Community Based Organizations have contributed to the failure to solve the homelessness crisis. Read the full story here: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/grand-jury-investigates-san-francisco-140600931.html?.tsrc=fin-srch

For KQED July 18, 2023, Ana B. Ibarra reports that since 1998, some of California’s best-known early childhood services have been funded by taxes on cigarettes and other tobacco products. Last month, the Kern County grand jury reported that its local First 5 would need to find additional revenue streams. The trend is accelerating following […]

The Independent ran an article by Larry Altman on July 12, 2023: The  “Grand Jury recommended the Board of Supervisors establish the completion of a Mental Health Program Service Unit (MHPSU) at Santa Rita Jail in Dublin as a top priority by all means to avoid further escalation of costs in monies and lives.” Read […]