Category: Civil Grand Jury News

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 […]

Karen Rifkin wrote an article in The Ukiah Daily Journal on July 10, 2023 – “Over the past 25 years, Mendocino County has had a staggering total of 19 people leading the Human Resources Department with an average tenure of 1.2 years. Currently, there is no permanent HR Director as the position has been defunded”.  […]

The Marin Independent Journal published an article by Will Houston on July 11, 2023 noting that “Marin County’s dam safety plans are failing to account for more frequent, intense storms brought on by climate change….The agencies’ dam hazard plans do not incorporate the latest science on climate change effects on “atmospheric river” storms.” Read the […]

Daily Republic’s Staff reported recently on a Solano County Grand Jury Report. “The 2022-23 Solano County civil grand jury issued a critical report on how the Sheriff’s Office is managing costs and assets at the local jails…While it might be expected that a dramatic reduction in the number of detainees would result in a similar […]

ABC10 news ran a news segment on July 7, 2023 in which they summarized that “The grand jury reports say homelessness in Sacramento County has increased more than 250% since 2018 due in part to too many oversight boards.” See the full story here: https://www.abc10.com/video/news/local/sacramento/sacramento-county-grand-jury-criticizes-homeless-response/103-090ee11b-de43-4f4a-9cf6-c2787c76c1e8

The Times Standard ran an article by Sage Alexander on July 6, 2023 reporting that “A Humboldt County Civil Grand Jury report released Wednesday calls for more staffing and training for those who respond to instances of child abuse. The report examined the Humboldt County Child Abuse Services Team or CAST.” Read the full story […]