Category: Civil Grand Jury News

Chris Neklason wrote in California Local on July 7, 2024 that “One of the civic joys of June is that the civil grand juries in California’s 58 counties are wrapping up their one-year terms and releasing their annual reports. These reports document the grand juries’ investigations into the functions of government agencies operating in their […]

Cameron Macdonald wrote in The Marin Independent Journal  on July 7, 2024 that “The Marin County Civil Grand Jury says the county needs a new detention center to replace its adult and youth jails. The investigative panel’s latest report…says the two lockups in San Rafael are ‘dated, deteriorating facilities and do not comport with contemporary […]

Alesandro Manzella wrote in GoodTimes on July 3, 2024 that “Santa Cruz County Child Protective Services workers prioritize reunifying children with their birth parents, and have been accused of insensitive treatment and intimidation of families, according to a report released June 17 by the Santa Cruz County Grand Jury.” The report is the first CPS […]

Mary Benjamin wrote in The Fort Bragg Advocate-News on July 4, 2024 that “the report describes a publicly elected board that has failed to follow the laws as prescribed for elected officials, has not served the public interest, and has, over time, mismanaged the hospital’s finances. Also noted is the Board’s neglect of public transparency […]

Kristin Lam wrote in Capital Public Radio on July 2, 2024 that “The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors must respond to a grand jury report criticizing the process by which members approved raises for themselves last year as sloppy and lacking transparency….The Grand Jury recommended the county improve trust by taking actions including requiring county […]

Thadeus Greenson wrote in The North Coast Journal on July 04, 2024 that “California’s civil grand jury system is enshrined in the state constitution, which requires a group of citizens be impaneled annually in all 58 of its counties to watch over local governments….In Humboldt County, it also hangs in the balance, with a lack […]

Aric Sleeper wrote in The Santa Cruz Sentinel on July 3, 2024 that “The city of Santa Cruz has little data on who is occupying the housing units that are deemed affordable in the city, according to a recently released Santa Cruz County Civil Grand Jury report …The grand jury investigated the implementation and tracking […]

Naveed Habibelahian wrote in KSBW Action News 8 on June 27, 2024 that “A new grand jury report released by Santa Cruz County is revealing how the city of Santa Cruz has neglected a decades-long ordinance. However, when the Santa Cruz City Council adopted its five-year strategic plan last year, it had no information about […]

Hanks Sims wrote in The Lost Coast Outpost on June 28, 2024 that “The Humboldt County Civil Grand Jury concludes that the Child Welfare Services Office of the Ombudsperson does not fulfill its stated mission and instead serves as an ineffective complaint department. By directing the Ombudsperson to not provide resolutions to complainants, management consistently […]

Andrew Graham, reporting for The Press Democrat, on 6/28/24, wrote that earlier this month the Sonoma County Department of Health Services Director Tina Rivera emailed her employees to warn of a forthcoming report by the county’s civil grand jury. The report referred to “delayed payments, the health department’s absorption of the county’s homeless services division […]