Category: Civil Grand Jury News

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 […]

The Lost Coast Outpost staff published a press release from the Humboldt County Grand Jury on June 27, 2024 that “Understaffing in Humboldt County government is systemic, appearing in all departments, and affects how well or poorly our county government serves the public. The Humboldt County Civil Grand Jury investigated county hiring practices…”  Read the […]

The Fort Bragg Advocate-News had an article published in The Mendocino Beacon on June 27, 2024 that “A lack of staffing at Family and Children Services is creating a ‘toxic environment’ for personnel and causing more stress for clients, the Mendocino County Civil Grand Jury reports recently after investigating complaints.” Read the article here: https://www.mendocinobeacon.com/2024/06/27/report-lack-of-staffing-creating-toxic-environment-at-mendocino-county-family-and-childrens-services-2/

The Bay City News Service had an article published in CBS News on June 26, 2024 that “Right now, Contra Costa County residents can go to a website and opt-in to receive text or email notifications if hazardous materials are released from the county’s nine industrial chemical processing facilities….An opt-out notification system is one recommendation […]

Shomik Mukherjee of the Bay Area News Group wrote in Government Technology on June 27, 2024 that “A civil grand jury found that without more officers, the Oakland Police Department needs to focus on building a long-term strategy for boosting its effectiveness through the use of crime-fighting technology….and so OPD needs to build a long-term […]

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 […]