Category: Civil Grand Jury News

Chirstopher Damien writing for the Palm Springs Desert Sun, 3/18/24, reported that at the County Board of Supervisors meeting, Undersheriff Don Sharp and Count Supervisor Chuck Washington exchanged views about the high number of deaths in the county jail which had been the subject of a civil grand jury report. Read the full story here: […]

Chris Coulombe wrote in The California Globe on March 13, 2024 that “On Feb. 6, Pacific Gas and Electric…announced it will request the decommissioning and destruction of Scott Dam and Cape Horn Dam, removing a major water source for … 600,000 residents… In June 2022, the Marin County civil grand jury called into question Marin […]

Elena Kadvany wrote in The San Francisco Chronicle on March 12, 2024 that “Last April… Brittany Dunn Holden finally found a permanent home for Saltwater Bakeshop. But eleven months later, the bakery is still an empty shell. A 2023 civil grand jury report called Prop H’s timeline “confusing.” There is no “reliable mechanism” to comprehensively […]

On March 05, 2024, the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors adopted a gold resolution proclaiming March as Civil Grand Jury Appreciation Month and endorsed the ongoing drive to recruit new civil grand jurors. Read the full article here: https://sonomacounty.ca.gov/sonoma-county-highlights-critical-work-of-civil-grand-juries-encourages-people-to-volunteer-for-service

Momen Zellmi wrote in BNN on March 4, 2024 that “amid ongoing payroll discrepancies and operational challenges, San Francisco United School District announces a significant shift in its administrative infrastructure… A civil grand jury report criticized the system for its role in exacerbating the district’s recruitment and retention challenges, spotlighting the need for a robust […]

Carole Hester wrote in The Ukiah Daily Journal on March 3, 2024 that “Annually in California 58 county grand juries investigate and report on the operations of local governments within the county – a process called the “watchdog” function.” The Board of Supervisors of Mendocino County recognized the jury’s work by proclaiming February 2024 “Grand […]

Noah Baustin wrote in The San Francisco Standard on February 27, 2024 that “unions representing San Francisco’s city workers rallied Tuesday to cry foul over the billions of dollars the city spends on outside contractors each year…. A June 2023 civil grand jury report found that the number of vacancies in the city more than […]

David Mamaril Horowitz wrote in The Frisc on February 26, 2024 that “the Homelessness Oversight Commission monitors the Homelessness and Supportive Housing Department and its nonprofit contractors…. ‘The [commission] is expected to bring a new level of supervision and transparency to HSH’s critical work,’ a civil grand jury report stated last year. The same report […]

Barry Eberling wrote in The Napa Valley Register on February 21, 2024 that “…No smoking gun pointing to wrongdoing is immediately apparent among the known documents that Napa County has provided to the federal government in response to three subpoenas….More specifically, it asks for information related to a 2021 grand jury report that criticized county […]

Adam Gaska wrote in the Anderson Valley Advertiser on February 16, 2024 that “the Marin County Civil Grand Jury just came out with a report in June 2023 calling into question Marin Water’s ability to meet the goals in their Water Resources Plan 2040.” The author identifies issues for counties in the area.  Read the […]