Category: Civil Grand Jury News

Briana Mathaw wrote in Kion 46 News Channel on June 21, 2024 that “According to the report, many found themselves under-insured to the degree that they simply could not bear the cost to rebuild. Others were unable to rekindle their dreams because they found themselves unable to navigate a lengthy and often bewildering permitting process.” […]

Richard Halstead wrote in The Marin Independent Journal on June 13, 2024 that “A new Marin County Civil Grand Jury report calls for increased oversight of tax revenues being used to help purchase agricultural easements….The grand jury estimates the county provided MALT with an additional $15.7 million for agricultural easements dating back to 1988, with […]

Carolyn Stein wrote in The San Francisco Chronicle on June 21, 2024 that San Francisco has a lot of commissions — so many that the city doesn’t even have a comprehensive list of all of them, a new report by the city’s Civil Grand Jury found. The report  said that …’that San Francisco has approximately […]

Bay City News staff wrote in Patch on June 20, 2024 that “Last week, a Santa Cruz County civil grand jury released a report exploring mental health care in county jails. It alleges that corrections staff abuses the use of solitary confinement intended for people having a mental health crisis and that the private medical […]

Yahoo!finance included an article on June 20, 2024 that “San Francisco’s Department of Public Works is not publicly transparent in how it builds and maintains city assets worth nearly $19 billion and does not know the true costs of restoring degraded assets to working condition, a new Civil Grand Jury report has found. Read the […]

Jessica A. York wrote in The Santa Cruz Sentinel on June 18, 2024 that “In the shadow of a recent Civil Grand Jury report critical of jail mental health services, Santa Cruz County officials voted this month to move its private corrections health services contract to a new provider.” Read the article here: https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/2024/06/18/santa-cruz-county-jails-switch-medical-mental-health-provider-with-11m-contract/

Daniel Macht wrote in KCRA 3 on June 17, 2024 that “The Sacramento City Unified School District has failed students with learning, physical and behavioral disabilities by ignoring repeated warnings and recommendations for years on how to better serve them, according to a Sacramento County civil grand jury.” Read the article here: https://www.kcra.com/article/sacramento-city-unified-school-district-students-with-disabilities-grand-jury-report-2024/61145071

Jack Lee wrote in The San Francisco Chronicle on June 11,2024 that “a new report by the San Francisco civil grand jury says the city isn’t ready to manage the extreme rains and floods expected to come in the near future due to climate change. The new report highlights a lack of transparency in the […]

Dave Manoucheri wrote in KCRA3 on June 13, 2024 that “Sacramento County continues to fail in its efforts to find safe and permanent housing for foster teenagers who are being housed at temporary facilities because the county has not prioritized this group in its foster system, according to a damning report by the county’s civil […]

Alesandro Manzella wrote in The Pajaronian on June 14, 2024 that “Many people who are arrested and booked into Santa Cruz County Jail not only lose their freedom, but also access to health care and mental health services. That’s according to a report released June 11 by the Santa Cruz County Grand Jury.” Read the […]