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MCCGJA press release to the Marin IJ: The California Grand Jurors’ Association, CGJA, holds an Annual Conference every October.  Their members, all former grand jurors, meet to share ideas and ways to promote the Civil Grand Jury system throughout the state.  This year the

Dear MCCGJA Member, Please review the attached message from the President of the CGJA regarding this year’s annual meeting. This will be a virtual meeting and all are invited whether you’re a CGJA member or not. Of note, our chapter has a nomination…

The CGJA announced the 2020 Annual Membership Meeting will be held virtually on Zoom. Due to COVID 19 the planned annual meeting to be hosted by the Marin chapter was canceled. Below is the announcement:

“Climate Change: How Will Marin Adapt?” is the recently released Marin County Civil Grand Jury report urging the county to adopt a central strategy to address the coming impacts of climate change. The Marin IJ front page article “Watchdog Calls

Statement from Lucy Dilworth, Foreperson 2019-2020 Marin County Civil Grand Jury: Since March 2020, the 2019-2020 Marin Civil Grand Jury has worked entirely remotely but despite this it continues to function in its role as an independent watchdog that monitors

On August 6 the Marin IJ sections, Editorial and Marin Voice, both raised concern for the longstanding need of a workable improvement plan for the deteriorating Golden Gate Village in Marin City. This Marin Housing Authority low-income property, built in

The July 30th Marin IJ article, Panel sees good response to its views on issues , highlights the investigative work by the current Marin County Civil Grand Jury on seven reports by prior year’s civil grand jury. The objective of

The 2018 Grand Jury follow up report, Body-worn Cameras and Marin Law Enforcement, found with the exception of Sausalito, all county law enforcement agencies were following the 2013-14 Marin Civil Grand Jury’s recommendation that body-worn cameras be used. Today’s Marin

Within three weeks of the May 11 release of the Grand Jury report Cyberattacks: A growing Threat to Marin, the Marin IJ published two articles on this perturbing issue and another article appears in the online Marin Post. The report’s

The California Grand Jurors’ Association, our parent organization, had asked our chapter to host their annual conference in San Rafael this coming October.  Unfortunately, due to the current Covid-19 pandemic, the conference had to be postponed.   While we’re disappointed with this temporary decision,