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NOTE: Marin County Civil Grand Jury Reports of the last 10 years can be read at
Marin County Grand Jury Reports.
All earlier Report PDFs must be requested by year and title.
Report Responses are often not available.
2026
| Date | Headline & Link to Article | Grand Jury Report |
| Jan 22 | Countywide climate resilience district makes sense for Marin MarinIJ – Marin Voice | No referenced Grand Jury report Submitted by MCCGJA board members |
| Jan 19 | County needs citizen watchdogs serving on grand jury MarinIJ – Marin Voice | No referenced Grand Jury report Submitted by MCCGJA board member |
2025
2024
2023
2022
2021
| Date | Headline & Link to Article | Grand Jury Report |
| Sept 22 | San Rafael council declares climate emergency Marin IJ | Climate Change: How Will Marin Adapt? Published September 11, 2020 |
| Jan 6 | Editorial: Marin must coordinate wildfire evacuation plans now Marin IJ | Roadblocks to Safer Evacuation in Marin Published January 7, 2021 |
| Jan 3 | Editorial: More can be done to curb Marin opioid overdoses, deaths Marin IJ | Opioid Misuse: Strengthening Marin County’s Response Published December 14, 2020 |
| Jan 2 | Marin panel urges stronger planning for wildfire evacuation routes Marin IJ | Roadblocks to Safer Evacuation in Marin Published January 3, 2021 |
2020
2019
2017
| Date | Headline & Link to Article | Grand Jury Report |
| July 12 | Grand Jury sees $1 billion shortfall in Marin public pensions California Political Review | The Budget Squeeze: How Will Marin Fund Its Public Employees Pensions? Published June 5, 2017 |
| June 20 | Marin Grand Jury Faults Jail on Mental Health Services Cambria County | Care of Mentally Ill Inmates in Marin County Jail Published June 15, 2017 |
2016
| Date | Grand Jury Report | |
| June 27 | Marin Civil Grand Jury calls attention to sex trafficking in new report Marin IJ | Marin’s Hidden Sex Trafficking Challenge: It’s Happening In Our Backyard Published June 23, 2016 |
2015
| Date | Headline & Link to Article | |
| April 25 | Civil grand jury urges Marin supervisors to lead fight against homelessness California Grand Jury News | Homelessness in Marin – A Call for Leadership Published April 23, 2015 |
2014
Grand Jury Reports older than 10 years are available with a request form.
| Date | Headline & Link to Article | Grand Jury Report |
| Aug 3 | Marin Voice: Join the grand jury and help improve government in Marin Marin IJ | No referenced Grand Jury report |
| July 27 | Editorial: SMART leaders should learn from grand juries’ questions Marin IJ | SMART-Down the Track Published April 30, 2014 |
| July 24 | Marin officials reject grand jury’s airport safety, security proposals Marin IJ | Gnoss Field: Yeah, But It’s Our Airport Published May 23, 2014 |
| July 17 | SMART board rejects many Marin grand jury findings, but says it needs to reflect Marin IJ | SMART-Down the Track Published April 30, 2014 |
| July 13 | Dick Spotswood: SMART board needs to be talking about train service Marin IJ | SMART-Down the Track Published April 30, 2014 |
| July 9 | Sonoma grand jury report faults SMART oversight Marin IJ | SMART-Down the Track Published April 30, 2014 |
| June 30 | Editorial: Grand jury shines light on local laws on medical marijuana dispensaries Marin IJ | No referenced Grand Jury report |
| June 23 | Marin grand jury calls for repair of private laterals Marin IJ | The Scoop on Marin County Sewer Systems – Part I The Scoop on Marin County Sewer Systems – Part II Published June 16, 2014 |
| June 16 | Marin grand jury: County jail overpaying for medical services Marin IJ | Jail Checkup: What’s the Price of a Clean Bill of Health Published June 13, 2014 |
| June 12 | Marin watchdog panel says special districts overlooked Marin IJ | What are special districts and why do they matter? Published May 29, 2014 |
| June 10 | Editorial: Foster care focus is worth jury’s attention Marin IJ | Shining a Light on Foster Care Published May 27, 2014 |
| June 6 | Editorial: Grand jury report on Gnoss Field a public service Marin IJ | Gnoss Field: Yeah, But It’s Our Airport Published May 23, 2014 |
| June 1 | Marin grand jury urges county to beef up foster care program Marin IJ | Shining a Light on Foster Care Published May 27, 2014 |
| May 14 | Marin County officials find it hard to cap spending account Marin IJ | The Community Service Funds: A Revisit after 12 Years Published January 7, 2013 The Community Service Funds – The Supplement Published May 21, 2013 |
| May 14 | Marin officials pledge to improve recycling at Civic Center Marin IJ | Recycling By the Marin County Government: Walking the Talk Published February 27, 2014 |
| May 9 | Novato fire board scandal a ‘cautionary tale” California Grand Jury News | No referenced Grand Jury report |
| May 7 | Dick Spotswood: SMART train could use a smarter board of directors Marin IJ | SMART-Down the Track Published April 30, 2014 |
| May 5 | Editorial: IJ recommends a ‘yes’ vote on Measure A Marin IJ | Libraries Aren’t Just for Books Anymore Published May 3, 2013 |
| May 3 | Marin Readers’ Forum for May 3 Marin IJ | School Suspension: Less is More Published March 21, 2014 |
| April 15 | Editorial: Marin grand jury finds disconnect in school discipline Marin IJ | School Suspension: Less is More Published March 21, 2014 |
| April 5 | Marin grand jury calls for fewer school suspensions Marin IJ | School Suspension: Less is More Published March 21, 2014 |
| March 13 | Editorial: San Rafael’s traffic cameras demise deserved council deliberation Marin IJ | Red Light Cameras: Big Money, Big Brother or Big Safety? Published May 14, 2012 |
| March 1 | Grand jury: Marin County Civic Center flunks recycling 101 Marin IJ | Recycling By the Marin County Government: Walking the Talk Published February 27, 2014 |
2013
Grand Jury Reports older than 10 years are available with a request form.
| Date | Headline & Link to Article | Grand Jury Report |
| Aug 8 | Marin Officials Dismiss Grand Jury Recommendations on Marijuana NBC Bay Area | Medical Marijuana: Up in Smoke? Published May 17, 2013 |
