Grand Jury In The News

Below is an index of articles from local publications related to the Marin County Civil Grand Jury. They are organized by year. Each entry provides the date of the article, the title and source which is also a link to the full article and the Grand Jury report to which it refers, if any.

Quick Link to Articles by Year on this Page

2013	2014	2015	2016	2017
2018	2019	2020

[NOTE: All Marin County Civil Grand Jury Reports can be found at
Marin County Grand Jury Reports and Responses]

2020 Articles

Date	Headline & Link to Article	Grand Jury Report
July 30	Panel sees good response to its views on issues Marin IJ	A One-Year Update on the Issues Covered by the 2018–2019 Marin County Civil Grand Jury Reports Published July 20, 2020
July 29	Watchdog says public agencies should improve access to salary information Point Reyes Light	Follow-Up Report on Web Transparency of Agency Compensation Practices Published April 28, 2020
June 1	Grand Jury Report: Cyberattacks: A Growing Threat to Marin Government Marin Post	Cyberattacks: A Growing Threat to Marin Government Published May 11, 2020
May 29	City, county online security problems costly Marin IJ	Cyberattacks: A Growing Threat to Marin Government Published May 11, 2020
May 18	Report: Marin governments still unsafe from hackers Marin IJ	Cyberattacks: A Growing Threat to Marin Government Published May 11, 2020
May 11	Public agencies need to do better job sharing salary information Marin IJ	Follow-Up Report on Web Transparency of Agency Compensation Practices Published April 28, 2020
January 7	Marin judge considers request for desegregation information Marin IJ	No referenced Grand Jury report

2019 Articles

Date	Headline & Link to Article	Grand Jury Report
November 23	Editorial: Marin Civil Grand Jury has a right to investigate Sausalito-Marin City schools Marin IJ	No referenced Grand Jury report
November 19	Grand Jury probes deal over school segregation Marin IJ	No referenced Grand Jury report
August 17	Marin schools anti-vaping grant: Nearly $500K a year through 2022 Mercury News	Vaping An Under-the-Radar Epidemic Published May 16, 2019
July 5	Students ‘underserved’ in career technical education Marin IJ	The Status of Career Technical Education in Marin County Published June 27, 2019
July 4	The Marin County “Community Service Contracts” Program – Investigative Report (4 parts) Marin Post	The Community Service Funds – A Revisit After 12 Years Published January 7, 2013
June 19	Civil grand jury calls for more school resource officers Point Reyes Light	School Resource Officers Revisited Published May 30, 2019
June 18	Grand Jury Says County Lacks Leadership in Telecom Techwire	Marin’s Telecommunications Disconnect Published June 13, 2019
June 3	Marin grand jury calls for more school resource officers Marin IJ	School Resource Officers Revisited Published May 30, 2019
May 21	Marin Civil Grand Jury Calls for Crackdown on Vape Epidemic CBD Magnates	Vaping An Under-the-Radar Epidemic Published May 16, 2019
May 21	Youth Vaping Is An ‘Epidemic’ Patch	Vaping An Under-the-Radar Epidemic Published May 16, 2019
May 20	Marin civil grand jury urges vaping crackdown Marin IJ	Vaping An Under-the-Radar Epidemic Published May 16, 2019
May 13	Marin grand jury calls for bolstering SMART transit options Marin IJ	SMART First Mile/Last Mile Options Published May 9, 2019
April 29	Marin grand jury calls for wildfire tax, new agency Marin IJ	Wildfire Preparedness A New Approach Published April 25, 2019

2018 Articles

Date	Headline & Link to Article	Grand Jury Report
June 14	Report Recommends School Buses to Relieve Traffic in California County Schoolbus Fleet	Yellow School Bus for Traffic Congestion Relief Published June 8, 2018
June 11	Marin civil grand jury calls for countywide school bus program Marin IJ	Yellow School Bus for Traffic Congestion Relief Published June 8, 2018
March 4	Marin Jail’s Mental Health Care Still Deficient Anne Arundel County	Mental Health Care in Marin County Jail Follow Up Report Published February 28, 2018

2017 Articles

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 Articles

Date	Headline & Link to Article	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 Articles

Date	Headline & Link to Article	Grand Jury Report
August 1	Marin Officials Like Grand Jury’s Mental Health Plan Placer County	Marin’s Mentally Ill: What’s Being Done? Published May 19, 2015
May 24	Marin Civil Grand Jury Cites Flaws in Mental Health Agency’s Budgeting Process Orange County	Marin’s Mentally Ill: What’s Being Done? Published May 19, 2015
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 Articles

Date	Headline & Link to Article	Grand Jury Report
August 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 22	Two grand juries slam SMART Argus Courier	SMART-Down the Track Published April 30, 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 7	Novato fire board scandal a ‘cautionary tale,’ grand jury says Marin IJ	Novato Fire Protection District Board: A Cautionary Tale Published May 1, 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 Articles

Date	Headline & Link to Article	Grand Jury Report
August 8	Marin Officials Dismiss Grand Jury Recommendations on Marijuana NBC Bay Area	Medical Marijuana: Up in Smoke? Published May 17, 2013
May 21	Marin Grand Jury Rejects CA High Court’s Decision on Banning Pot Shops Independent Voter News	Medical Marijuana: Up in Smoke? Published May 17, 2013