Marin County Civil Grand Jury Final Report Archives

Pat Shepherd, 2022-23 Foreperson, Marin County Civil Grand Jury

Index

FY2014-15
FY2013-14
FY2012-13
FY2011-12
FY2010-11
FY2009-10
FY2008-09
FY2007-08
FY2006-07
FY2005-06
FY2004-05
FY2003-04
FY2002-03
FY2001-02
FY2000-01

FY2014-15

Table of Contents
Reports & Responses	Date
Managing for Results: A Fine Tool in Need of Sharpening	June 25, 2015
Juvenile Hall: A Time for a Change	June 25, 2015
The WinCup/Tam Ridge Residences: How Did It Come to Pass?	June 24, 2015
The Need for Labor Negotiation Transparency - Part II	June 17, 2015
Every Child Counts: English Learners in Marin Public Schools	June 10, 2015
The Need for Labor Negotiation Transparency	June 4, 2015
Marin's Mentally Ill: What's Being Done?"	May 19, 2015
Homelessness in Marin - A Call for Leadership	April 23, 2015
Pension Enhancements: A Case of Government Code Violations and A Lack of Transparency	April 16, 2015

FY2013-14

Table of Contents
Reports & Responses	Date
Evaluation of Responses to the 2012-13 Marin County Civil Grand Jury Reports	June 20, 2014
Aging in Marin: What's the Plan?	June 18, 2014
The Scoop on Marin County Sewer Systems: Part II	June 16, 2014
The Scoop on Marin County Sewer Systems: Part I	June 16, 2014
Jail Checkup: What's the Price of a Clean Bill of Health?	June 13, 2014
What Are Special Districts and Why Do They Matter?	May 29, 2014
Shining a Light on Foster Care	May 27, 2014
Gnoss Field: Yeah, But It's Our Airport	May 23, 2014
Novato Fire Protection District Board: A Cautionary Tale	May 1, 2014
SMART-Down the Track	April 30, 2014
School Suspension: Less is More	March 21, 2014
Recycling By the Marin County Government: Walking the Talk	February 27, 2014
Get the Picture? Audiovisual Technology and Marin Law Enforcement	February 18, 2014

FY2012-13

Table of Contents
Reports & Responses	Date
Evaluation of Responses To the 2011-2012 Marin County Civil Grand Jury Reports	June 27, 2013
Planning for Schools Emergencies	June 26, 2013
College of Marin Foundation - What’s Now? What’s Next? -Revised	June 20, 2013
Elections in Marin: Cheaper by Mail?	June 18, 2013
Marin's Software Saga Continues - But Is There MERIT in ATOM?	June 10, 2013
Marin’s Retirement Health Care Benefits: The Money Isn’t There	June 3, 2013
Assembly Bill 109: How Will It Impact Our Jail?	May 28, 2013
The Community Service Funds - The Supplement	May 21, 2013
Medical Marijuana: Up in Smoke?	May 17, 2013
Garbology in Marin: Wasted Energy	May 14, 2013
STAR Court: A Restorative Justice Success Story	May 10, 2013
Holding the Bag	May 7, 2013
Libraries Aren't Just for Books Anymore	May 3, 2013
Senior Transportation: On the Road Again	April 24, 2013
Marin on Fire Redux	March 25, 2013
A Sobering Center In Marin - One Small Step In Solving A Big Problem	February 28, 2013
The Community Service Funds: A Revisit After 12 Years	January 7, 2013

FY2011-12

Table of Contents
Reports & Responses	Date
Death and Taxes: For the Former There Are No Exemptions, But for the Latter There Are	June 28, 2012
Advantages of an Office of Independent Budget and Legislative Analysis	June 19, 2012
The Marin Youth Alcohol Crisis: One City's Response	June 15, 2012
Civic Center Volunteers Program - The Goose That Lays the Golden Eggs	June 12, 2012
Restorative Justice: Its Time Has Come in Marin County	June 7, 2012
Pre-Schoolers Learn to Share-Can Local Governments?	June 1, 2012
Marin County Morgue: Where Do We Go From Here?	May 29, 2012
Red Light Cameras: Big Money, Big Brother or Big Safety?	May 14, 2012

FY2010-11

Table of Contents
Reports & Responses	Date
Disaster Preparedness in Marin: Are You Ready?	June 21, 2011
Ross Valley Sanitary District: Not Again!	June 16, 2011
Public Sector Pensions: A Perspective	May 31, 2011
Corte Madera: Weathering the Economic Storm?	May 31, 2011
Managing for Results: Distraction or Game Changer?	May 18, 2011
Gangs of Marin: A Tale of Two Counties	May 18, 2011
Sheltering the Homeless: A Hole in the Safety Net	March 9, 2011

FY2009-10

Table of Contents
Reports & Responses	Date
School Resource Officers: A Proactive Approach to School Safety	June 22, 2010
SMART: Steep Grade Ahead	June 18, 2010
The Cost of Governance: Local Control Comes at a Price	June 15, 2010
Domestic Violence: Marin's Number One Violent Crime	June 9, 2010
The Marin Health and Wellness Campus: An Innovative Commitment to Health Care	May 18, 2010
Marin Clean Energy: Pull the Plug	December 2, 2009

FY2008-09

Table of Contents
Reports & Responses	Date
Central Marin Sanitation Agency: Bickering Board Breeds Discontent	June 23, 2009
The Retirement Board: Time To Take Charge	June 22, 2009
Marin's Faulty System of Checks and Balances	June 15, 2009
Walker Creek Ranch: No Child Left Inside	June 11, 2009
Saving Marin's Major Crimes Task Force	June 3, 2009
Marin's Probation Department: too Many Lawsuits, Too Little Training	June 1, 2009
Marin General Hospital: Hope Is Not A Strategy	May 11, 2009
Southern Marin Sewers: Cracks In the System	May 5, 2009
Marin's Homeless: The 'Invisible' Problem That Won't Disappear	April 13, 2009
Seismic Safety and Marin Public Schools	March 23, 2009
The County Coroner's Office and the Need for a Morgue	February 10, 2009
Establishing a Director of Finance - Evaluating Measure B	September 26, 2008

FY2007-08

Table of Contents
Reports & Responses	Date
The Sausalito Marin City School District: Then and Now	June 26, 2008
Restaurant Inspection Information System: Food for Thought	June 16, 2008
Probation Officers: Arming for Safety	June 9, 2008
Sustaining Marin's Fragile Water Supply	May 20, 2008
Gangs of Marin	May 14, 2008
Location, Location, Location: Marin's Emergency Operations Facility	April 14, 2008
Tails of Marin. Marin County Animal Control Services & The Marin Humane Society	April 7, 2008
MARIN ON FIRE! Not if, but when.	April 1, 2008
Emergency Communications at Marin Schools: A Tale of Catastrophe	March 13, 2008

FY2006-07

Table of Contents
Reports & Responses	Date
Career Technical Education: Marin's Best Kept Secret	June 26, 2007
The Marin County Treasurer's Office	June 22, 2007
The Marin County Sustainability Team: It's Not Easy Being Green	May 31, 2007
The Disability Retirement Process: Perception and Reality	May 11, 2007
Aging In Marin An Essay In Uneasiness	May 2, 2007
The Health & Wellness Center: A Disturbing List of Unanswered Questions	April 19, 2007
College of Marin: Problems and Progress	April 10, 2007
Retiree Health Care Costs: I Think I'm Gonna Be Sick	March 19, 2007
Charter Schools: A Matter of Choice	February 23, 2007
Hogtieing: A Lethal Restraint?	February 14, 2007

FY2005-06

Table of Contents
Reports & Responses	Date
Funding Public Schools – Categorically Speaking	March 10, 2006
Defenseless at Arraignment: Lady Justice Lagging in Marin	April 25, 2006
Caught in the Middle: Home Schooling Neglected in Marin County	May 8, 2006
Stuck in the Muck: the Ross Valley Sanitary District	May 23, 2006
Agendizing Responses to Grand Jury Reports	May 26, 2006
Detox Redux: Helen Vine Detox Center Revisited	June 8, 2006
The Next Disaster: Are Marin Citizens Prepared?	June 20, 2006
Marin County Sheriff’s Office: The Public’s Business	June 22, 2006

FY2004-05

Table of Contents
Reports & Responses	Date
A Review of Marin County Department of Public Works Garage Vehicle Acquisition Policy	January 12, 2005
Marin County Jail Healthcare: “Plush” & Expensive	February 18, 2005
HIV in Prisoners A Threat to the County	March 16, 2005
Water Anywhere? A Review of Marin's Water Resources	April 27, 2005
Marin General Hospital: Moving Beyond the Impasse (Continued)	May 2, 2005
The Bloated Retirement Plans of Marin County, Its Cities and Towns	May 9, 2005
Looking Between the Lines: A Review of the County’s Budgeting Processes	May 23, 2005
Disharmony in Marin’s Mental Health Services	June 13, 2005
Food for Thought: Efforts to Counter Youth Obesity	June 22, 2005
What Are We Permitting? Construction Permitting and Enforcement Practices at the Marin County Community Development Agency	June 22, 2005

FY2003-04

Table of Contents
Reports & Responses	Date
Novato "Streetgate" Time To Put It To Rest	March 8th, 2004
Southern Marin Sewers So Many Districts, So Few Users	April 27th, 2004
Marin Center At What Price Culture?	May 25th, 2004
Review of Marin County Detention Facilities	May 28th, 2004
Septic System Regulation In Marin	June 2nd, 2004
Marin General Hospital Moving Beyond The Impasse	June 4th, 2004
Civic Center Security Revisited	June 8th, 2004
School Administration Is The Cost Too High?	June 10th, 2004

FY2002-03

Table of Contents
Reports & Responses	Date
Purchasing and Contracting – Are We Getting Our Money’s Worth?	April 17, 2003
The Public Defender in Marin	May 14, 2003
A Look into the Marin County Probation Department	May 28, 2003
Evaluation of Responses to the 2001-2002 Marin County Grand Jury Final Report	June 7, 2003
Intra-County Public Bus Service Is Marin County in the Driver's Seat?	June 18, 2003
Hospital Based Heliport Yea or Nay?	June 18, 2003
Hurt People Hurt People Diversity Programs in the Marin County Public School System Informational only	June 24, 2003
Wildfires Partners in Prevention	June 24, 2003
Financing Affordable Housing: Local in Lieu Fees and Set Aside Funds	June 29, 2003
A Crisis Brewing? Housing for Public Health and Safety Employees	June 29, 2003

FY2001-02

Table of Contents
Reports & Responses	Date
The Marin Victim Witness Program	April 12 , 2002
Bridging Troubled Waters The Marin Municipal Water and Las Gallinas Valley Sanitary Districts	April 19, 2002
Special Education in Marin	April 26, 2002
Marin County Free Library	May 10, 2002
A Review of Excessive Force in the Sheriff's Department: Citizen Complaints, Legal Claims, Lawsuits	May 10, 2002
Marin Civic Center: A Security Challenge	May 24, 2002
Residential Pre-Sale Inspections Should Marin County Also Require Them?	May 30, 2002
Evaluation of Responses to the 2000-2001 Marin County Grand Jury Final Report	June 5, 2002
Special Districts in Marin County	June 14, 2002
Acute Psychiatric Care in Marin County A Plan Fails for Lack of Leadership	June 14, 2002
BioTerrorism Preparedness in Marin	June 19, 2002
Emergency Management and Operations in Marin County	June 19, 2002
Emergency Preparedness and Security on Public School Campuses in Marin County	June 19, 2002
County Governance Do We Have It Right?	June 21, 2002

FY2000-01

Table of Contents
Reports & Responses	Date
College of Marin's Financial Analysis	May 9, 2001
Evaluation of Board of Supervisors Response to the 1999-2000 Grand Jury EHS Report	February 16, 2001
Marin County Coroner's Office: What it Does and Why a Morgue is Needed.	May 15, 2001
Marin Emergency Radio Authority (MERA)	April 3, 2001
Profiting from Building Permit Fees	March 20, 2001
San Rafael Schools' Maintenance, Operations and Transportation Department	April 27, 2001
School Counseling in Marin County Middle and High Schools	May 24, 2001
Supervisors Discretionary Fund	March 13, 2001
Who's Minding the San Rafael Rock Quarry?	June 6, 2001

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