Grand Jury Reports

Each year, the grand jury issues a report based on its investigations. These reports include findings and recommendations which must be addressed by the agency involved. In most cases, the entity has 90 days to respond.

2022-2023

REPORTS 2022-2023

Grand Jury – Final Report 2022-2023

Rancho Murieta Community Services District Investigative Report

Response from Rancho Murieta Community Services District

Homeless Should Not Mean Hopeless: Homeless Solutions Elude Local Leaders Investigative Report

What's Taking So Long? County Delays Mandated Jail Improvements

Mental Health Care for the Homeless: Who Cares?

2021-2022

REPORTS 2021-2022

Grand Jury – Final Report 2021-2022

Page	Title
	Sacramento County Grand Jury Status Review: Sacramento County Board of Supervisors Non-Responsive to COVID-19 Investigation
	Public Confinement Review
	Sacramento County Grand Jury Status Review: Del Paso Manor Water District
		Response from Ryan Saunders, President Board of Directors
		Response from Supervisor Rich Desmond
		Response from Sacramento LAFCo
	Public Health Office Abandoned by County Board of Supervisors in COVID-19 Crisis
		Response from Sacramento County Board of Supervisors
		Response from Sacramento County Sheriff's Office
	Sacramento County Board of Supervisors Abandons Responsibility for COVID-19 CARES Act Spending
		Response from Sacramento County Board of Supervisors
		Response from Sacramento County Sheriff's Office
	Isleton City Council Investigative Report
		Update from City of Isleton
		Response from City of Isleton
	Del Paso Manor Water District Investigative Report
		Response from Del Paso Manor Water District President
		Response from Del Paso Manor Water District
		Response from Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District
		Response from Sacramento County Board of Supervisors
		Response from State Water Resources Control Board
		Response from Sacramento County District Attorney
		Response from Sacramento LAFCo
		Additional Response from Sacramento LAFCo
	Requirement for COVID-19 Vaccination for Eligible Sacramento County Public K-12 School Districts
		Response from Sacramento City Unified School District
		Response from Sacramento County Office of Education

2019-2020

REPORTS 2019-2020

Grand Jury – Final Report 2019-2020

Page	Title
11	Elk Grove Park Maintenance – Where Have All the Flowers Gone?
		Response from Cosumnes Community Services District
		Response from City of Elk Grove
33	Impact of Gentrification and Neighborhood Revitalization on the Displacement of Residents
		Response from County of Sacramento
		Response from Downtown Sacramento Partnership
		Response from Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency
		Response from City of Sacramento
53	High School Dropouts: How are Districts in Sacramento County Doing and What are the Best Practices for Improvement?
		Response from Sacramento County Office of Education
65	911 – The Sacramento Police Department Staffing Crisis
		Response from Sacramento Police Department
		Response from City of Sacramento
87	Election Security in Sacramento County
		Response from County of Sacramento
103	California Senate Bill 1022: A Gift Too Good to Ignore
		Response from County of Sacramento
		Response from Sacramento County Sheriff's Office

2018-2019

REPORTS 2018-2019

Grand Jury – Final Report 2018-2019

Page	Title
7	Addressing Homelessness in Sacramento County: An Extraordinary Community Challenge
		Response from Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency
		Response from Sacramento Steps Forward
		Response from Sacramento Continuum of Care
		Response from City of Sacramento
		Response from County of Sacramento
19	Cosumnes Community Services District: Why Is MacDonald Park Still Unfinished?
		Response from Cosumnes Community Services District
31	Does the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors Have Effective Oversight of Elective Officers?
		Response from Sacramento County District Attorney's Office
		Response from County of Sacramento
41	Levee Maintenance – Is Anybody Watching the Store?
		Response from City of Sacramento
49	Los Rios Community College School District's Student Achievement Challenge: The Premise and the Promise
		Response from Los Rios Community College District
65	Recreational Marijuana: Growing Health Crisis for Sacramento Youth?
		Response from City of Sacramento
		Response Sacramento County Office of Education
		Response from County of Sacramento
77	The Florin Resource Conservation District: A Case of Mistaken Identity?
		Response from Florin Resource Conservation District

2017-2018

REPORTS 2017-2018

Grand Jury – Final Report 2017-2018

Page	Title
3	Is There A Home for Every Foster Child?
		Response from County of Sacramento
11	Strengthening the Internal Audit Functions of Sacramento County
		Response from County of Sacramento
27	Cosumnes Fire Department: “Second Chance to Make It Right” - School Inspections
		Response from Cosumnes Fire Department
		Response from Elk Grove Unified School District
		Response from Galt Joint Union High School District
35	A Tarnished Jewel: The Status of Illegal Camping on the American River Parkway
		Response from City of Sacramento
43	Middle of the Night Jail Releases: Balancing Safety and Jail Processing Concerns
		Response from Sacramento County Sheriff's Department
49	The State of Library Services in Sacramento County Public Schools

2016-2017

REPORTS 2016-2017

Grand Jury – Final Report 2016-2017

Page	Title
9	The Sacramento LAFCo’s Municipal Review Process: A Study in Complacency
		Response from Sacramento Local Agency Formation Commission
19	The Election Process: In Good Hands
		Response from County of Sacramento
23	Herald Fire Protection District Update
		Response from Herald Fire Protection District

2015-2016

REPORTS 2015-2016

Grand Jury – Final Report 2015-2016

Page	Title
11	SACRAMENTO COUNTY’S REVENUE RECOVERY: $658 MILLION IN UNCOLLECTED DEBT AND RISING
		Response from County of Sacramento
		Response from County of Sacramento
33	TWIN RIVERS CONFLICT OF INTEREST: DO THE RIGHT THING
		Response from Twin Rivers Unified School District
41	DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: AN INCONSISTENT PRIORITY FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT
		Response from Sacramento County District Attorney's Office
		Response from Sacramento County Sheriff's Department
		Response from Citrus Heights Police Department
		Response from City of Sacramento Police Department
		Response from Elk Grove Police Department
		Response from City of Folsom Police Department
		Response from Galt Police Department
49	RELEASE OF MENTALLY ILL INMATES FROM THE MAIN JAIL
		Response from Sacramento County Sheriff's Department
57	SACRAMENTO METRO FIRE DISTRICT PERMIT INSPECTIONS: TRUST BUT VERIFY
		Response from Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District

2014-2015

REPORTS 2014-2015

Grand Jury – Final Report 2014-2015

Page	Title
9	Mental Health Crisis Intervention Services...Sacramento County’s Shameful Legacy of Neglect
		Response from County of Sacramento
33	City of Sacramento Fire Department Handling of Narcotics
		Response from City of Sacramento Fire Department
36	Red Light Cameras...Timing is Everything
		Response from Citrus Heights Police Department
		Response from City of Citrus Heights
40	The Ralph M. Brown Act...Not to be Taken Lightly
		Response from County of Sacramento

2013-2014

REPORTS 2013-2014

Grand Jury – Final Report 2013-2014

Page	Title
8	Abandoned Wells ... Abandoned Program? Sacramento County Environmental Management Department
		Response from County of Sacramento
20	A Firestorm Raging in Herald Herald Fire Protection District
		Response from Sacramento Local Agency Formation Commission
		Response from County of Sacramento
		Response from Herald Fire Protection District
32	Million$ are wasted on closed juvenile facilities while the county has no long-term residential treatment programs Sacramento County Probation Department

2012-2013

REPORTS 2012-2013

Grand Jury – Final Report 2012-2013

Page	Title
10	Ballot Arguments – November 2012 Elections
		Response from Sacramento County Sheriff's Department
		Response from Sacramento County Office of the District Attorney
		Response from Sacramento County Board of Supervisors
21	Deputy-Involved Shootings Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department
		Response from City of Sacramento
		Response from City of Sacramento

2011-2012

REPORTS 2011-2012

Grand Jury – Final Report 2011-2012

Page	Title
26	Sacramento Area Sewer District
		Response from Sacramento Area Sewer District
32	City of Sacramento Solid Waste and Recyclables Contracts
		Response from City of Sacramento Solid Waste
45	Twin Rivers Unified School District Police Department, Board of Education and Administration
		Response from Twin Rivers Unified School District Board of Trustees
		Response from Twin Rivers Unified School District Office of the Superintendent
		Response from Sacramento County Office of Education

2010-2011

REPORTS 2010-2011

Grand Jury – Final Report 2010-2011

Page	Title
21	Sacramento County and Ingentra: A Cautionary Tale
		Response from Sacramento County Board of Supervisors
33	Rio Linda/Elverta Community Water District: Legacy of Dysfunction
		Response from Sacramento Local Agency Formation Commission
		Response from Sacramento Local Agency Formation Commission
		Response from Sacramento County District Attorney
		Response from Rio Linda Elverta Community Water District
51	Twin Rivers Unified School District: Lack of Trust + Lost Opportunities = Children’s Loss
		Response from Sacramento County Board of Education
		Response from Twin Rivers Unified School District
76	The Safely Surrendered Baby Program: Saving the Children
		Response from Sacramento County Board of Supervisors
		Response from County of Sacramento Probation Department
		Response from Sacramento Fire Department
		Response from Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District
81	The Children’s Receiving Home: One Size Fits All?
		Response from California Department of Social Services
		Response from Sacramento Children's Receiving Home
85	Sometimes the System Works
		Response from Sacramento County Board of Supervisors

2009-2010

REPORTS 2009-2010

Grand Jury – Final Report 2009-2010

Page	Title
3	The City of Sacramento and Proposition 218 The Law is the Law
		Response from City of Sacramento
35	City Council Responses to The Law is the Law including the Grand Jury Responses
41	Rio Linda/Elverta Community Water District A Saga of Mismanagement and Water Problems
		Response from Rio Linda Elverta Community Water District
		Response from Sacramento Local Agency Formation Commission
57	Unfunded Liabilities for Retiree Health Benefits A School District Fiscal Time Bomb!
		Response from Sacramento City Unified School District
		Response from Sacramento County Office of Education
69	The State of Foster Care in Sacramento County
		Response from Sacramento County Board of Supervisors re Child Protective Services, Probation, Sheriff's and County Executive
89	Survey of Independent Special Districts
		Response from California Public Employees Retirement System
		Response from American River Flood Control District
		Response from Arcade Creek Recreation and Park District
		Response from Arden Manor Recreation and Park District
		Response from Arden Park Recreation and Park District
		Response from Carmichael Water District
		Response from Citrus Heights Water District
		Response from Cordova Recreation and Park District
		Response from Cosumnes Community Services District
		Response from Del Paso Manor Water District
		Response from Fair Oaks Recreation and Park District
		Response from Fair Oaks Water District
		Response from Fulton-El Camino Recreation and Park District
		Response from Herald Fire District
		Response from North Highlands Recreation and Park District
		Response from Omochumne-Hartnell Water District
		Response from Orangevale Recreation and Park District
		Response from Rancho Murieta Community Services District
		Response from Reclamation District 1000
		Response from Rio Linda/Elverta Community Water District
		Response from Rio Linda-Elverta Recreation and Park District
		Response from River Delta Fire District
		Response from Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District
		Response from Sacramento Municipal Utility District
		Response from Sacramento Suburban Water District
		Response from San Juan Water District
		Response from Sloughhouse Resource Conservation District
		Response from Southgate Recreation and Park District
		Response from Wilton Fire Protection District
123	Probation and Education at Juvenile Hall Juvenile Injustice
		Response from Sacramento County Office of Education

2008-2009

REPORTS 2008-2009

Grand Jury – Final Report 2008-2009

Page	Title
9	Child Protective Services: “Nothing Ever Changes – Ever”
		Response from Department of Health and Human Services
29	In Home Support Services: “For the Needy, Not the Greedy”
		Response from Sacramento County In Home Supportive Services
43	Natomas Unified School District: “Right Idea, Wrong Price”
50	Office of the Registrar of Voters
52	Sacramento Fire Agencies: “Where There’s Smoke, There’s Fire”
55	Department of Utilities: “Credit Where Debit is Due”
57	Responsibilities of Elected Officials: “Government Stretched Thin”
61	Haggin Oaks Golf Course: “Teeing Off on Safety”

2007-2008

REPORTS 2007-2008

Grand Jury – Final Report 2007-2008

Page	Title
1	Sacramento Public Library Authority: The Business of Books
		Response from Sacramento Public Library
29	Isleton: Small City - Big Challenges
51	Sacramento County Airport System
		Response from Sacramento County Airport System
57	The Elk Grove Benefits Employee Retirement Trust
		Response from Elk Grove Benefits Employee Retirement Trust
61	City of Elk Grove Animal Services
		Response from Elk Grove Animal Services

2006-2007

REPORTS 2006-2007

Grand Jury – Final Report 2006-2007

Page	Title
19	North Natomas: Development Gone Awry
		Response from City of Sacramento
31	Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department Work Release Division
		Response from County of Sacramento
		Response from Sacramento County Sheriff's Department
37	Sacramento County Rio Cosumnes Correctional Center
		Response from County of Sacramento
		Response from Sacramento County Sheriff's Department
41	The Flood Risk in Sacramento County
		Response from County of Sacramento
		Response from Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency (SAFCA), Sacramento County Municipal Services Agency (MSA), and Department of Economic Development and Intergovernmental Affairs (ED)
47	County Heat Emergency Response
		Response from County of Sacramento
51	Rancho Seco Nuclear Power Plant: Maintenance/Disposal of Radioactive Waste and Used Nuclear Fuel
		Response from Sacramento Municipal Utility District
		Response from Department of Health and Human Services
		Response from County of Sacramento
57	The Sacramento County Primary Care Clinic
		Response from Sacramento County Primary Care Clinic
		Response from County of Sacramento

2005-2006

REPORTS 2005-2006

Grand Jury – Final Report 2005-2006

Page	Title
3	Main Jail Health Care
		Response from Sacramento County Sheriff's Department
		County of Sacramento
9	Elk Grove City Council: The Handling of Political Dissent
		Response from Elk Grove City Council
13	Headstone Damage at Fair Oaks Cemetery District
		Response from Fair Oaks Cemetery District
17	City of Isleton Police Department
21	Sacramento City Unified School District: Selection of a Retirement Incentive Program
		Response from Sacramento City Unified School District
29	Flood Disaster Evacuation of the Medically Infirm
		Response from Sacramento County Office of Emergency Operations
		County of Sacramento
43	Goals and Objectives of Mental Health Services in Sacramento County Under the Mental Health Services Act
		Response from Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Mental Health
		County of Sacramento
53	Child Protective Services Intake Procedures
		Response from Department of Health and Human Services
		County of Sacramento
57	City of Citrus Heights: Oversight of Contract Services
		Response from City of Citrus Heights

2004-2005

REPORTS 2004-2005

Page	Title
1	Sacramento County Civil Service Commission
		Response from Civil Service Commission
		Response from County of Sacramento
11	Complaint Against Sacramento Independent Taxi Owners Association’s Hiring Practices
		Response from Sacramento County Airport System
17	Failure of Sacramento County to Oversee the Delivery of Services Contracted to Galt Community Concilio, Inc
		Response from Sacramento County Departments of Human Assistance and Health and Human Services
31	The Handling and Security of Inmate Correspondence at the Sacramento County Main Jail
		Response from Sacramento County Sheriff's Department
35	Student Safety Walking to Inderkum High School
		Response from City of Sacramento
39	Landscaping and Lighting District Assessment Practices in the City of Folsom
		Response from City of Folsom
43	The Development of New Partnerships and Programs to Assist Foster Children
53	Homeland Security: Ready or Not?
		Response from City of Sacramento

2003-2004

REPORTS 2003-2004

Grand Jury – Final Report 2003-2004

Page	Title
1	The Sacramento City Unified School District Board of Education Was Negligent in the Establishment and Oversight of the California Administrative Services Authority
		Response from Sacramento City Unified School District
11	Grant Joint Union High School District’s Inappropriate Use of Public Funds
		Response from Grant Joint Union High School District
15	Sacramento County Jail Health Inmate Psychiatric Services
		Response from Sacramento County Sheriff's Department

2002-2003

REPORTS 2002-2003

Grand Jury – Final Report 2002-2003

Page	Title
1	Death Investigation in Sacramento County: The Coroner’s Office
		Response from County of Sacramento
17	Elk Grove Unified School District’s Failure to Recognize Fiscal Irresponsibility Prompting a Second Grand Jury Investigation
		Response from Elk Grove Unified School District
29	Letter Grades for Restaurants
		Response from County of Sacramento
35	Misuse of Appointive Power by the Galt City Council
37	Recommendations for Improving Public Water Districts’ Accountability
		Response from Carmichael Water District
		Response from Del Paso Manor Water District
		Response from Fair Oaks Water District
		Response from Florin County Water District
		Response from Rio Linda Elverta Community Water District
		Response from County of Sacramento
49	School Safety in Jeopardy
		Response from City of Sacramento
		Response from Elk Grove Unified School District
		Response from Sacramento City Unified School District
		Response from County of Sacramento

2001-2002

REPORTS 2001-2002

Grand Jury – Final Report 2001-2002