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Grand Jury Reports & Responses

Reports & Responses

Reports and Responses listed by year in descending order.

Reports	Responses
Continuity Report 2022-2023
Grand Jury 4 Year Continuity Report 2018-2022
Election Integrity in Sonoma County	Sonoma County Board of Supervisors Sonoma County Registrar of Voters
Fire Safety On Rural Roads	Sonoma County Board of Supervisors
Taxes and Spending in Sonoma County	Sonoma County Auditor-Controller-Treasurer-Tax Collector
Main Adult Detention Facility or "County Jail"	Sonoma County Sheriff's Office
DHS Often Reported Never Repaired	Sonoma County Auditor-Controller-Treasurer-Tax Collector Sonoma County Department of Human Resources Sonoma County Department of Public Infrastructure-Purchasing
Final Consolidated Grand Jury Report 2023-2024
Grand Jury Report Summaries 2023-2024

Informes	Respuestas
Informe de Continuidad Español 2022-2023
Informe de continuidad de 4 años del Gran Jurado 2018-2022
Integridad de las elecciones	Respuesta al informe Respuesta al informe
Seguridad Materia incendios zonas rurales	Respuesta al informe Respuesta al informe
Impuestos y gastos en el condado de Sonoma	Respuesta al informe Respuesta al informe
Centro Principal de Detención de Adultos o "Cárcel del Condado"	Respuesta al informe Respuesta al informe
DHS a menudo reportado como nunca reparado	Respuesta al informe Respuesta al informe
Informe Final Consolidado del Gran Jurado 2023-2024
Resúmenes del Informe del Gran Jurado 2023-2024

Reports	Responses
Continuity Report 2021-2022
City of Sonoma Cemeteries	City of Sonoma - City Council City of Sonoma - City Manager (invited)
Outsourcing Petaluma Planning Department	City of Petaluma - City Council City of Petaluma - City Manager (invited)
Warming Centers	Sonoma County Board of Supervisors Department of Emergency Management (invited) Department of Health Services (invited) Department of Public Infrastructure (invited)
Final Report 2022-2023
Grand Jury Report Summaries 2022-2023 Spanish

Reports	Responses
Continuity Report 2020-2021
Affordable Housing: Monitoring and Compliance	Sonoma County Community Development Commission City of Cloverdale City of Cotati City of Healdsburg City of Rohnert Park City of Santa Rosa City of Sebastopol City of Sonoma City of Petaluma Town of Windsor
Affordable Housing: Past, Present and Future	Permit Sonoma City of Cloverdale City of Cotati City of Healdsburg City of Rohnert Park City of Santa Rosa City of Sebastopol City of Sonoma City of Petaluma Town of Windsor
Department of Health Services	County Administrator's Office Department of Health Services Human Resources Department Sonoma County Board of Supervisors
Rohnert Park Department of Public Safety	City of Rohnert Park Rohnert Park City Manager Department of Public Safety
SMART Decision Making	SMART Board of Directors SMART General Manager SMART Citizens Oversight Committee
What Happens When the Grand Jury Makes Recommendations?	Permit Sonoma Sonoma Water Valley of then Moon Water District City of Sonoma
Final Consolidated Grand Jury Report 2021-2022
Grand Jury Report Summaries 2021-2022 in Spanish

Reports	Responses
Continuity Report 2019-2020
BroadBand Access in Sonoma County	Sonoma County Board of Supervisors Sonoma County Office of Administration Sonoma County Economic Development Board Sonoma County Department of Transportation Permit Sonoma Access Sonoma Broadband
County Jail Inmate Telephone and Commissary	Sonoma County Sheriff's Office Sonoma County Board of Supervisors
COVID-19 Mitigation at the County Jail	Sonoma County District Attorney Sonoma County Sheriff's Office Sonoma County Board of Supervisors
Emergency Alerts and Communications	Sonoma County Board of Supervisors Sonoma County Board of Supervisors Corrected Response Department of Emergency Management Sonoma County Sheriff's Office City of Cloverdale City of Cotati City of Healdsburg City of Petaluma City of Rohnert Park City of Santa Rosa City of Sebastopol City of Sonoma Town of Windsor Sonoma County Fire Chief's Association
Rohnert Park District Elections	City of Rohnert Park City Manager Rohnert Park City Council
Final Consolidated Grand Jury Report 2020-2021
Grand Jury Report Summaries 2020-2021 in Spanish

Reports	Responses
Continuity Report 2018-2019
Springs Specific Plan	Board Of Supervisors Response Permit Sonoma Response
Homeless Youth Report	Board Of Supervisors Response County Administrators Office Response Community Development Commission Response Department Of Health Services Response Sonoma County Office Of Education (SCOE) Response
Coroner Report Final	Board Of Supervisors Response Sheriff's Office Response
Homeless Report	Board Of Supervisors Response Sonoma County Community Development Commission Response
Emergency Water Shortages in Sonoma Valley	California Department Of General Services Response City Of Sonoma Response Permit Sonoma Response Sonoma County Water Agency Response Valley Of The Moon Water District Response Valley Of The Moon Water District Urban Water Management Response
Sonoma Valley Regional Water Resources	California Department General Services Response City Of Sonoma Response Permit Sonoma Response Sonoma County Water Agency Response Valley Of The Moon Water District Response
Final Consolidated Grand Jury Report 2019-2020
Grand Jury Report Summaries 2019-2020 in Spanish

Reports	Responses
Continuity Report
MADF Report	Sheriff's Office
Water Report	City of Cotati City of Petaluma City of Rohnert Park City of Santa Rosa City of Sonoma City of Windsor Marin Municipal Water District North Marin Water District Sonoma County Water Agency Valley of the Moon Water District
Managing Public Properties in Sonoma County Report	County of Sonoma Auditor-Controller-Treasurer-TaxCollector County Administrator's Office Department of Health Services General Services Department Board of Supervisors
The BHD Budget Report	County of Sonoma Auditor-Controller-Treasurer-TaxCollector County of Sonoma - Human Resources County of Sonoma - Board of Supervisors
Final Consolidated Grand Jury Report

Reports	Responses
Grand Jury Continuity Report
Grand Jury October Fire Emergency Response Report	October Firestorm Emergency Response
Animal Services Report	Animal Services Response
Grand Jury Permit Sonoma Report

Reports	Responses
Sales Tax Report
Loss of Composting in Sonoma County	Sonoma County Waste Management's Response Department of Transportation and Public Works' Response
Programs at Sonoma County Detention Facilities	Probation's Response
Environmental Health and Safety in Sonoma County	Department of Health Services' Response
Planning for Groundwater Sustainability	North Bay Water District's Response City of Rohnert Park's Response City of Cotati's Response (9/8/2017) City of Cotati's Response (9/9/2017)
Santa Rosa Declares a Homelessness Emergency
Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health	Department of Health Services' Response
Responses to the 2015/16 Civil Grand Jury Report
Elementary School Truancy	Santa Rosa City School's Response Updated Petaluma City School's Response

Reports	Responses
Citizen Complaint Procedures
County Detention Facilities	Probation Department's Response Sonoma County Sheriffs Department's Response
Funding for County Roads	Board of Supervisor's Response
Law Library	Board of Supervisor's Response
Public Library	Library Commission's Response
Special Districts in Sonoma County	Clerk Recorder Assessor's Response County of Sonoma Auditor-Controller-Treasurer-Tax Collector's Response Sonoma Local Agency Formation Commission's Response
Spotlight on Affordable Housing	Board of Supervisor's Response City of Santa Rosa - Planning and Economic Development's Response City of Petaluma - Mayor and City Manager's Response Sonoma County Development Commission's Response Permit and Resource Management Department's Response

Reports	Responses
Complaint Handling	Sonoma County Permit and Resource Management Department's Response
County Detention Facilities	Sonoma County Sheriff's Response
Sonoma County Fatal Incidents
Sonoma County Pension Reform	Board of Supervisor's Response
Sustainable Water for Sonoma County	Board of Supervisor's Response
Valley of the Moon Children's Home	Human Services Response

Reports	Responses
Sheriff-Coroner's Office and Morgue Inspection	Board of Supervisor's Response Sonoma County Sheriff's Office's Response
The Civil Grand Jury and Critical Incident Reviews
Graton Casino: A Big Gamble?	Board of Supervisor's Response
The Probation Department's U-Turn for Safety	Sonoma County Probation Department's Response
Russian River Fire Protection District and the Brown Act	Russian River Fire Protection District's Response
Sonoma County Detention Facilities	Board of Supervisor's Response Sonoma County Sheriff's Office's Response
The Train Has Left The Station	SMART's Response
Do you Know Where Your Dog And Cat Are?	Board of Supervisor's Response Sonoma County Health Services' Response
Your County Wants You	Board of Supervisor's Response Sonoma County Administrator's Response

Reports	Responses
Protecting The County's At-Risk Children	Human Services Department Response
Fluoridation: Where Do You Stand?	Department of Health Services Response BOS Response
Traumatic Incidents: Helping The Helpers
PRMD: Is Change Permitted?	Permit and Resource Management Department Response BOS Response
Weathering A Disaster	Health Services Response Fire & Emergency Services Response BOS Response
Santa Rosa City Streets - Who Turned The Lights Out?	Transportation and Public Works Response
Aging Gracefully
Graton Community Services District: At A Crossroads In Graton...Will The Board Make A Positive Change?	Sonoma Local Agency Formation Commission GCSD Response
Sonoma County Detention Facilities Inspection	Probation Response Shreiff's Department Response
Critical Incident Report
BOS Combined Responses

Reports	Responses
Sonoma County Pension Increases in 2002-Legal or Not	BOS Response
Was Justice Served?	DA Response Cloverdale Response
Vote Green, Save Green - Vote by Mail	BOS Response Registrar of Voters Response
Whose Library Is It?	BOS Response Commission Response Director Response
Wastewater Billing in Santa Rosa
Disclosing a Sonoma County Main Adult Detention Facility Inmate Recorded Telehone Conversation	DA Response Sheriff Response
2011 Disbanding of The Human Services Commission	BOS Response Executive Director Response
The Marin/Sonoma Mosquito and Vector Control District- Under The Microscope	Board of Trustees Response District Manager Response District Manager Second Response
Critical Incident Reports
Sonoma County Main Adult Detention Facility Inmate Suicide
Detention Facilities Report
Inspection of The Sonoma County Juvenile Hall	Chief Probation Officer Response
	Combined Responses

Reports	Responses
Introduction
Children's Protective Services	Children's Protective Services Responses
Dealing With Death
County Personnel Practices	County Personnel Practices Responses
An Incident In Santa Rosa
Main Adult Detention Facility
Petaluma Potholes	Petaluma Potholes Responses
Our County's Future	Our County's Future Responses
Education	Education Responses
Whistleblower Program	Whistleblower Program Responses
Windsor	Windsor Responses

Report	Responses
Introduction
Pornography Filters and the First Amendment	Sonoma County Library
Fail to Block Nutrition Progress at Sonoma County Schools	Sonoma County Board of Supervisors
A Death in Custody
Little League – Becoming a Better Neighbor	Sonoma County Fairgrounds City of Santa Rosa Santa Rosa City Schools Santa Rosa American Little League
What Happened to Lowe's?	City of Santa Rosa
Office – Involved Fatal Incident Reports
Slippery Costs and Rising Fees in the Graton Community Service District	Forestville Water District California Regional Water Quality Control Board General Manager-Graton Community Service District
Detention Facilities Review
Use of Less Than Lethal Force
Permits and Resource Management Department Redux	Permit and Resource Management Department
Planning for Increased Downtown Safety	City of Santa Rosa
A Look at the Public Guardian	Human Services Department
Appendices

**Responses available to view at all Sonoma County Library Branches.

Report	Responses
Introduction
Sierra Youth Center, Give It a Chance!	Sonoma County Board of Supervisors Sonoma County Probation Department
Officer Involved Fatal-Incident	District Attorney
Santa Rosa Central Library Revisited	Sonoma County Library
Animal Care and Control	Agricultural Commissioner
Responsible Personnel Practices in the Public Sector	Sonoma County Office of Education
The Sonoma County Board Of Education An Informational Report
Election Cancellation - Conflict of Interest
The Sonoma County Civil Grand Jury Achieving and Maintaining Diversity of Membership	Superior Court of California County of Sonoma

Report	Responses
Table of Contents
Death by Incarceration	Sonoma County Sheriff's Department California Forensic Medical Group
Review of Moses McDowall Fatal Incident	Sonoma County Sheriff's Department Sonoma County District Attorney Sonoma County Law Enforcement Chief's Association
Disaster Will Strike! Are School Ready	Sonoma County Office of Education Dunham School Geyserville Unified School District Gravenstein Union School District Guerneville School District Mark West Union School District Monte Rio Union School District Petaluma City Schools Rincon Valley Union School District Roseland School District Sebastopol Independent Charter School Sonoma Valley Union School District West Side Union School District West Sonoma County Union High School District Windsor Unified School District
The Central Library at Risk	Sonoma County Library City of Santa Rosa Department of Health Services County of Sonoma Board of Supervisors
Misuse of State Vocational Education Funds	Sonoma County Office of Education
Local Involvement in Immigration and Customs Enforcement
The Outlook for Palm Drive Hospital	Palm Drive Hospital Sonoma County Board of Supervisors
Officer-involved Fatal Incident Reports	Sonoma County District Attorney
Ensuring Fairness In Child-Support Services	Sonoma County Board of Supervisors Sonoma County Department of Child Support Services
Assignment of Health Care Access Agreement	Sonoma County Board of Supervisors Sutter Medical Center of Santa Rosa
Sonoma County Office of Education - An Overview	Sonoma County Office of Education Sonoma County Office of Education
Managing a County in Transition	Sonoma County Board of Supervisors Sonoma County Office of the County Administrator

Report	Responses
Introduction
Access and Recreation in Open Space District Properties	City of Cloverdale City of Petaluma City of Rohnert Park City of Santa Rosa City of Healdsburg Town of Windsor
Signs of the Times	Sonoma County Clerk-Recorder-Assessor Sonoma County Board of Supervisors City of Cloverdale City of Cotati City of Healdsburg City of Petaluma City of Rohnert Park City of Sebastopol City of Santa Rosa Town of Windsor Permit and Resource Management Department
Sonoma County Employees - Waiting to be Trained for Disaster	County of Sonoma Department of Emergency Services
Fatal Incident Report	Sonoma County District Attorney
Correctional Deputies Overtime	Sonoma County Human Resources Department Sonoma County Sheriff's Department
Wastewater: Money Down the Drain?	Sonoma County water Agency Sonoma County Board of Supervisors City of Healdsburg City of Cloverdale City of Petaluma Town of Windsor
SRJC'S Commitment to Diversity: Post Proposition 209	Santa Rosa Junior College
See Dick and Jane go to School. Are They Safe?	Department of Justice Alexander Valley Union School District Bellevue Union School District Bennett Valley Union School District Cinnabar School District Cloverdale Union School District Dunham School Forestville Union School District Fort Ross School District Geyserville Unified School District Gravenstein Union School District Guerneville School District Harmony Union School District Healdsburg Unified School District Horicon School District Kashia Elementary School District Kenwood School District Mark West Union School District Monte Rio Union School District Montgomery School District Oak Grove Union School District Old Adobe Union School District Petaluma City Schools Piner-Olivet Union School District Rincon Valley Union School District Roseland School District Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified School District Sonoma County Office of Education Sebastopol Union School District Sonoma County Sheriff's Department Sonoma Valley Union School District Santa Rosa City Schools Twin Hills Union School District Two Rock Union School District Waugh School District West Side Union School District West Sonoma County Union High School District Wilmar Union School District Windsor Unified School District Wright Elementary School District
Appendices

Report	Responses
This Land Is Your Land	Sonoma County Board of Supervisors
Shaping The County's Future	Sonoma County Permit and Resource Management Department
Ferry To Nowhere?	No Response
The Million Dollar Inmate?	Sonoma County Board of Supervisors Sonoma County Sheriff Sonoma County Information Services Sonoma County Risk Management Sonoma County Administrator
Yesterday's Promises	Sonoma County Auditor-Controller, Treasurer-Tax Collector Cloverdale Joint Response City of Cotati City of Healdsburg City of Petaluma City of Rohnert Park City of Sebastopol City of Sonoma - Council City of Sonoma - Manager and CFO City of Santa Rosa Town of Windsor - Council Town of Windsor - Manager
Through The Healthcare Looking Glass	Sonoma County Board of Supervisors Sonoma County Department of Health Services Redwood Community Health Coalition
Fatal Incident Protocol	No Response
2004-2005 Response Audit Report

Report	Responses
A Disaster Waiting To Happen	Office of The County Administrator Sonoma County Board of Supervisors City of Cloverdale City of Cotati City of Healdsburg Department of Emergency Services County Sheriff County Dispatch Manager Information Services General Services Department of Transportation Public Works City of Petaluma City of Rohnert Park City of Sebastopol-Mayor City of Sebastopol-Manager City of Sonoma City of Santa Rosa Town of Windsor
Conflict of Interest in Sonoma County	Sonoma County Board of Supervisors City of Santa Rosa City of Cloverdale City of Cotati Sonoma County District Attorney City of Healdsburg City of Petaluma City of Rohnert Park City of Sebastopol-Mayor City of Sebastopol-Manager City of Sonoma Town of Windsor
Fatal Incident	Sonoma County District Attorney
Housing Assistance For Sworn Officers	Sonoma County Board of Supervisors City of Cloverdale - Chief of Police City of Cotati - Chief of Police City of Cotati - Mayor City of Healdsburg - Chief of Police City of Petaluma - Mayor City of Rohnert Park - Mayor City of Rohnert Park - Public Safety City of Sebastopol - Chief of Police City of Sebastopol - Mayor Sonoma County Sheriff
Protecting The County's Assets	Sonoma County Information Systems Sonoma County Office of Education Sonoma County Sheriff Sonoma County Board of Supervisors Sonoma County Treasurer-Tax Collector Sonoma County Water Agency
Mental Health Services Division: On The Mend	Sonoma County Administrator Sonoma County Human Resources Sonoma County Department of Health Services Sonoma County Board of Supervisors
School Districts: Time For A Change?	Sonoma County Office of Education Two Rock Union School District
Retrospective: Valley Of The Moon Children's Home

Report	Responses
Adobe Creek Debacle and Restoration	California Department of Fish and Game Supervisor, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Sonoma County Water Agency City of Petaluma City of Petaluma-Water Resources and Conservation Petaluma School District Casa Grande High School Petaluma High School United Anglers Club/Science Teacher
Animal Regulation Division	Sonoma County Board of Supervisors Consolidated report for following agencies Agricultural Commissioner Shelter Director Animal Welfare Advisory Committee
Application of the Child Abuse Central Index	Sonoma County Child Protective Services
Child Support Payments Process Integrity	Sonoma County Child Support Services
Correctional Officer Overtime	Sonoma County Sheriff Sonoma County Board of Supervisors Consolidated report for Following agencies Sonoma County Administrator Sonoma County Risk Manage
Evaluation, Discipline and Termination	Consolidated report for following agencies Sonoma County Sheriff Sonoma County Human Resources Sonoma County Department of Probation Personnel, Sonoma County Sheriff
Facing Up to Changes in the Jails	Sonoma County Sheriff Sonoma County Administrator Sonoma County Board of Supervisors
Got Water	Sonoma County Board of Supervisors Sonoma County Water Agency Cloverdale City Council Cotati City Council Healdsburg City Council Petaluma City Council Rohnert Park City Council Santa Rosa City Council Sebastopol City Council Sonoma City Council Windsor Town Council
Holes in the Employee Benefit Safety Net?	Sonoma County Board of Supervisors Sonoma County Retirement Board Consolidated report for following agencies Sonoma County Human Resources Sonoma County Risk Management Sonoma County Health Services Sonoma County Human Services Sonoma County Probation Sonoma County Probation Sonoma County Sheriff Sonoma County Public Works & Transportation
Mental Health Management Ills	Sonoma County Board of Supervisors Sonoma County Department of Health Services Sonoma County Mental Health Services
Mental Health Services Division Release Procedures	Sonoma County Board of Supervisors Sonoma County Department of Health Services Sonoma County Mental Health Services
New Legislation Needed: Juvenile Records	Member, California State Senate representing Sonoma County -2nd District Member, California State Senate representing Sonoma County-3rd District Member, California State Assembly representing Sonoma County-1st District Member, California State Assembly representing Sonoma County-6th District Member, California State Assembly representing Sonoma County-7th District
Officer-Involved Critical Incidents	Sonoma County District Attorney
Palm Drive Health Care District Parcel Tax Exemption Process	Palm Drive Health Care District Board of Directors
Permit and Resource Management Division Compliance Review	Sonoma County Board of Supervisors Sonoma County Permit and Resources Management Department
Santa Rosa City Schools Citizen Bond Oversight Committee: Slow Process	Consolidated Response for Following Agencies Santa Rosa City Schools Board of Education Citizens Bond Oversight Committee
Santa Rosa Fire Station Deployment	Santa Rosa City Council Roseland Fire Protection District Board of Directors
Sonoma County Budget Policy	Sonoma County Board of Supervisors

Report	Responses
Adolescent Crisis	Sonoma County Dept of Mental Health Services Sonoma County Board of Supervisors
Charter Public Schools	All Sonoma County Charter Schools Sonoma County Superintendent of Schools
Emergency Medical Dispatch	Sonoma County Compliance Subcommittee Sonoma County Director of Emergency Services
Enforcing Child Support Payments	Sonoma County Board of Supervisors Sonoma County Director of Child Support Services Sonoma County Commissioner of Child Support Services
Investigating the Investigators	Sonoma County Sheriff Sonoma County Director of Human Resources Sonoma County District Attorney
Is Justice Being Served in our Country?	Sonoma County Sheriff Sonoma County District Attorney Sonoma County Board of Supervisors
Mental Health Management Issues	Sonoma County Administrator
Officer-Involved Incidents	Sonoma County Sheriff Sonoma County Board of Supervisors Sonoma County District Attorney
Open Meetings, Closed Sessions	Sonoma County Board of Supervisors
Parcel Tax Controversy	Palm Drive Health Care District
Prevailing Wages	California Department of Industrial Relations Sonoma County Board of Supervisors Sonoma County Superintendent of Schools on behalf of all County schools & boards County-wide City Councils
Professionals Defend Sonoma County's Indigent	Sonoma County Public Defender Sonoma County Director of Collections Sonoma County Director of Human Resources Sonoma County Board of Supervisors Sonoma Count Director of Information Services Sonoma County District Attorney Court Administrator, State Agency; not required to respond beyond the pervue of SCGL. Sonoma County Director of Mental Health
Revolving Door Policy	Sonoma County Board of Supervisors
Special Fire Protection Districts	Bodega Bay Fire Protection District Board of Directors Sonoma County Board of Supervisors Rancho Adobe Fire Protection District Board of Directors Sonoma County Director of Emergency Services All County Fire Protection District Boards of Directors
Weddings: An Unequal, For-Profit Opportunity	Sonoma County Clerk Sonoma County Board of Supervisors

Airport Land Use Commission - Board of Supervisors Conduct

Critical Incident Report

Human Services Department and District Attorney's Family Support Division Building

Juvenile Detention Facilities

Juvenile Hall/Juvenile Justice Center

Mental Health Care For Adolescents

Permit And Resource Management Department

Psychiatric Emergency Services

Public School Districts

Sierra Youth Center

Special Districts

Santa Rosa Fire Marshall Inspections

**Responses available to view at all Sonoma County Library Branches.

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