2024-2025 Grand Jury Reports and Responses

2024-25 Grand Jury Reports and Responses

 
  • “Climate Action” Demands Outreach
    County staff alone cannot meet our County’s climate goals.
    Required Responses
    • Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors, response due by September 2, 2025
    Invited Responses
    • Director, OR3 response due by August 2, 2025


  • Honoring Commitments to the Public
    Looking Back at 2022-2023 Civil Grand Jury Recommendations and Actions Taken by County Agencies
    Required Responses
    • Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors, response due by September 15, 2025
    • Watsonville City Council, response due by September 15, 2025
    • Santa Cruz County Sheriff, response due by August 18, 2025


  • Handcuffing and Transport
    Can Watsonville Police Reduce Trauma?
    Required Responses
    • Watsonville City Council, response due by September 16, 2025
    Invited Responses
    • Watsonville Police Department Chief of Police requested by August 18, 2025


  • Navigating the Building Permit Process AGAIN
    “Site Plans, Septics, and Plan Checks, oh my!”
    Required Responses
    • Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors, response due by September 22, 2025
    Invited Responses
    • Director, Community Development and Infrastructure Department, response requested by August 22, 2025


  • Human Trafficking in Santa Cruz County
    Voices Unheard, Signs Unseen
    Required Responses
    • Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors, response due by September 29, 2025
    • Santa Cruz County Sheriff, response due by August 29, 2025
    • County Superintendent of Schools, response due by August 29, 2025
    • Santa Cruz County District Attorney, response due by August 29, 2025
    Invited Responses
    • Program Manager, County Family & Child Services, response requested by August 29, 2025
    • Director, Santa Cruz County Human Services Department, response requested by August 29, 2025
    • Santa Cruz County Agricultural Commissioner, response requested by August 29, 2025
    • Police Chief, City of Santa Cruz, response requested by August 29, 2025
    • Police Chief, City of Scotts Valley, response requested by August 29, 2025
    • Police Chief, City of Watsonville, response requested by August 29, 2025
    • Police Chief, City of Capitola, response requested by August 29, 2025
    • Director, Arukah Project, response requested by August 29, 2025
    • Chief Executive Officer, Monarch Services, response requested by August 29, 2025


  • If You Can’t Measure It, You Can’t Manage It.
    The Challenges Facing the Management of High-Cost Beneficiaries in the Health Services Agency
    Required Responses
    • Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors, response due by September 24, 2025
    • Governing Board, Central California Alliance for Health, response due by September 24, 2025
    Invited Responses
    • Director, Santa Cruz County Health Services Agency, response requested by August 25, 2025
    • CEO, Central California Alliance for Health, response requested by August 25, 2025



  • 2024 - 2025 Consolidated Final Report






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