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County of Riverside, CA

Civil Grand Jury Reports and Responses

California law provides for the use of grand juries in each county. This page includes reports from the civil grand jury in Riverside County, which has an oversight function into the operations of county and municipal governments. The civil grand jury is distinct from criminal grand juries, which can be used to consider evidence and bring indictments in criminal investigations.

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    2023-2024

    Legal Compliance Report

    2023-2024 Grand Jury Report: 911 CALL FAILED, NOW WHAT?

    2023-2024 Grand Jury Report: Blythe, California Awakening of a New ‘Gateway City’

    2023-2024 Grand Jury Report: March Joint Powers Authority: Marginally Transparent

    2023-2024 Grand Jury Report: Narcan - Saving Lives in Riverside County

    2023-2024 Grand Jury Report: Riverside County Special Districts: Obscure Local Government

    2023-2024 Grand Jury Report: Riverside Transit Agency Reducing Traffic Congestion & Greenhouse Gas-Emissions in Western River

    2023-2024 Grand Jury Report: Sheriff's Inmate Training & Education Bureau (Site-B) - A Win - Win For Riverside County

    2023-2024 Grand Jury Report: Office of Public Guardian - Taking Care of At-Risk Adults

    2022-2023

    2022-2023 Grand Jury Report: Suicide: A Tragedy Affecting All of Us – Riverside County Data & Local Resources

    2022-2023 Grand Jury Report: Continuity_Report

    2022-2023 Grand Jury Report: You Call 9-1-1: Then What? Riverside County hospital emergency department delays may impact your care

    2022-2023 Grand Jury Report: County of Riverside Risk Associated with the Lack of Vendor Management

    2021-2022

    2021-2022 Grand Jury Report: Enhanced Organizational Culture and Leadership: Children Services Division Dedicated to Protecting Riverside County Children

    2021-2022 Grand Jury Report: 2022 Continuity Report

    2021-2022 Grand Jury Report: Civil Grand Jury Urges Transparency as Cities Receive and Spend Millions in COVID Aid

    2021-2022 Grand Jury Report: City in Peril - Blythe is Dying

    2021-2022 Grand Jury Report: County Leadership Failures Result in Unnecessary Financial Risks: Internal Audits Marginalized (31-page report)

    2021-2022 Grand Jury Report: Customer Complaints Initiates Western Municipal Water District Investigation

    2020-2021

    2020-2021 Grand Jury Report: SHORT TERM RENTALS

    2020-2021 Grand Jury Report: Continuity Report

    2020-2021 Grand Jury Report: Was the Riverside County November 2020 Consolidated General Election Administered Fairly and Impartially?

    2019-2020

    2019-2020 Grand Jury Report: KPMG COUNTY TRANSFORMATION PROJECT: BENEFIT OR MILLIONS SQUANDERED

    2019-2020 Grand Jury Report: SAVED BY THE TRASH, BUT FOR HOW LONG? Financing Supplemental Law Enforcement in the Southern Coachella Valley Community Services District

    2019-2020 Grand Jury Report: LA BASURA LO SALVÓ, PERO ¿POR CUANTO TIEMPO? El Financiamiento de Servicios Suplementales del Orden Público en el Distrito de Servicios Comunitarios del Valle de Coachella Sur

    2019-2020 Grand Jury Report: Continuity Brings Accountability

    2019-2020 Grand Jury Report: Green Waste Diversion Fulfilling Environmental Obligations

    2018-2019

    2018-2019 Grand Jury Report: City of Banning Council and City Manager Relationship

    2018-2019 Grand Jury Report: Community Facilities District Bond Funding in Riverside County Perpetual Debt Under CFD and Service Area Taxes

    2018-2019 Grand Jury Report: Riverside County Department of Animal Services Improved Efficiency for County Animal Control Officers Observations

    2018-2019 Grand Jury Report: Riverside County Human Resources Department and Office of Riverside County Counsel

    2018-2019 Grand Jury Report: Riverside County Sheriff’s Department’s Inconsistent Application of Privileges and Rights within the County Detention Centers

    2018-2019 Grand Jury Report: Riverside County Unified School District Superintendents Strong Contracts Enhance Ethical Behavior

    2018-2019 Grand Jury Report: Western Riverside County Regional Conservation Authority (WR-RCA)

    2017-2018

    2017-2018 Grand Jury Report: Riverside County Sheriff's Corrections Division Inmate Welfare Fund

    2017-2018 Grand Jury Report - Coachella Valley Cemetery

    2017-2018 Grand Jury Report - City of Banning

    2017-2018 Grand Jury Report - City of Norco SilverLakes Equestrian and Sports Complex

    2017-2018 Grand Jury Report - Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Corrections Division Correctional Centers Inmate Services Issues

    2017-2018 Grand Jury Report - Riverside County Department of Veterans Services - Accessibility

    2017-2018 Grand Jury Report - Riverside County - County Service Area 126 Highgrove Communication Shortcomings

    2017-2018 Grand Jury Report - Riverside University Health System - Behavioral Health Mental Health Needs

    2017-2018 Grand Jury Report - Riverside County Sheriff's Department Corrections Division Coroner Office - Independent Autopsy Reviews for In-Custody Deaths 

    2017-2018 Grand Jury Report - CAL FIRE/Riverside County Fire Department - Palo Verde Valley Fire Protection Issues

    2017-2018 Grand Jury Report - Riverside County Department Fleet Services - Lack of Centralization of Fleet Inventory and Vehicle Maintenance Report

    2017-2018 Grand Jury Report - Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Corrections Division Booking-Process – Clinical Assessments and Medical Care Observations

    2017-2018 Grand Jury Report - Human Resources Department - Grand Jury Secrecy

    2017-2018 Grand Jury Report - Palo Verde Health Care District: Lack of Medical Services

    2016-2017

    2016-2017 Grand Jury Report: Riverside County Economic Development Agency, Parking Services Division

    2015-2016

    2015-2016 Grand Jury Report: Palo Verde Resource Conservation District

    2015-2016 Grand Jury Report: City of Wildomar

    2015-2016 Grand Jury Report: County of Riverside, Department of Public Social Services, Administrative Policies and Procedures

    2015-2016 Grand Jury Report: Riverside County Code Enforcement Department

    2015-2016 Grand Jury Report: County of Riverside, Department of Public Social Services, Children’s Services Division, National Youth in Transition Database – Gift Cards

    2015-2016 Grand Jury Report: Riverside County Assessor – County Clerk-Recorder, The City of Corona

    2015-2016 Grand Jury Report: Temecula Valley Unified School District - Board of Education

    2015-2016 Grand Jury Report: City of Banning – Banning Chamber of Commerce

    2015-2016 Grand Jury Report: Riverside County Registrar of Voters – Grand Jury Observation for November 3, 2015, Election

    2014-2015

    2014-2015 Grand Jury Report: County of Riverside, Riverside County Office of County Counsel

    2014-2015 Grand Jury Report: Riverside County Code Enforcement Department

    2014-2015 Grand Jury Report: Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department

    2014-2015 Grand Jury Report: Riverside County District Attorney’s Office

    2014-2015 Grand Jury Report: Edward-Dean Museum of Decorative Arts

    2014-2015 Grand Jury Report: Riverside County Regional Medical Center Emergency Treatment Services/Inpatient Treatment Facility 2014-2015 Grand Jury Report: Riverside County Information Technology Internal Audit Report

    2014-2015 Grand Jury Report: Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner’s Review

    2014-2015 Grand Jury Report: Riverside County Board of Supervisors, Transparency/Grand Jury Interference

    2013-2014

    2013-2014 Grand Jury Report: Impact of AB 109 upon Riverside County Municipal Police Agencies

    2013-2014 Grand Jury Report: Riverside County Sheriff's Department Corrections Division

    2013-2014 Grand Jury Report: Idyllwild Fire Protection District Board of Commissioners / Finance Committee

    2013-2014 Grand Jury Report: Idyllwild Fire Protection District

    2013-2014 Grand Jury Report: Riverside County Public Guardian

    2013-2014 Grand Jury Report: City of Blythe City Council

    2013-2014 Grand Jury Report: Blythe Airport

    2013-2014 Grand Jury Report: Political Reform and the Riverside County Board of Supervisors

    2013-2014 Grand Jury Report: Community Action Partnership of Riverside County

    2012-2013

    Riverside County Human Resources Department, Reasonable Accommodation, Non-Compliance

    Animal Care Center of Indio

    City of Riverside Police Department

    City of Riverside, Office of the City Attorney

    Murrieta Valley Unified School District

    Department of Public Social Services Process

    Riverside County Water and Sanitation Districts

    2011-2012

    College of the Desert - Public Safety Academy

    San Gorgonio Healthcare System

    Riverside County Human Resources Department, Temporary Assignment Program/Medical Assignment Program (TAP/MAP)

    Riverside County Waste Management Department

    Riverside County Auditor-Controller, Internal Audit Division

    Riverside County Detention Mental Health Services

    Riverside County Department of Public Social Services First 5

    City of Wildomar

    2010-2011

    Temecula Valley Unified School District, Transportation Department

    Riverside County Indigent Defense Contract

    Mental Health Detention Services

    Riverside County Detention Health Care Administration

    Idyllwild Fire Protection District

    Riverside County Department of Public Social Services, Children's Service Division, Child Protective Services, Blythe

    Cooperative Extension Riverside County - Blythe

    2009-2010

    Riverside County Community Health Agency - Department of Environmental Health

    Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Banning

    Riverside County Sheriff's Department, General Orders Policy and Procedures

    County of Riverside, Online Administrative Services Information (OASIS)

    Blythe Animal Shelter

    Riverside County Community Health Agency - Department of Environmental Health

    Riverside County Sheriff's Department, Less Lethal Weapon Devices

    Twin Pines Ranch

    City of Blythe

    City of Blythe Airport

    City of Wildomar

    2008-2009

    Riverside County Temporary Assignment Program (TAP) and 401(a) Retirement Plan

    Riverside County Fire Department CDF/Cal Fire - Riverside County Volunteer Firefighters

    City of Hemet

    Palo Verde Cemetery District

    Riverside County District Attorney's Office

    Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District

    Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District

    Riverside County Department of Public Social Services, Adult Protective Services, In-Home Support Services

    Riverside County Business Registration and Licensing Program

    Riverside County Regional Medical Center, Emergency Treatment Services/Inpatient Treatment Facility - Riverside County Department of Mental Health/Department of Psychiatry

    2007-2008

    San Jacinto Valley Academy, Inc.

    Palo Verde HealthCare District, Palo Verde Hospital, Blythe, California

    Animal Friends of the Valley Animal Shelter

    California Rehabilitation Center (CRC) - Norco

    Blythe Airport

    Beaumont-Cherry Valley Water District

    Idyllwild Fire Protection District

    Pine Cove Fire Incident

    Riverside County Department of Mental Health, Mental Health Outpatient Clinic, Banning, California

    2006-2007

    Riverside County Habitat Conservation Agency Disposition and Sale of Surplus Property

    Elsinore Valley Cemetery District Flood Control

    Moreno Valley Unified School District, School Bus Contract

    Moreno Valley Unified School District, Financial Independence

    Riverside County Sheriff's Department - Corrections Division

    Riverside County Regional Medical Center Mental Health Inpatient Treatment Facility and Emergency Treatment Services Department of Psychiatry

    Jurupa Community Services District

    2005-2006

    Riverside County Department of Mental Health, Western Region Older Adult and Adult Services

    Riverside County Sheriff's Department Corrections Division

    Riverside County Cooperative Extension Program

    Riverside County Agricultural Commissioner, Weights and Measures Division

    Riverside County Human Resources Department, Riverside County Sheriff's Department

    City Council of Desert Hot Springs

    Board of Supervisors and Clerk of the Board

    Riverside County Sheriff's Department, Executive Staff

    City of Blythe Volunteer Fire Department

    Mosquito and Vector Control Services

    2004-2005

    Riverside County Human Resources Recruitment Process

    Riverside County Regional Medical Center Sexual Assault Service Children and Adult Program

    City of Lake Elsinore

    The Office of the Riverside County Counsel

    Riverside County Code Enforcement

    Flood Control and Water Conservation District

    Riverside County Regional Medical Center HR and Employee Relations

    Temecula Valley Unified School District Board of Education

    Riverside County Regional Medical Center Trauma and Security Services

    Riverside County Facility Management Division

    2003-2004

    The Department of Animal Services Riverside County/Riverside City Shelter - Pictures

    Unauthorized Traffic Signs - City of Indio

    City of Norco - Soil and Ground Water Contamination

    Riverside County Human Resources Department Temporary Assistance Pool (TAP)

    Mental Health/Public Guardian

    Riverside County Human Resources Department

    Riverside County Dept. of Social Services-Children’s Service Division-Child Protective Services-Blythe

    Riverside County Animal Control Services Department - Indio Animal Control Shelter - Pictures

    Riverside County Auditor-Controller - Internal Audit Unit

    2002-2003

    Advanced Life Support Ambulance Contract Riverside County

    Local Agency Formation Commission

    Palo Verde Healthcare District and Association

    Department of Animal Services

    2001-2002

    Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Banning Jail and Booking Facility

    Perris Valley Cemetery District

    Desert Hot Springs Animal Shelter

    Riverside County Department of Mental Health

    Riverside County Sheriff's Department Perris Station

    Riverside County Department of Child Support Services

    City of Moreno Valley

    Riverside County Office of Aging

    City of Canyon Lake

    Beaumont-Cherry Valley Recreation & Park District

    Riverside County Personnel Policies and Procedures

    The Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997

    Riverside County Capital Improvement Program

    City of Lake Elsinore

    The Palo Verde Unified School District

    Riverside County Regional Medical Center

    Office of the Blythe Public Defender

    2000-2001

    Coachella Valley Agriculture Housing

    Riverside County Adult Probation Department

    Edward-Dean Museum of Decorative Arts

    Riverside County Juvenile Probation Department

    Riverside County Auditor-Controller Internal Audit Unit

    Riverside County Dept of Mental Health Patients' Rights Advocacy Program

    Riverside CountyRegional Medical Center Detention Health Services

    City of Perris

    Inmate Welfare Fund

    Medical Waste

    1999-2000

    Riverside County Sheriff's Department - Coroner's Bureau

    Health Services Agency - Department of Environmental Health

    Riverside City and County Public Libraries

    Coachella Valley Agricultural Housing

    County of Riverside - Department of Building Services

    Riverside County Sheriff Indio Station

    Charitable Organizations

    County of Riverside - Department of Veterans Services

    Riverside Police Department State of Morale & Administrative Review

    Beaumont-Cherry Valley Water District

    Sewage Biosolid Waste Management of the County

    Department of Public Social Services - Child Protective Services

    Sheriff’s Department Southwest Station

    Pinyon Pines County Water District

    1998-1999

    Purchasing/Material Services Department

    Public Guardian Report

    Regional Park and Open-Space District

    Riverside County Sheriff's Department School Resource Officer Program

    Department of Public Social Services Adult Protective Services

    Health Services Agency Environmental Health Services Department

    County Administrative Center Board Room

    Palo Verde Unified School District

    Riverside County Sheriff's Department - Evidence Management

    Economic Development Agency Riverside County Airports

    Beaumont- Cherry Valley Water District

    Probation Department - Adult Probation

    Edward-Dean Museum

    Cooperative Extension

    Riverside County Health Services Agency

    Riverside County Fire Department

    City of Perris

    Riverside County Sheriff's Department - Youth Court

    Riverside County Housing Authority

    Riverside County Mental Health Department - Children's Services

    1997-1998

    San Jacinto Police Department Report

    City of Indio Planning and Code Enforcement Report

    Mental Health Department Report

    Cooperative Extension Report

    Agricultural Commissioner Weights and Measures Division Report

    Transportation and Land Management Agency-Planning Department Report

    Transportation and Land Management Agency Report

    Coroner Department Report

    Community Action Department Report

    Economic Development - Job Training Center Report

    Fire Department Report

    Riverside Transit Agency

    Riverside County Fair and Date Festival

    Riverside County Office of Education Correctional Education

    Beaumont-Cherry Valley Water District

    Department of Public Social Services Child Protective Services

    Human Resources Department

    Riverside County Law Enforcement

    Riverside Unified School District Alternative, Occupational and Special Education

    Probation Department