Date |
Headline & Link to Article(Click on the image to go to the article on the Marin IJ Web
site or other newspaper Web site)
| Grand Jury Report |
| December 16 |  | Marin Clean Energy: Pull the Plug
Published December 2, 2009 |
| December 16 |  | Marin Clean Energy: Pull the Plug
Published December 2, 2009 |
| December 13 |  | Marin Clean Energy: Pull the Plug
Published December 2, 2009 |
| December 12 | 
Ten letters to the Editor on Marin Clean Energy | Marin Clean Energy: Pull the Plug
Published December 2, 2009 |
| December 10 |  | Marin Clean Energy: Pull the Plug
Published December 2, 2009 |
| December 8 |  | Marin Clean Energy: Pull the Plug
Published December 2, 2009 |
| December 8 |  | Marin Clean Energy: Pull the Plug
Published December 2, 2009 |
| December 3 | 
This is a letter prepared by the MCCGJA Public Issues Committee
and approved by the Chapter's Board and members for publication. | The County Coroner's Office and the Need for a Morgue
Published February 10, 2009 |
| December 2 | 
This is a letter by MCCGJA member Woody Weingarten,
published in the Wednesday Soapbox of the Marin IJ's Opinion page,
describing the considerable accomplishments of the Grand Jury report. | Marin's homeless: The 'invisible problem that won't disappear
Published April 13, 2009 |
| November 25 | 
(Sorry, The Ark doesn't archive their articles on the Web.) | The County Coroner's Office and the Need for a Morgue.
Published February 10, 2009
The
news article states:"But in reference to the Grand Jury report which
strongly advised against consolidation, Kinsey said, 'I respect the
Grand Jury, but the issue of cost -- that's our responsibility.'" |
| Friday, November 20 |  | The Retirement Board: Time To Take Charge
Published June 22, 2009 |
| Tuesday, November 3 | 
This is a letter by MCCGJA member RoyAnne Florence publishein the Marin IJ's Tuesday Readers' Forum. | The County Coroner's Office and the Need for a Morgue
Published February 10, 2009 |
| Monday, October 19 |  | None:
Editorial states: "That is one reason why an independent review
of any proposed changes - possibly by the Marin civil grand jury -
would be helpful." |
| Sunday, October 4 |  | Marin General Hospital: Hope Is Not A Strategy
Published May 11, 2009 |
| Tuesday, September 29 |  | The County Coroner's Office and the Need for a Morgue
Published February 10, 2009 |
| Saturday, August 1 |  | Central Marin Sanitation Agency: Bickering Board Breeds Discontent
Published June 23, 2009 |
| Tuesday, July 21 |  | Southern Marin Sewers: Cracks In the System
Published May 5, 2009 |
| Thursday, July 16 |  | Central Marin Sanitation Agency: Bickering Board Breeds Discontent
Published June 23, 2009 |
| Thursday, July 9 |  | Central Marin Sanitation Agency: Bickering Board Breeds Discontent
Published June 23, 2009 |
| Thursday, July 9 |  | Central Marin Sanitation Agency: Bickering Board Breeds Discontent
Published June 23, 2009 |
| Sunday, July 5 |  | Central Marin Sanitation Agency: Bickering Board Breeds Discontent
Published June 23, 2009 |
| Monday, June 29 |  | The Retirement Board: Time To Take Charge
Published June 22, 2009 |
| Sunday, June 28 |  | Central Marin Sanitation Agency: Bickering Board Breeds Discontent
Published June 23, 2009 |
| Saturday, June 27 |  | Southern Marin Sewers: Cracks In the System
Published May 5, 2009
Southern Marin Sewers - So Many Districts, So
Few Users (Published April, 2004) |
| Tuesday, June 23 |  | Marin's Faulty System of Checks and Balances
Published June 15, 2009 |
| Thursday, June 18 |  | Saving Marin's Major Crimes Task Force
Published June 3, 2009 |
| Tuesday, June 16 |  | Walker Creek Ranch: No Child Left Inside
Published June 11, 2009 |
| Saturday, June 13 |  | Saving Marin's Major Crimes Task Force
Published June 3, 2009 |
| Tuesday, June 9 |  | Marin's Probation Department: Too many lawsuits, too little training
Published June 1, 2009 |
| Sunday, May 31 |  | Marin General Hospital: Hope Is Not A Strategy
Published May 11, 2009
[Note:
Sorry, I can't get a link to this excellent editorial that states: "The
grand jury's recommendation to sell Marin General Hospital deserves
thorough and thoughtful responses from each board member - and the
county."] |
| Wednesday, May 27 |  | Marin General Hospital: Hope Is Not A Strategy
Published May 11, 2009 |
| May 20-26 |  | Southern Marin Sewers: Cracks In the System
Published May 5, 2009 |
| Wednesday, May 20 |  | Marin General Hospital: Hope Is Not A Strategy
Published May 11, 2009 |
| Sunday, May 17 |  | Marin General Hospital: Hope Is Not A Strategy
Published May 11, 2009 |
| Tuesday, May 12 |  | None: A Marin IJ Editorial cites: "The county civil grand jury pointed out the potential for abuse eight years ago." |
| Sunday, May 10 |  | None: A Dick Spotswood Opinion article cites "The 2001 Marin Civil grand jury saw the risk." |
| Saturday, May 9 |  |
Southern Marin Sewers: Cracks In the System
Published May 5, 2009
|
| Monday, May 4 |  | None: Marin IJ article describes how the grand jury came to sponsor the schooling of a Rowandan girl. |
| Saturday, May 2 | Vote no on 1D and 1E | In
an article published in the IJ's Saturday Soapbox [not available on the
IJ's Web site], Gary G Scheppke, Secretary, Marin Mental Health Board
states, references the Grand Jury's recommendations to increase services to the homeless. |
| Monday, April 27 |  | Same
as below. IJ editorial states, "The Marin civil grand jury's call for
the county to do more to provide shelter for the homeless represents a
strong and independent assessment of a critical shortcoming in local
government's response to a growing need." |
| Friday, April 17 |  | Marin's homeless: The 'invisible problem that won't disappear
Published April 13, 2009 |
| Friday, April 10 | Panel wants to monitor county pension office | None: article cites investigation by the grand jury as motivation for action. |
| Tuesday, March 31 |  | Seismic Safety and Marin Public Schools
Published March 23, 2009 |
| Sunday, March 15 |  | None: Dick Spotswood's column states, "Marin's grand jury is the only watchdog that focused on the issue" [of sewage]. |
| Monday, March 9 |  | None: Marin Voice juror recruitment article by foreperson Jeff Skov |
| Tuesday, February 24 |  | Same as below. This an Editorial citing that report and a Grand Jury report of 10 years ago. The editorial concludes, "We
strongly agree with the latest grand jury report." |
| Monday, February 16 |  | The County Coroner's Office and the Need for a Morgue
Published February 10, 2009
|
| Sunday, February 8 | The Marin grand jury wants you | None: juror recruitment message from Presiding Judge Verna Adams |
| Monday, January 12 | Marin Civil Grand Jury accepting applications | None: juror recruitment message |
