San Francisco Civil Grand Jury

The Civil Grand Jury scrutinizes the conduct of public business of county government. The function of the Civil Grand Jury is to investigate the operations of the various officers, departments and agencies of the government of the City and County of San Francisco.

The Civil Grand Jury is comprised of 19 members who serve for a period of 1 year, from July through June 30 the following year.

Each Civil Grand Jury determines which officers, departments and agencies it will investigate during its term of office.

To do this task the grand jury is divided into committees. These committees are assigned to the respective departments or areas which are being investigated. They:

• Visit government facilities
• Meet with public officials
• Develop recommendations for improving City and County operations.