Civil Grand Jury Report Responses

At a glance

• What: Board responses to five 2025-2026 Civil Grand Jury reports, sent to the Presiding Judge of the Superior Court, urging the Mayor to carry out accepted recommendations through department heads and the budget.
• Where it stands: All five adopted September 29, 2026, 11-0.
• Next: Departments and the Mayor act on accepted recommendations through the budget.

Reports answered

• File No. 260650: Red Flag Warning, wildfire risk in Glen Canyon.
• File No. 260676: When Making Do Doesn't Work, San Francisco jails in crisis.
• File No. 260704: The Sounds of Silence, the outdoor public warning system.
• File No. 260722: Fog of Warning, a warning system that warns but does not inform.
• File No. 260730: At Scale, At Risk, data and oversight for homelessness services.

Related

• October 21: Budget and Finance recommended a $238,480 federal and state Next Generation Warning System grant for the Department of Emergency Management (File No. 261092), 2-0.

Sources

• Board of Supervisors minutes (draft), September 29, 2026: https://sfgov.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=M&ID=1449004&GUID=82BD7CE6-C773-4BF3-A2FA-3A59A473DBB1
• Budget and Finance Committee minutes (final), October 21, 2026: https://sfgov.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=M&ID=1454097&GUID=FD41D75E-FFC5-422E-AF9E-1782812785B8

Log

2026-10-21 - Budget and Finance Committee

Warning system grant recommended, 2-0.

2026-09-29 - Board of Supervisors

Government Audit and Oversight report; five responses adopted together, 11-0.