2014-2015 ALAMEDA COUNTY GRAND JURY FINAL REPORT ALAMEDA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS District One Scott Haggerty, President District Two Richard Valle District Three Wilma Chan, Vice President District Four Nate Miley District Five Keith Carson ALAMEDA COUNTY GRAND JURY 1401 Lakeside Drive, Suite 1104 Oakland, California 94612 Phone: (510) 272-6259 / FAX: (510) 465-9647 E-Mail:
[email protected] / Web: www.acgov.org/grandjury 2014-2015 Alameda County Grand Jury Final Report ___________________________________________________________________ [This page intentionally left blank] 2 2014-2015 Alameda County Grand Jury Final Report ___________________________________________________________________ TABLE OF CONTENTS Alameda County Board of Supervisors 1 Table of Contents 3 Foreperson’s Letter 5 Grand Jury Members 7 Officers and Legal Staff 8 Grand Jury Committee Assignments 9 Grand Jury Photograph 10 Presiding Judge of the Alameda County Superior Court 11 Introduction to the Alameda County Grand Jury 13 _____________________________________________________ Alameda County Board of Supervisors Culture of Political Interference 19 Newark Unified School District Governance Issues 33 Alameda Health System Governance and Oversight 51 Zone 7 Water Agency Purchase of Patterson Ranch 73 City of Fremont Email Retention Policy 85 Oakland Housing Authority Board Travel 93 Peralta Community College District 101 Emery Unified School District Parcel Tax Oversight 105 Jail Inspections 109 Camp Wilmont Sweeney 111 Oakland Police Department Juvenile Holding