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Analysis Reports

Analysis Reports

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Overview

California's 58 grand juries publish hundreds of reports every year, but no one has systematically tracked what they investigate or how themes evolve over time. Analysis Reports fills that gap by grouping reports into thematic areas and surfacing cross-county patterns.

Each thematic report synthesizes findings from multiple counties and jury terms, showing where the same issues appear repeatedly, which recommendations get implemented, and how oversight priorities shift year to year.

How It Works

# Thematic areas tracked across 58 counties
wildfire Fire preparedness and emergency response
infrastructure Roads, water, utilities, deferred maintenance
homelessness Shelters, services, encampment policies
financial Audits, pension funds, budget oversight
education School districts, community colleges
brown-act Open meetings, transparency, public access
jails Detention conditions, inmate services

# Each report includes
Cross-county comparison tables
Trend sparklines over jury terms
Source report citations with links
Implementation tracking where available

Tech Stack

NLP classification PostgreSQL Python FastAPI Data visualization