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Most Tiburon Peninsula special districts fail website transparency rules, grand jury finds

A Marin grand jury report reveals most Tiburon Peninsula agencies do not meet state transparency website standards. Only one agency fully complies.

FRANCISCO MARTINEZ / FOR THE ARKSanitary District No. 5 of Marin, with its headquarters on Tiburon Boulevard, was the only peninsula agency found to meet all eight state website transparency requirements in The Ark’s analysis following a civil grand jury report on local government compliance.
Francisco Martinez
By FRANCISCO MARTINEZ · 1 min read

Most agencies serving the Tiburon Peninsula fail to meet state transparency requirements for their websites, an analysis by The Ark found following a June 27 Marin civil grand jury report.

The report “Who’s Minding the Store?” found that only seven of 56 sites for special districts and joint powers authorities countywide complied with transparency laws. The grand jury primarily criticized Marin County for inadequate oversight, saying the remaining websites were operating “without consequence.”

Only one agency exclusively serving the peninsula — Sanitary District No. 5 of Marin — met all eight state requirements in The Ark’s analysis.

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A version of this story appeared in the July 23, 2025, print edition of The Ark. See something wrong? Request a correction.
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