A washout of state Highway 1 caused national headlines at the end of March by stranding motorists near Big Sur in Monterey County. On Wednesday, neighboring Santa Cruz County’s civil grand jury released a report finding that 63 percent of their local roads are in poor or failed condition.
Reliant on state, federal and county funds, the county road budget’s deficit runs over $800 million, according to the civil grand jury. The California Constitution established grand juries in each of the state’s counties. Citizen jurists collaborate to investigate their local governments and write reports to hold them accountable.
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