2014-15 San Joaquin County civil grand jury report on donation bins

Blog note:  This is a portion of an article in the San Joaquin County Recordnet.com on-line news posted October 19.  The article covers a number of actions of the Stockton City Council of which this is the only reference to the grand jury.

The legislation committee also will begin a discussion today on possible regulations of unattended donation bins.

Earlier this year, the 2014-15 San Joaquin County civil grand jury found that private, out-of-state companies that collect donations in the unattended bins and then export the goods for profit make millions of dollars and have a “significant” negative financial impact on local nonprofit organizations.

The city agreed with the civil grand jury’s findings last month and announced that it would develop regulations that are appropriate for Stockton.

The civil grand jury made the finding on donation bins applicable to San Joaquin County and the cities of Stockton, Escalon, Lathrop, Lodi, Manteca, Ripon and Tracy. Stockton critics of the bins say they contribute to blight in some neighborhoods in the city.

— Contact reporter Roger Phillips at (209) 546-8299 or rphillips@recordnet.com. Follow him atrecordnet.com/phillipsblog and on Twitter @rphillipsblog.