Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Michael P. Callagy, County Executive
Subject: Approval of SMCSD’s response to 2025-26 Civil Grand Jury Report “More Food for Thought: County Sustainability Department Has Not Implemented Required SB 1383 Edible Food Recovery Enforcement Procedures”
RECOMMENDATION:
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Approve the San Mateo County Sustainability Department’s response to the 2025-26 Civil Grand Jury Report: “More Food for Thought: County Sustainability Department Has Not Implemented Required SB 1383 Edible Food Recovery Enforcement Procedures.”
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BACKGROUND:
On August 3, 2026, the 2025-26 San Mateo County Civil Grand Jury issued a report titled “More Food for Thought: County Sustainability Department Has Not Implemented Required SB 1383 Edible Food Recovery Enforcement Procedures” (Report).
The Report requests that the Director of the San Mateo Sustainability Department (“SMCSD”) respond to two Findings (Nos.1, 2) and three Recommendations (Nos. 1, 2,3) set forth in the Report.
SMCSD’s response to the Report is due to the Honorable Rachel Holt, Judge of the Superior Court of California, County of San Mateo, within 60 days of the Report, i.e., by October 2, 2026, and must indicate that it was approved by the agency’s governing body at a public meeting.
The following response to the Report was delayed and is provided for Board approval.
DISCUSSION:
Staff recommends that the Board approve the following responses to two (2) findings and three (3) recommendations, as follows.
Finding No. 1: Since January 1, 2024, 14 CCR §§ 18995.1 and 18995.4 require jurisdictions to enforce SB 1383 requirements. Under MOUs reviewed by the Grand Jury, SMCSD is responsible for enforcement for participating jurisdictions. Inspection records reviewed by the Grand Jury do not show a consistent documented process for conducting inspections and re-inspections, setting compliance deadlines, or iss...
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