RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) A Riverside County civil grand jury says the department responsible for enforcing county rules often fails to apply them fairly to the public or to its own employees.
The 19-page report titled “Code Enforcement: Not Living up to Code,” was released June 24. It drew on more than two dozen interviews with current and former employees and a labor union representative, along with personnel records, complaint files and internal documents. Its central conclusion the culture of the department doesn’t match its mission.
Code Enforcement is part of the county’s Transportation and Land Management Agency. With about 81 funded positions and five district offices, it handles complaints across unincorporated Riverside County illegal dumping, unpermitted cannabis grows, junk piles, noise, swap meets and short-term rentals…