Politics & Government
Retired Attorney, Systems Manager Among New County Grand Jurors
They are among 19 San Diego County residents named to the grand jury for the 2013-14 term.
San Diego County has seated 19 new members on its grand jury, which includes a retired attorney from Spring Valley and a retired systems manager from Santee.
Melvyn Stein, the attorney, joins the systems manager, Steven Avery, on the panel.
Lixya Preston de Silva, an El Cajon retiree who once worked for the county's Senior Board, also was chosen. Seven other new jury members are from San Diego and three others each are from Chula Vista and Vista.
The jurors began their service July 8. Their names were drawn from a pools of 77 others who qualified.
To file a Lemon Grove complaint for the grand jury to look into, or to become a member, see the forms offered on the San Diego County Grand Jury's website.
The grand jury investigates complaints about the operations of local government. Recent reports from the panel include an examination of Imperial Beach's finances and adult bullying in San Diego schools.
The full panel includes:
San Diego
William L. Bouffard
Joseph W. Carpinelli
Patricia A. Ferguson
Gregory L. Ny, foreman
Helen D. Rawson
Richard A. Stanford
Vanessa T. Schumert
Vista
Nekita O. Hobson
Richard F. Hobson
William Krunglevich
Chula Vista
Burma B. Dunn
William H. Howard
Other cities
Steven A. Avery, Santee
Jeffrey R. Clark, Carlsbad
Patricia A. Grosch, Poway
Gregory W. Haw, Escondido
Lixya Preston de Silva, El Cajon
Melvyn B. Stein, Spring Valley
Caroleen L. Williams, Coronado
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