San Mateo County Grand Jury • 2016-2017

English is Not Our Only Language:

Published: December 31, 2017 85 pages Consolidated Report
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Findings 11 findings

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Approximately 130,019 (17.8%) of the residents of San Mateo County self-report that they do not speak English “very well.”
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The 17 law enforcement agencies in San Mateo County provide an impressive 170+ outreach programs.
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The following nine cities’ police departments’ websites provide access to multiple languages:28 • Daly City • East Palo Alto • Hillsborough • Menlo Park • Pacifica • Redwood City • San Bruno • South San Francisco • City of San Mateo
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The following four cities’ police departments’ websites have no mention of outreach programs on their websites: • Atherton • Brisbane • Colma • Hillsborough
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All seven of the law enforcement agencies listed below consider the language needs of the attendees when planning community outreach events: • Daly City Police Department • East Palo Alto Police Department • Redwood City Police Department • San Bruno Police Department • City of San Mateo Police Department • South San Francisco Police Department • San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office
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All seven of the law enforcement agencies listed below provide an opportunity for one-on- one interaction with a police offer or a Q&A session with an interpreter on site: • Daly City Police Department • East Palo Alto Police Department • Redwood City Police Department • San Bruno Police Department • City of San Mateo Police Department 28 Appendix B • South San Francisco Police Department • San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office
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Of the seven law enforcement agencies listed in F6, six provide publication information in more than English: • Daly City Police Department • East Palo Alto Police Department • Redwood City Police Department • City of San Mateo Police Department • South San Francisco Police Department • San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office
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Of the seven law enforcement agencies listed in F6, five sponsor specific outreach events for non-English speaking residents: • East Palo Alto Police Department • Redwood City Police Department • City of San Mateo Police Department • South San Francisco Police Department • San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office
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Of the seven law enforcement agencies listed in F6, six work with other police agencies to reach non-English speaking residents for outreach events: • East Palo Alto Police Department • Redwood City Police Department • San Bruno Police Department • City of San Mateo Police Department • South San Francisco Police Department • San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office
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Of the seven law enforcement agencies listed in F6, six provide outreach materials in languages other than English: • Daly City Police Department • East Palo Alto Police Department • Redwood City Police Department • San Bruno Police Department • South San Francisco Police Department • San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office
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Of the seven law enforcement agencies listed in F6, six provide on-site interpreters for outreach programs: • East Palo Alto Police Department • Redwood City Police Department • San Bruno Police Department • City of San Mateo Police Department • South San Francisco Police Department • San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office

Recommendations 2

Agency Responses 1

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Daly City City
East Palo Alto City
Redwood City City
San Bruno City
San Mateo City
San Mateo County Sheriff Elected County Office
South San Francisco City