Radical Islam Emails (Beverly Hills City Clerk)

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the California Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:

Any and all emails sent or received by Ebrahim Ashabi <eashabi@beverlyhills.org> from October 15, 2018 to October 15, 2020 with the non-case-sensitive keystrings "Islam," "1400 year," "abrogation," "cult," "birth rate," "birthrate," "politically correct," "political correctness," "PC," "First Amendment," "1st Amendment," "Muslim Brotherhood," "Ikhwan," "Al Qaeda," "ISIS," or "Iran."

If any of the responsive emails have files attached, I request that you include the attachments as well in your response.

I request that I be properly classified as a media requester. I am an investigative journalist who has written numerous articles on topics of public interest for the Asia Times, Responsible Statecraft, the National Interest, Reason Magazine, America Magazine and the Armenian Weekly.

If you have any questions about my media status, please contact me.

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 10 calendar days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Matthew Petti