Radical Islam Emails (Beverly Hills Police Department)
| Multi Request | Radical Islam Emails |
| Submitted | Oct. 15, 2020 |
| Est. Completion | Nov. 9, 2020 |
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From: Matthew Petti
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
From: Beverly Hills Police Department
Good Morning,
These requests appear to be identical, so we will process the first one received, listed below.
Sincerely,
Michael Dunn, CMC, CPMC
Records Manager
City of Beverly Hills
Office of the City Clerk
455 N. Rexford Drive | Suite 290
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
Tel: 310-285-2403 | mdunn@beverlyhills.org
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Re: California Public Records Act Request: Radical Islam Emails (Beverly Hills City Clerk)
From: Beverly Hills Police Department
10 15 20
Good Morning Matthew,
This confirms receipt of your public records request.
Staff will perform a search to determine what records exist.
Please note that City Hall has been closed and operating virtually since March 16, 2020, in an effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Staff members are working remotely, with limited access to some systems and information.
We will make every effort to process your request as quickly as possible, however, response time may be delayed.
Thank you for your understanding.
Sincerely,
Michael Dunn, CMC, CPMC
Records Manager
City of Beverly Hills
Office of the City Clerk
455 N. Rexford Drive | Suite 290
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
Tel: 310-285-2403 | mdunn@beverlyhills.org
From: Beverly Hills Police Department
10 27 20
Hello Matthew,
The City is in the process of gathering information responsive to your request. This e-mail is to notify you that the deadline to provide a response is being extended by 14-days to November 9, 2020, for the following reasons:
The need to search for, collect, and appropriately examine a voluminous amount of separate and distinct records that are demanded in the Request ( Government Code ยง 6253(c)) Sincerely,
Michael Dunn, CMC, CPMC
Records Manager
City of Beverly Hills
Office of the City Clerk
455 N. Rexford Drive | Suite 290
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
Tel: 310-285-2403 | mdunn@beverlyhills.org
From: Beverly Hills Police Department
11 12 20
Good Morning Matthew,
The e-mail serves as response to your public records request for all all e-mails to/from "eashabi@beverlyhills.org" from October 15, 2018 to October 15, 2020 that contain the non-case-sensitive key words: "Islam," "1400 year," "abrogation," "cult," "birth rate," "birthrate," "politically correct," "political correctness," "PC," "First Amendment," "1st Amendment," "Muslim Brotherhood," "Ikhwan," "Al Qaeda," "ISIS," "Iran."
The IT department conducted a search of the city e-mail server and there were no documents responsive to your request.
From: Beverly Hills Police Department
11 12 20
Good Morning Matthew,
The e-mail serves as response to your public records request for all all e-mails to/from "eashabi@beverlyhills.org" from October 15, 2018 to October 15, 2020 that contain the non-case-sensitive key words: "Islam," "1400 year," "abrogation," "cult," "birth rate," "birthrate," "politically correct," "political correctness," "PC," "First Amendment," "1st Amendment," "Muslim Brotherhood," "Ikhwan," "Al Qaeda," "ISIS," "Iran."
The IT department conducted a search of the city e-mail server and there were no documents responsive to your request.
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10/15/2020
Re: California Public Records Act Request: Radical Islam Emails (Beverly Hills City Clerk)