University of California and DHS Budget
| Tracking # |
15-1287 |
| Submitted | Feb. 27, 2015 |
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Communications
From: Dave Maass
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the California's Sunshine Amendment (Cal. Const. Art. I, ยง 3(b)), I hereby request the following records:
Communications and related records involving the University of California Office of the President and the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations bill (2015).
The requested documents will be made available to the general public free of charge as part of the public information service at MuckRock.com, and is not being made for commercial usage.
In the event that fees cannot be waived, 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,
Dave Maass
From: UCOP-PRA
Dear Mr. Maass:
This is to acknowledge your California Public Records Act request wherein you request a copy of communications and related records involving the University of California Office of the President and the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations bill (2015).
The appropriate UC Office of the President offices are being notified of your request. Records identified as responsive to your request will be reviewed, and made available for your access, in accordance with relevant law and University policy. The estimated date of production is 8 weeks, which will vary according to the nature, complexity, and/or length of the request.
Although the requested records have not yet been fully gathered and reviewed, it is possible that the requested material may contain information exempt from disclosure pursuant to the Public Records and Information Practices Acts. However, this is not a determination that the requested records are necessarily exempt from disclosure. We will provide you with a status update after the requested records have been thoroughly reviewed.
For your information, the California Public Records Act allows agencies to make records available "upon payment of fees covering direct costs of duplication", (Government Code Section 6253(b)). The charge is $0.20 per page for copies. Pre-payment is required before release of public records. If you prefer, you may inspect the records in person prior to obtaining copies. Inquiries about this PRA request should refer to CPRA number 15-1287.
Thank you,
UCOP Public Records
pra@ucop.edu<mailto:pra@ucop.edu>
From: MuckRock.com
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Feb. 27, 2015. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
Thank you for your help.
From: MuckRock.com
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Feb. 27, 2015. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
Thank you for your help.
From: UCOP-PRA
Good Afternoon Mr. Maass;
Attachehd are copies of communication received by University of California Office of the President regarding Department of Homeland Security Appropriations bill.
Please note, by producing this communication to you, we consider your CPRA request #15-1287 fulfilled and we will close your file. Please direct future inquiries and questions regarding this matter to our office and reference this CPRA number 15-1287. Thank you for your cooperation and patience.
Sincerely,
UCOP Public Records
UC Office of the President
Office of the General Counsel
pra@ucop.edu
From: Dave Maass
Thank you for the response, however, I must insist that you do another search for records.
On Feb. 26, 2015, the US Department of Homeland Security published a statement on the DHS appropriations bill written by President Napolitano via its public RSS news feed. This statement was labeled as originating from University of California Office of the President, with Press Secretary Steve Montiel's ucop.edu email address listed as the press contact.
You may view a screen capture here:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B-3z3-zVIAEMbp9.png
This record and all associated communications and documents leading up to its creation, as well as any associated communications and records created after its publication, should be provided in response to my request.
Sincerely,
Dave Maass
From: Dave Maass
I'd like to follow up further.
In your response, you write "Attachehd [sic] are copies of communication received by University of California Office of the President regarding Department of Homeland Security Appropriations bill."
My request was not limited to communications and documents received, but also communications and documents generated by UCOP. I hope you will provide those records promptly as required by the California Public Records Act.
From: MuckRock.com
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Feb. 27, 2015. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #15-1287.
Thank you for your help.
From: UCOP-PRA
May 29, 2015
Dear Mr. Maass;
In response to your recent CPRA request #15-1287, the attached documents were located and identified as responsive to your CPRA request. Please note that by providing you with this information, we consider your CPRA request #15-1287 to be fulfilled and your file will be closed.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
UCOP Public Records
UC, Office of the President
Office of the General Counsel
1111 Franklin St.
Oakland, CA 94607
pra@ucop.edu<mailto:pra@ucop.edu>
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