Radical Islam Course Materials

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Dear Matthew Petti:

Thank you for your interest in public records of the City of Carlsbad. Your request has been received and is being processed in accordance with the California Public Records Act, Government Code Section 6256. Your request was received in this office on 7/9/2020 and given the reference number R001524-070920 for tracking purposes.
Records Requested: To Whom It May Concern:

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

- Any course materials (including but not limited to course guides, syllabi, handouts, Powerpoints, slide shows, presentations, audio recordings, video recordings, and homework assignments) used for the class "The Evolution of Radical Islam," taught by Officer Abe Ashabi of Embassy Consulting Services.

- The contract awarded to Embassy Consulting Services to teach this class.

This class was taught in partnership with the Carlsbad Police Department on May 14, 2015, and may have been taught on other dates as well.

I request that I be properly classified as a news media requester. I am a reporter for the National Interest, and I am requesting this information in that editorial capacity.

The National Interest is widely recognized for its reporting, publishing regular features on issues of public interest and importance. In addition, I have covered areas related to this request, and plan to use my editorial skills to analyze and produce original reporting work for millions of monthly readers at NationalInterest.org.

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

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Re: Public Records Request Received July 09, 2020, Request # R001524-070920
Dear Matthew Petti,
The City of Carlsbad is in receipt of your public records request received on July 09, 2020 regarding: “To Whom It May Concern:

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

- Any course materials (including but not limited to course guides, syllabi, handouts, Powerpoints, slide shows, presentations, audio recordings, video recordings, and homework assignments) used for the class "The Evolution of Radical Islam," taught by Officer Abe Ashabi of Embassy Consulting Services.

- The contract awarded to Embassy Consulting Services to teach this class.

This class was taught in partnership with the Carlsbad Police Department on May 14, 2015, and may have been taught on other dates as well.

I request that I be properly classified as a news media requester. I am a reporter for the National Interest, and I am requesting this information in that editorial capacity.

The National Interest is widely recognized for its reporting, publishing regular features on issues of public interest and importance. In addition, I have covered areas related to this request, and plan to use my editorial skills to analyze and produce original reporting work for millions of monthly readers at NationalInterest.org.

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

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The City of Carlsbad has reviewed its files and has determined there are no responsive documents to your request. We do not run the class, we only let them use our facility to host classes for anyone that signs up for them. Therefore we have no contracts or training materials, as they all belong to Embassy Consulting. We did send officers to attend the classes but we would only have their class registrations, no contracts.
If you have any questions, or wish to discuss this further, you may contact my office at 760-434-2808. This records request is now considered closed.
Sincerely,
Tamara Cloud-McMinn
Senior Deputy City Clerk
Community Services