Zencity Social Media Monitoring Reports (City Manager)
| Tracking # |
C011292-060821 |
| Submitted | June 8, 2021 |
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From: Greg Buhl
Hello,
Pursuant to the California Public Records Act I am requesting the following records:
-ZenCity Social Media Monitoring reports received by the City Manager since the city began using the service.
According to the LB Post, “a memo written by Lea Eriksen, the city’s Director of Technology and Innovation, states that the software reports go to 14 departments and 92 users. Those departments are Police, Parks, Water, Health, the City Prosecutor’s office, Library, the City Manager, Public Works, Recreation, Marine, Economic Development, Fire, Financial Management and Development Services.” (lbpost.com/news/zencity-artificial-intelligence-social-media-monitoring-covid-long-beach)
Therefore, you should have responsive documents to this request.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter in the time frame set out in the CPRA.
Greg Buhl
From: City Manager's Office
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From: City Manager's Office
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RE: Public Records Request Reference Number: C011292-060821
In response to PRA # C011292-060821 received on June 08, 2021, the City of Long Beach has determined that responsive records exist and will be disclosed. City staff is working on compiling and reviewing the appropriate documents and will produce them promptly within a reasonable time frame. Staff will notify you upon producing records if portions of documents will be withheld from disclosure due to exemptions in accordance with law.
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RE: Public Records Request Reference Number: C011292-060821
In response to your request for public records received on 6/8/2021 9:10:05 PM, tracked as PRA # C011292-060821, the City of Long Beach has produced the appropriate responsive records.
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From: Greg Buhl
Thank you for this report. Can you confirm that this is the only report that was received from ZenCity and no other topics were investigated by the company?
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