Audio or Transcript of Interview with Charles 'Tex' Watson by Bill Boyd (Los Angeles Police Department)

City of Los Angeles

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Your first City of Los Angeles record request (request number #20-2520) has been submitted.
It is currently unpublished and is not available for the general public to view.

Request #20-2520.

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City of Los Angeles

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Hi there

A message was sent to you regarding record request #20-2520:

Dear Requester:

The Department continues to process CPRA requests as they come in during the COVID-19 public health crisis, and will endeavor to do so in a timely manner.  While the Department will be making every effort to comply with its statutory obligations, due to the COVID-19 crisis and the City and Department's efforts to tackle its effects, the actual production of records responsive to your request (if any) may be delayed if Department resources are needed to perform critical functions or are constrained due to the pandemic.  The Department greatly appreciates your patience during this difficult time, as the entire community and nation deals with this unusual and serious situation.  During this crisis, the Department would also ask that requesters consider postponing the submission of any requests that can wait until after the immediate crisis has abated.

If you have any questions, please respond to this e-mail.

Respectfully,

LAPD Discovery Section, CPRA Unit

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Hi there

Record request #20-2520 has been closed and published. The closure reason supplied was:

Dear Requester:

We reviewed your request for Charles Manson associated records.  Your request was made under the California Public Records Act (the Act).

The Department is cognizant of its responsibilities under the Act.  It recognizes the statutory scheme was enacted to maximize citizen access to the workings of government.  The Act does not mandate disclosure of all documents within the government’s possession.  Rather, by specific exemption and reference to other statutes, the Act recognizes that there are boundaries where the public’s right to access must be balanced against such weighty considerations as the right of privacy, a right of constitutional dimension under California Constitution, Article 1, Section 1.  The law also exempts from disclosure records that are privileged or confidential or otherwise exempt under either express provisions of the Act or pursuant to applicable federal or state law, per California Government Code Sections 6254(b); 6254(c); 6254(f); 6254(k); and 6255.

In accordance with Section 6254(f) of the California Government Code, records of investigations conducted by, or investigatory files compiled by, any local police agency for law enforcement purposes, are exempt from disclosure.  The records you seek, including reports, and video and audio evidence, are investigative records or properly part of an investigatory file; therefore, we are denying your request.  Should any records be located, they may be available in response to a subpoena or court order.

In addition, many of these records are no longer maintained by the Los Angeles Police Department.  Please contact the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office:

Bureau of Prosecution Support Operations

Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office

Hall of Justice

211 West Temple Street-Hall of Justice

Los Angeles, CA 90012

If you have any questions or concerns, please respond to this email.

Respectfully,

LAPD Discovery Section, CPRA Unit

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