Babel Street (Los Angeles Police Department)
| Submitted | April 18, 2017 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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From: Curtis Waltman
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the California Public Records Act (California Government Code §§ 6250), I hereby request the following records:
Documents concerning contracts with the company Babel Street. This includes:
-Contractual documents such as purchase orders, delivery orders, invoices, trial run agreements, and grant procurement documents.
-Any emails with the domain @BabelStreet.com to the head of procurement/financial department or any technology departments the agency may run, or the Chief of Police.
-Any marketing material obtained from Babel Street.
-Any reports on the efficacy of Babel Street.
-The number of investigations Babel Street has been used on. This is not a request for documentation on each investigation, simply the number.
-The total date range for this request is 1/1/15 to the date this request is processed.
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,
Curtis Waltman
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I wanted to follow up on the following California Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on April 18, 2017. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
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From: Muckrock Staff
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I wanted to follow up on the following California Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on April 18, 2017. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
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From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following California Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on April 18, 2017. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
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From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following California Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on April 18, 2017. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following California Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on April 18, 2017. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following California Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on April 18, 2017. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following California Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on April 18, 2017. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following California Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on April 18, 2017. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From:
Mr. Waltman,
I have reviewed your request regarding request for information on Babel Street (contracts, emails, reports, investigations used on) for 01/01/2015 to 04/18/2017.
I apologize for the delay in responding as we have had significant staff turnover, moved our offices, and I have just received your request. Since so much time has passed since your request, I wanted to enquire as to whether you still need the information. Please respond by February 25, 2018, to let us know. If we don't hear from you by then we will consider the matter closed.
Thank you, and again, I apologize for the delay,
Brenda Brubaker #N1876
Management Analyst II
Los Angeles Police Department
Legal Affairs Division
CPRA Unit
NEW LOCATION (Effective Tuesday, December 21, 2017):
Los Angeles City Hall
200 N. Spring Street, 19th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Front Counter Telephone: (213) 847-3615
From: Curtis Waltman
Hi Ms. Brubaker,
I just got this email, and I know it is past the date you specified, but I am still very much interested in this information. Could I have this request reopened please?
Sincerely,
Curtis Waltman
From:
LAPD, R&I Division
ATTN: Watch Commander
Room P1-137
100 West 1st Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
February 27, 2018
This is a follow up to a previous request:
Hi Ms. Brubaker,
I just got this email, and I know it is past the date you specified, but I am still very much interested in this information. Could I have this request reopened please?
Sincerely,
Curtis Waltman
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On Feb. 21, 2018:
Mr. Waltman,
I have reviewed your request regarding request for information on Babel Street (contracts, emails, reports, investigations used on) for 01/01/2015 to 04/18/2017.
I apologize for the delay in responding as we have had significant staff turnover, moved our offices, and I have just received your request. Since so much time has passed since your request, I wanted to enquire as to whether you still need the information. Please respond by February 25, 2018, to let us know. If we don't hear from you by then we will consider the matter closed.
Thank you, and again, I apologize for the delay,
Brenda Brubaker #N1876
Management Analyst II
Los Angeles Police Department
Legal Affairs Division
CPRA Unit
NEW LOCATION (Effective Tuesday, December 21, 2017):
Los Angeles City Hall
200 N. Spring Street, 19th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Front Counter Telephone: (213) 847-3615
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On April 18, 2017:
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the California Public Records Act (California Government Code §§ 6250), I hereby request the following records:
Documents concerning contracts with the company Babel Street. This includes:
-Contractual documents such as purchase orders, delivery orders, invoices, trial run agreements, and grant procurement documents.
-Any emails with the domain @BabelStreet.com to the head of procurement/financial department or any technology departments the agency may run, or the Chief of Police.
-Any marketing material obtained from Babel Street.
-Any reports on the efficacy of Babel Street.
-The number of investigations Babel Street has been used on. This is not a request for documentation on each investigation, simply the number.
-The total date range for this request is 1/1/15 to the date this request is processed.
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,
Curtis Waltman
Filed via MuckRock.com
E-mail (Preferred): requests@muckrock.com
Upload documents directly: https://www.muckrock.com/accounts/agency_login/los-angeles-police-department-265/babel-street-los-angeles-police-department-36213/?email=n1876%40lapd.online&uuid-login=9372b5bf-7dc3-43f3-90d4-d2172f1ea62d#agency-reply
Is this email coming to the wrong contact? Something else wrong? Use the above link to let us know.
For mailed responses, please address (see note):
MuckRock News
DEPT MR 36213
411A Highland Ave
Somerville, MA 02144-2516
PLEASE NOTE: This request was filed by a MuckRock staff reporter. Also note that improperly addressed (i.e., with the requester's name rather than "MuckRock News" and the department number) requests might be returned as undeliverable.
From: Los Angeles Police Department
Request was closed out. However, please make a NEW request as we have a new system, new procedures, some new people, etc.
Request – go to
https://lacity.nextrequest.com/
(or that may not be publicly available yet)
Send requests to Discovery@lapd.online
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~WRD000
From: Curtis Waltman
Okay, thank you for the info, will do!
-Curtis Waltman