San Francisco Communications with Archdiocese
| Submitted | March 18, 2015 |
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Communications
From: Will Kane
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the California's Sunshine Amendment (Cal. Const. Art. I, § 3(b)) and the San Francisco Sunshine Ordinance (City Charter, Sec. 67) I hereby request the following records:
- Any email correspondence between the the San Francisco Archdiocese and your office over the last three years, ranging from Dec. 2012 and today's date. This includes emails from the @sfarchdiocese.org domain and from personal accounts maintained by representatives of the Archdiocese.
- Any phone slips or records of phone conversations between your office and representatives of the Archdiocese over the same time period.
- Any written correspondence received from the Archdiocese or sent by your office to representatives of the Archdiocese.
- Any appointment calendars or records of meetings between a representative of your office and a representative of the Archdiocese.
- Any notes taken during meetings or phone calls between representatives of your office and a representative of the Archdiocese.
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.
If you determine that some but not all of the information is exempt from disclosure and that you intend to withhold it, I ask that you redact it for the time being and make the rest available as requested. In any event, please provide a signed notification citing the legal authorities on which you rely if you determine that any or all of the information is exempt and will not be disclosed.
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,
Will Kane
From: Will Kane
Hello-
I am following up on the below message. It has been more than 10 calendar days since the request was submitted and I have not received acknowledgement from your office.
Best,
Will Kane
From: MayorSunshineRequests, MYR (MYR)
From: Will Kane
The you sent contains no text.
From: MayorSunshineRequests, MYR (MYR)
Dear Mr. Kane:
The Mayor’s Office has received your request today, March 30. We will begin to process your request. We understand that you are seeking the following for the time period of December 1, 2012 through March 30, 2015:
- Any email correspondence between the San Francisco Archdiocese and the San Francisco Mayor’s Office including emails from the @sfarchdiocese.org domain and from personal accounts maintained by representatives of the Archdiocese.
- Any phone slips or records of phone conversations between the Mayor’s Office and representatives of the Archdiocese.
- Any written correspondence sent by the Mayor’s Office to representatives of the Archdiocese.
- Any appointment calendars or records of meetings between a representative of the Mayor’s Office and a representative of the Archdiocese.
- Any notes taken during meetings or phone calls between representatives of the Mayor’s Office and a representative of the Archdiocese.
Response:
We believe your request is extremely broad and will require considerable City resources in order to respond; therefore, we ask that you narrow the time period. We greatly appreciate your assistance in narrowing the search and reducing the burden, so we may provide you the specific documents that you seek.
Thank you!
Kirsten Macaulay
Office of Mayor Edwin M. Lee
From: Will Kane
Please narrow the period to the last year.
This request was originally sent March 18, 2015.
Thank you.
wgk
From: MayorSunshineRequests, MYR (MYR)
Requestor: Will Kane
Email: 16745-44783893@requests.murckrock.com
Re: Public Records Request
Dear Will Kane:
This letter responds to your Public Records Request sent on Tuesday, March 18 and received by this office on Monday, March 30, which you request the following for the time period of March 18, 204 through March 18, 2015:
1. Any email correspondence between the San Francisco Archdiocese and the Mayor’s Office including emails from the @sfarchdiocese.org domain and from personal accounts maintained by representatives of the Archdiocese.
2. Any phone slips or records of phone conversations between your office and representatives of the Archdiocese.
3. Any written correspondence received from the Archdiocese or sent by your office to representatives of the Archdiocese.
4. Any appointment calendars or records of meetings between a representative of your office and a representative of the Archdiocese.
5. Any notes taken during meetings or phone calls between representatives of your office and a representative of the Archdiocese.
Response:
Please find responsive documents attached.
Please note that some parts of the records provided to you were legally redacted to remove individuals’ personal email addresses and phone numbers. We are required to do so to protect the privacy interests of individuals. Withholding information to protect privacy is authorized under California Constitution, Article I, section 1, and California Government Code Sections 6254(k) and 6254(c) (authorizing the withholding of records the disclosure of which would constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy). See, also, California Government Code Section 6250 and Section 67.1(g) of the San Francisco Sunshine Ordinance (S.F. Admin. Code §67.1(g) (legislative findings on the right of individuals to privacy).
This office recommends that you contact other City departments including the San Francisco Department of Building Inspection, the Planning Department, Department of Children Youth and Families, the Human Services Agency, Public Works, the Office of Economic and Workforce Development, the Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development.
If you have any questions regarding your request or would like to send another sunshine request, please do not hesitate to contact the Mayor’s Office at mayorsunshinerequests@sfgov.org.
Sincerely,
Kirsten Macaulay
Mayor’s Office of Communications
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