March 12-13 Pearl District Protest [PPB]

Dear Michael:

The City of Portland acknowledges receipt of your Public Records Request.  Your request was received in this office on March 14, 2021 and given the reference number S170279-031421 for tracking purposes.

Record Requested:  To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Oregon Public Records Law, I hereby request the following records:

- all communication (such as email, text messages, records of phone calls, etc) to/from the Department of Homeland Security (including but not limited to any member or official of Department of Homeland Security HQ, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Federal Protective Services/FPS MegaCenters, or DHS Office of Operations Coordination) regarding protests on March 12, 2021 or March 13, 2021.
- all bulletins, memos, briefings, or other documents either provided to or provided by the Department of Homeland Security (or any sub-agency) regarding protests on March 12, 2021 or March 13, 2021.
- all documents (including communication such as email, text messages, records of phone calls, etc) regarding crowd control/riot control tactics to be used on March 12, 2021 or March 13, 2021.

When searching for responsive documents, please limit your time-frame to February 12th, 2021 to March 13th, 2021.

I request that a fee waiver be considered for this request - multiple angles of footage exist of the March 12, 2021 protests in Portland's Pearl District, more specifically of the mass detainment/kettle of protesters, members of the press and legal observers. This tactic has not been used before in the nearly ~300 days since protests began in Portland, and as such there is significant concern regarding the mass detainment/kettle that occurred. A significant amount of those who were detained were marked, credentialed members of the press and visibly marked legal observers (such as those associated with the National Lawyers Guild (NLG) or American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)).

The requested documents will be made available to the general public through both Muckrock.com and Archive.org, 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 business days.

Sincerely,

Michael Quinn

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RE: Police General Records Request of March 14, 2021 Reference # S170279-031421

Dear Michael,


The City received a Public Records Request from you on March 14, 2021 for the following:
"To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Oregon Public Records Law, I hereby request the following records:

- all communication (such as email, text messages, records of phone calls, etc) to/from the Department of Homeland Security (including but not limited to any member or official of Department of Homeland Security HQ, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Federal Protective Services/FPS MegaCenters, or DHS Office of Operations Coordination) regarding protests on March 12, 2021 or March 13, 2021.
- all bulletins, memos, briefings, or other documents either provided to or provided by the Department of Homeland Security (or any sub-agency) regarding protests on March 12, 2021 or March 13, 2021.
- all documents (including communication such as email, text messages, records of phone calls, etc) regarding crowd control/riot control tactics to be used on March 12, 2021 or March 13, 2021.

When searching for responsive documents, please limit your time-frame to February 12th, 2021 to March 13th, 2021.

I request that a fee waiver be considered for this request - multiple angles of footage exist of the March 12, 2021 protests in Portland's Pearl District, more specifically of the mass detainment/kettle of protesters, members of the press and legal observers. This tactic has not been used before in the nearly ~300 days since protests began in Portland, and as such there is significant concern regarding the mass detainment/kettle that occurred. A significant amount of those who were detained were marked, credentialed members of the press and visibly marked legal observers (such as those associated with the National Lawyers Guild (NLG) or American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)).

The requested documents will be made available to the general public through both Muckrock.com and Archive.org, 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 business days.

Sincerely,

Michael Quinn

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You have requested a fee waiver from the City of Portland for the fees associated with your public records request.  The City requests the following information to evaluate your fee waiver request:

1) How do you or your organization intend to use the information?  (Please answer regarding the specific information requested as opposed to speaking generally regarding information on the general topic requested);

2) How will the information benefit the wider public?  (Please explain how this specific information assists the public given the information already provided to the public on this topic);

3) How do you or your organization intend to disseminate the information to the wider public?
Without responses to all 3 of these questions it may be difficult, or even impossible, to assess whether the requested disclosure is in the public interest because it will primarily benefit the public.
Please also bear in mind that the Bureau providing the records must weigh the public's interest in disclosure against the cost to the public of fulfilling the request without reimbursement.  As part of that balancing of interests, the City may consider the volume of the records requested.  Please discuss whether a more narrowly tailored, and thus less expensive, request could equally meet the public interest.

Please note that if you have already made a payment on this request, we will be unable to provide you with a refund.  If you have any questions regarding your fee waiver, please call (503) 823-0708.  Be sure to leave your reference number when you leave a voicemail.
Sincerely,


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RE:  Police General Records Request of March 14, 2021 Reference#S170279-031421

Dear Michael,

This City received a Public Records Request from you on March 14, 2021 for the following:
To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Oregon Public Records Law, I hereby request the following records:

- all communication (such as email, text messages, records of phone calls, etc) to/from the Department of Homeland Security (including but not limited to any member or official of Department of Homeland Security HQ, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Federal Protective Services/FPS MegaCenters, or DHS Office of Operations Coordination) regarding protests on March 12, 2021 or March 13, 2021.
- all bulletins, memos, briefings, or other documents either provided to or provided by the Department of Homeland Security (or any sub-agency) regarding protests on March 12, 2021 or March 13, 2021.
- all documents (including communication such as email, text messages, records of phone calls, etc) regarding crowd control/riot control tactics to be used on March 12, 2021 or March 13, 2021.

When searching for responsive documents, please limit your time-frame to February 12th, 2021 to March 13th, 2021.

I request that a fee waiver be considered for this request - multiple angles of footage exist of the March 12, 2021 protests in Portland's Pearl District, more specifically of the mass detainment/kettle of protesters, members of the press and legal observers. This tactic has not been used before in the nearly ~300 days since protests began in Portland, and as such there is significant concern regarding the mass detainment/kettle that occurred. A significant amount of those who were detained were marked, credentialed members of the press and visibly marked legal observers (such as those associated with the National Lawyers Guild (NLG) or American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)).

The requested documents will be made available to the general public through both Muckrock.com and Archive.org, 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 business days.

Sincerely,

Michael Quinn

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Records Division
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Portland, OR  97204
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Sincerely,

Police Bureau
City of Portland

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RE: Police General Records Request of March 14, 2021 Reference # S170279-031421

Dear Michael,
The City received a Public Records Request from you on March 14, 2021 for the following: "To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Oregon Public Records Law, I hereby request the following records:

- all communication (such as email, text messages, records of phone calls, etc) to/from the Department of Homeland Security (including but not limited to any member or official of Department of Homeland Security HQ, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Federal Protective Services/FPS MegaCenters, or DHS Office of Operations Coordination) regarding protests on March 12, 2021 or March 13, 2021.
- all bulletins, memos, briefings, or other documents either provided to or provided by the Department of Homeland Security (or any sub-agency) regarding protests on March 12, 2021 or March 13, 2021.
- all documents (including communication such as email, text messages, records of phone calls, etc) regarding crowd control/riot control tactics to be used on March 12, 2021 or March 13, 2021.

When searching for responsive documents, please limit your time-frame to February 12th, 2021 to March 13th, 2021.

I request that a fee waiver be considered for this request - multiple angles of footage exist of the March 12, 2021 protests in Portland's Pearl District, more specifically of the mass detainment/kettle of protesters, members of the press and legal observers. This tactic has not been used before in the nearly ~300 days since protests began in Portland, and as such there is significant concern regarding the mass detainment/kettle that occurred. A significant amount of those who were detained were marked, credentialed members of the press and visibly marked legal observers (such as those associated with the National Lawyers Guild (NLG) or American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)).

The requested documents will be made available to the general public through both Muckrock.com and Archive.org, 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 business days.

Sincerely,

Michael Quinn

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We would like to clarify with you what records you are seeking.  Please reply to this message or log in to the Portland Public Records Request Center to update this request.  Specifically, please clarify the search terms.
As of now I am using : "Department of Homeland Security" or "Immigration and Customs Enforcement" or "U.S. Customs and Border Protection" or "Federal Protective Services" or "MegaCenters" or "DHS Office of Operations Coordination" or "Protests" or "crowd control" or "riot control tactics"
Please respond within 10 days of this email.  Thank you.
Austin Axelrod
Portland Police-Digital/Public Records (He/Him) If you are having technical difficulties with the website, please contact the website administrator by phone or email.  (503) 823-6040 or prrhelp@portlandoregon.gov

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RE: Police General Records Request of March 14, 2021 Reference #S170279-031421
Dear Michael,
The City received a Public Records Request from you on March 14, 2021 for the following: "To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Oregon Public Records Law, I hereby request the following records:

- all communication (such as email, text messages, records of phone calls, etc) to/from the Department of Homeland Security (including but not limited to any member or official of Department of Homeland Security HQ, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Federal Protective Services/FPS MegaCenters, or DHS Office of Operations Coordination) regarding protests on March 12, 2021 or March 13, 2021.
- all bulletins, memos, briefings, or other documents either provided to or provided by the Department of Homeland Security (or any sub-agency) regarding protests on March 12, 2021 or March 13, 2021.
- all documents (including communication such as email, text messages, records of phone calls, etc) regarding crowd control/riot control tactics to be used on March 12, 2021 or March 13, 2021.

When searching for responsive documents, please limit your time-frame to February 12th, 2021 to March 13th, 2021.

I request that a fee waiver be considered for this request - multiple angles of footage exist of the March 12, 2021 protests in Portland's Pearl District, more specifically of the mass detainment/kettle of protesters, members of the press and legal observers. This tactic has not been used before in the nearly ~300 days since protests began in Portland, and as such there is significant concern regarding the mass detainment/kettle that occurred. A significant amount of those who were detained were marked, credentialed members of the press and visibly marked legal observers (such as those associated with the National Lawyers Guild (NLG) or American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)).

The requested documents will be made available to the general public through both Muckrock.com and Archive.org, 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 business days.

Sincerely,

Michael Quinn

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Your request is very broad and may result in the collection of a large number of records.  The City estimates that your request involved approximately 36 emails, 186 text messages and 7 network searches.  While it is difficult to estimate the time to review these records for exemptions, at this time my best estimate is that it will take 8 hours.  This estimate is due in part to your rejection of any attempts to narrow or clarify your request to reduce the number of records collected.  I have encouraged you to narrow your request by limiting the date range, the email account searched and/or the search terms.  To date you have rejected these suggestions.
A payment has been created for 50% of this estimate.  20 business days after the deposit is paid, the records will be ready.  However, they will not be provided until the final amount is paid.  If the final amount incurred is less than the estimate, you will only be charged actual costs.  If the work significantly exceeds the estimate, the City will contact you with a new estimate.
Please note that we would need you to specify users to search desktops. To confirm, we are searching the following locations: Desktop (Local PC)Email (Includes archives)Network (Servers)Text Messages/Other of these individuals: All PPB for the following search terms: to/from/bcc: Dhs.gov, ice.gov, Cbp.gov AND "Protests" or "crowd control" or "riot control tactics" and date range: 02/12/2021 to 03/13/2021.  If this search is incorrect or you would like to make any changes, please notify us immediately.  If you do not make changes, paying the estimate is confirmation of these proposed search parameters.
The requested email search will be conducted on PPB's email server which can search multiple email accounts with a single search and without identifying specific accounts. However, because of space limitations, PPB employees must archive their individual accounts therefore moving the mail to an archive file.  Archive files cannot be searched en masse.  If you want a search of archived content, you must identify the individual email account to be searched and an estimate to search that account's archive will be provided.
By paying the 50% deposit, you are confirming this estimate and agreeing to pay the cost of fulfilling this public records request according to the conditions set forth by the City.  The costs may include the cost of locating records, reviewing records to redact exempt material, supervising the inspection of records, copying records, certifying records and mailing records, including the cost of searching for records.  We will not be working on your request until we receive the 50% deposit.

Please reply to this message or log in to the Portland Public Records Request Center and indicate that you agree to pay the estimate.  You may pay by electronic check or credit card by going to "My Public Records Request Center" and select "View My Payments".  Then scroll to find an invoice in the status of "payment pending" and select "Make Payment".  Follow the screen prompts to make a payment.  Alternatively, you may mail a check made payable to "The City of Portland".  Please be sure and provide the Record Request Reference number (S170279-031421) on your check and mail it to:
Portland Police Bureau
1111 SW 2nd Ave Rm.1126
Portland, OR 97204
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Sincerely,
Austin Axelrod
Portland Police-Digital/Public Records (He/Him)
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RE: Police General Records Request of March 14, 2021 Reference # S170279-031421

Dear Michael,
The City received a Public Records Request from you on March 14, 2021 for the following: "To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Oregon Public Records Law, I hereby request the following records:

- all communication (such as email, text messages, records of phone calls, etc) to/from the Department of Homeland Security (including but not limited to any member or official of Department of Homeland Security HQ, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Federal Protective Services/FPS MegaCenters, or DHS Office of Operations Coordination) regarding protests on March 12, 2021 or March 13, 2021.
- all bulletins, memos, briefings, or other documents either provided to or provided by the Department of Homeland Security (or any sub-agency) regarding protests on March 12, 2021 or March 13, 2021.
- all documents (including communication such as email, text messages, records of phone calls, etc) regarding crowd control/riot control tactics to be used on March 12, 2021 or March 13, 2021.

When searching for responsive documents, please limit your time-frame to February 12th, 2021 to March 13th, 2021.

I request that a fee waiver be considered for this request - multiple angles of footage exist of the March 12, 2021 protests in Portland's Pearl District, more specifically of the mass detainment/kettle of protesters, members of the press and legal observers. This tactic has not been used before in the nearly ~300 days since protests began in Portland, and as such there is significant concern regarding the mass detainment/kettle that occurred. A significant amount of those who were detained were marked, credentialed members of the press and visibly marked legal observers (such as those associated with the National Lawyers Guild (NLG) or American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)).

The requested documents will be made available to the general public through both Muckrock.com and Archive.org, 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 business days.

Sincerely,

Michael Quinn

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Sincerely,
Austin Axelrod
Portland Police-Digital/Public Records (He/Him) 503-823-0265 If you are having technical difficulties with the website, please contact the website administrator by phone or email.  (503) 823-6040 or prrhelp@portlandoregon.gov