Google Alerts (Riverside County Sheriff)

Emma North-Best filed this request with the Riverside County Sheriff of Riverside, CA.
Tracking #

C000275-073020

Multi Request Google Alerts
Status
Rejected

Communications

From: Emma North-Best


To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the California Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:

A. Copies of emailed Google Alert subscription confirmations received between January 1, 2016 and the date of the processing of this request.

B. Copies of all emailed Google Alerts received between January 1, 2016 and the date of the processing of this request. Google Alerts may be identified by any or all of the following:

1. Containing the phrase "Google Alert" in the Subject line
2. Being sent by an email address with the display name "Google Alerts"
3. Being sent from the email address googlealerts-noreply@google.com

I am a member of the news media and request classification as such. I have previously written about the government and its activities, with some reaching over 100,000 readers in outlets such as Gizmodo, MuckRock, Motherboard, Property of the People, Unicorn Riot, and The Outline, among others. As such, as I have a reasonable expectation of publication and my editorial and writing skills are well established. In addition, I discuss and comment on the files online and make them available through non-profits such as the library Internet Archive and the journalist non-profit MuckRock, disseminating them to a large audience. While my research is not limited to this, a great deal of it, including this, focuses on the activities and attitudes of the government itself. As such, it is not necessary for me to demonstrate the relevance of this particular subject in advance.

As my primary purpose is to inform about government activities by reporting on it and making the raw data available, I request that fees be waived.

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,

Emma Best

From: Riverside County Sheriff

Emma Best,

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From: Riverside County Sheriff

Dear Emma Best:

Thank you for submitting a request for public records to Riverside County Sheriff's Department. Your request was received in this office on 7/30/2020 and given the reference number C000275-073020 for tracking purposes.
Records Requested: Pursuant to the California Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
A. Copies of emailed Google Alert subscription confirmations received between January 1, 2016 and the date of the processing of this request.
B. Copies of all emailed Google Alerts received between January 1, 2016 and the date of the processing of this request. Google Alerts may be identified by any or all of the following:
1. Containing the phrase "Google Alert" in the Subject line
2. Being sent by an email address with the display name "Google Alerts"
3. Being sent from the email address googlealerts-noreply@google.com
Pursuant to California Government Code § 6253, staff will review your request and respond within 10 days to notify you if there are responsive records, or if an extension is necessary to determine if responsive records exist.  If your request was received after business hours or on a weekend or holiday, the next business day will be considered the date of receipt. The 10-day response period starts with the first calendar day after the date of receipt (Ca. Civ. Code, § 10.).  You may be contacted by the department if there are questions regarding your request.

PLEASE NOTE: The California Public Records Act (CPRA) does not require a governmental body to create new information, to do legal research, or to answer questions.

You can monitor the progress of your request at the link below and you'll receive an email when your request has been completed. Again, thank you for using the Records Request System. Riverside County Sheriff's Department
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From: Riverside County Sheriff

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RE: Public Records Request of July 30, 2020, Reference # C000275-073020

Dear Emma Best,

On July 30, 2020, the Riverside County Sheriff's Department received your request for records under the California Public Records Act (CPRA) wherein you requested the following:
Pursuant to the California Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
A. Copies of emailed Google Alert subscription confirmations received between January 1, 2016 and the date of the processing of this request.
B. Copies of all emailed Google Alerts received between January 1, 2016 and the date of the processing of this request. Google Alerts may be identified by any or all of the following:
1. Containing the phrase "Google Alert" in the Subject line
2. Being sent by an email address with the display name "Google Alerts"
3. Being sent from the email address googlealerts-noreply@google.com

The Riverside County Sheriff's Department is in the process of gathering and reviewing the requested records. Your request will take extra time to fulfill because of the need to search for, collect, and appropriately examine a voluminous amount of separate and distinct records that are demanded in a single request.

Consequently, the Riverside County Sheriff's Department is exercising its authority under Government Code section 6253(c), to extend the time to reply to a Public Records Act request.  You will receive a more complete response no later than August 24, 2020.

Thank you for your patience in awaiting this information.

Sincerely,
Sergeant Greg Bonaime
CPRA Unit
Riverside County Sheriff's Department
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From: Riverside County Sheriff

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RE: PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST of July 30, 2020., Reference # C000275-073020.
Dear Emma Best,
The Riverside County Sheriff's Department received a public information request from you on July 30, 2020. Your request mentioned: "Pursuant to the California Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
A. Copies of emailed Google Alert subscription confirmations received between January 1, 2016 and the date of the processing of this request.
B. Copies of all emailed Google Alerts received between January 1, 2016 and the date of the processing of this request. Google Alerts may be identified by any or all of the following:
1. Containing the phrase "Google Alert" in the Subject line
2. Being sent by an email address with the display name "Google Alerts"
3. Being sent from the email address googlealerts-noreply@google.com"
The Riverside County Sheriff's Department has reviewed your request and has determined that the records requested are exempt from disclosure under the California Public Records Act (CPRA) for the following reasons:
Government Code § 6255- the records in question are exempt because under the facts of the particular case the public interest served by not disclosing the record clearly outweighs the public interest served by disclosure of the record.  Your request covers, at a minimum, approximately 21,912 emails compiled over a four and a half (4 1/2) year period.  Such a request potentially embraces thousands of pages of material.  Disclosure efforts in response to the request would require the utilization of hundreds of hours of staff time in retrieval, initial review, administrative oversight review, the segregation of exempt from nonexempt information and actual copying time efforts such that the burdens and costs of disclosure would be substantial.  As such, the request is excessively overbroad based on the burdens and costs involved.  See County of Santa Clara v. Superior Court, 170 Cal. App. 4th 1301, 1321 (2009).  California law requires that a “specific and focused request” must be provided under the CPRA.  See California First Amendment Coalition v. Superior Court, 67 Cal. App. 4th 159 (1998); Rogers v. Superior Court, 19 Cal. App. 4th 469 (1993).  Moreover, a request may be objectionable as unduly burdensome where it requires an agency to search an enormous volume of data for a “needle in the haystack” or, conversely, where a request compels the production of a huge volume of material.  See California First Amendment Coalition v. Superior Court, 67 Cal. App. 4th 159, 166 (1998).
If you have any questions or need additional information, please respond to this email.  Please consider this CPRA request closed.
Sincerely,
Sergeant Greg Bonaime
CPRA Unit
Riverside County Sheriff's Department
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