Universal Covid-19 testing - San Francisco Skilled Nursing Facilities
| Tracking # |
20-2059 |
| Submitted | May 18, 2020 |
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From: Gabriel Greschler
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the California Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
Any memos, daily briefings, talking points, plans or calendars related to the May 1 announcement about universal Covid-19 testing at skilled nursing facilities in San Francisco (https://sfmayor.org/article/city-launches-required-covid-19-testing-residents-and-staff-skilled-nursing-facilities) between the dates of April 15 and May 18.
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,
Gabriel Greschler
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 May 18, 2020. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Department of Public Health
City and County of San Francisco
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Hi there
Your first City and County of San Francisco record request (request number #20-2059) has been submitted.
It is currently unpublished and is not available for the general public to view.
Request #20-2059.
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From: Department of Public Health
City and County of San Francisco
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Hi there
A message was sent to you regarding record request #20-2059:
We are acknowledging your Public Records request that we received. In light of the global coronavirus pandemic, including declared State and local San Francisco emergencies, this effort will involve use of scarce public resources. City staff are currently deployed to perform emergency services and/or may be working remotely without access to the records that need review.
Therefore, this is to advise that due to and during the emergency, DPH’s document production may be slower than during the ordinary course of business. DPH will use its best efforts to produce responsive non-exempt records as quickly as possible and will produce records on an incremental or rolling basis. This complies with the common law rule of reason applicable to public records act responses. (Bruce v. Gregory (1967) 65 Cal.2d 666, 673; Rosenthal v. Hansen (1973) 34 Cal.App.3d 754 (applying rule of reason).)
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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 May 18, 2020. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #20-2059.
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 May 18, 2020. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #20-2059.
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 May 18, 2020. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #20-2059.
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 May 18, 2020. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #20-2059.
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 May 18, 2020. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #20-2059.
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 May 18, 2020. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #20-2059.
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 May 18, 2020. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #20-2059.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Department of Public Health
City and County of San Francisco
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A message was sent to you regarding record request #20-2059:
Thank you for your message. We have begun a search for any responsive records and will update you regarding the results.
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From: Department of Public Health
City and County of San Francisco
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A document has been released for record request #20-2059 along with the following message:
The Department of Public Health has conducted a diligent search for records responsive to your request. We have located responsive records, which are available to you here. Please note that DPH has withheld some documents from disclosure because the Public Records Act allows an agency to decline to disclose “[r]ecords, the disclosure of which is exempted or prohibited pursuant to federal or state law, including, but limited to, provisions of the Evidence Code relating to privilege.” (Cal. Gov’t Code § 6254(k).) California Evidence Code section 954 protects from disclosure communications between attorneys and their clients. Disclosure of communications between the DPH and the City Attorney’s Office would shield DPH’s ability to discuss candidly issues on which legal advice is sought.
Due to the need to continue reviewing, we will produce any additional responsive records on a rolling basis.
* Responsive Records Batch 1.pdf
Document links are valid for one month.
After April 21, you will need to sign in to view the document(s).
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From: Department of Public Health
The Department of Public Health has conducted a diligent search for records responsive to your request. We have located responsive records, which are available to you here as well as in NextRequest. Please note that DPH has withheld some documents from disclosure because the Public Records Act allows an agency to decline to disclose "[r]ecords, the disclosure of which is exempted or prohibited pursuant to federal or state law, including, but limited to, provisions of the Evidence Code relating to privilege." (Cal. Gov't Code § 6254(k).) California Evidence Code section 954 protects from disclosure communications between attorneys and their clients. Disclosure of communications between the DPH and the City Attorney's Office would shield DPH's ability to discuss candidly issues on which legal advice is sought.
Due to the need to continue reviewing, we will produce any additional responsive records on a rolling basis.
From: Department of Public Health
City and County of San Francisco
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A document has been released for record request #20-2059 along with the following message:
We have redacted parts of the records provided here in response to your request because such records contain protected health information. Cal. Govt. Code Secs. 6254(c), 6254(k); Health Insurance and Accountability Act of 1996, 45 C.F.R. Secs.160, 164; Cal. Civ. Code Secs. 56 et seq.; California Constitution, Art. I, Sec. 1.
* Responsive Records Batch 2_Redacted.pdf
Document links are valid for one month.
After April 21, you will need to sign in to view the document(s).
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<em>Questions about your request?</em> Reply to this email or sign in to contact staff at City and County of San Francisco.<br></br><em>Technical support:</em> See our <a href='https://help.nextrequest.com/knowledge/requester-resources'>help page</a>
From: Department of Public Health
The Department of Public Health has conducted a diligent search for records responsive to your request. We have redacted parts of the records provided here in response to your request because such records contain protected health information. Cal. Govt. Code Secs. 6254(c), 6254(k); Health Insurance and Accountability Act of 1996, 45 C.F.R. Secs.160, 164; Cal. Civ. Code Secs. 56 et seq.; California Constitution, Art. I, Sec. 1.
Due to the need to continue reviewing, we will produce any additional responsive records on a rolling basis.
From: Department of Public Health
City and County of San Francisco
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A document has been released to you for record request #20-2059:
* Responsive Records Batch 3.pdf
Document links are valid for one month.
After April 21, you will need to sign in to view the document(s).
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<em>Questions about your request?</em> Reply to this email or sign in to contact staff at City and County of San Francisco.<br></br><em>Technical support:</em> See our <a href='https://help.nextrequest.com/knowledge/requester-resources'>help page</a>
From: Department of Public Health
We have conducted a diligent search for records responsive to your request. We have located responsive records, which are available to you here. Due to the need to continue reviewing, we will produce any additional responsive records on a rolling basis.
From: Department of Public Health
City and County of San Francisco
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A document has been released for record request #20-2059 along with the following message:
The Department of Public Health has conducted a diligent search for records responsive to your request. We have located responsive records, which are available to you here. We have redacted parts of the records provided here in response to your request because such records contain protected health information. Cal. Govt. Code Secs. 6254(c), 6254(k); Health Insurance and Accountability Act of 1996, 45 C.F.R. Secs.160, 164; Cal. Civ. Code Secs. 56 et seq.; California Constitution, Art. I, Sec. 1.
Please also note that DPH has withheld some documents from disclosure because the Public Records Act allows an agency to decline to disclose “[r]ecords, the disclosure of which is exempted or prohibited pursuant to federal or state law, including, but limited to, provisions of the Evidence Code relating to privilege.” (Cal. Gov’t Code § 6254(k).) California Evidence Code section 954 protects from disclosure communications between attorneys and their clients. Disclosure of communications between the DPH and the City Attorney’s Office would shield DPH’s ability to discuss candidly issues on which legal advice is sought.
This concludes your public records request.
* Responsive Records Batch 4_Redacted.pdf
Document links are valid for one month.
After April 21, you will need to sign in to view the document(s).
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<em>Questions about your request?</em> Reply to this email or sign in to contact staff at City and County of San Francisco.<br></br><em>Technical support:</em> See our <a href='https://help.nextrequest.com/knowledge/requester-resources'>help page</a>
From: Department of Public Health
City and County of San Francisco
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Record request #20-2059 has been closed and published. The closure reason supplied was:
The Department of Public Health has conducted a diligent search for records responsive to your request. We have located responsive records, which are available to you here. This concludes your public records request.
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<em>Questions about your request?</em> Reply to this email or sign in to contact staff at City and County of San Francisco.<br></br><em>Technical support:</em> See our <a href='https://help.nextrequest.com/knowledge/requester-resources'>help page</a>
From: Department of Public Health
The Department of Public Health has conducted a diligent search for records responsive to your request. We have located responsive records, which are available to you here. We have redacted parts of the records provided here in response to your request because such records contain protected health information. Cal. Govt. Code Secs. 6254(c), 6254(k); Health Insurance and Accountability Act of 1996, 45 C.F.R. Secs.160, 164; Cal. Civ. Code Secs. 56 et seq.; California Constitution, Art. I, Sec. 1.
Please also note that DPH has withheld some documents from disclosure because the Public Records Act allows an agency to decline to disclose "[r]ecords, the disclosure of which is exempted or prohibited pursuant to federal or state law, including, but limited to, provisions of the Evidence Code relating to privilege." (Cal. Gov't Code § 6254(k).) California Evidence Code section 954 protects from disclosure communications between attorneys and their clients. Disclosure of communications between the DPH and the City Attorney's Office would shield DPH's ability to discuss candidly issues on which legal advice is sought.
This concludes your public records request.
From: Department of Public Health
City and County of San Francisco
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Documents have been released for record request #20-2059:
* Responsive Records Batch 1.pdf
* Responsive Records Batch 2_Redacted.pdf
* Responsive Records Batch 3.pdf
* Responsive Records Batch 4_Redacted.pdf
Document links are valid for one month.
After May 12, you will need to sign in to view the document(s).
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<em>Questions about your request?</em> Reply to this email or sign in to contact staff at City and County of San Francisco.<br></br><em>Technical support:</em> See our <a href='https://help.nextrequest.com/knowledge/requester-resources'>help page</a>
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