Immediate Records Request - 2021 to current death records (Office of the Chief Medical Examiner)

To Whom It May Concern:

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

This is an immediate records request pursuant to the California Public Records Act. We are requesting death records for all deaths dating Jan. 1, 2021, through the date this request is ultimately fulfilled, with the following information for each case:

- case number
- decedent name
- date of death
- location of death
- race
- ethnicity
- age
- gender
- occupation/industry
- whether injury/infection occurred at work
- full and complete Manner of Death (MOD) and Cause of Death (COD) fields, as of the date this request is fulfilled
- cause(s) of death
- incident location (street address, city, state, ZIP where injury/infection occurred)
- incident date
- decedent residence (street address, city, state, ZIP)
- contributing factors
- any other accessible, non-exempt information contained in electronic case records

My organization, Mothers Against Drug Deaths, is holding a community memorial on 8/21/22. We have planned to make a memorial to those who have died of drug overdoses in San Francisco and to raise awareness. I understand this is a last minute request. We would greatly appreciate your help on this. Thank you in advance.

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,

Virginia McDonald