Public Records Request Log - California Department of Social Services
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| Submitted | June 5, 2015 |
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From: Erik Peterson
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the California's Sunshine Amendment (Cal. Const. Art. I, § 3(b)), I hereby request the following records:
A log of public records requests submitted to the Department of Social Services that lists the date of request, the requester's name, the requester's organizational affiliation, a description of the request and the date the request was filled. Ideally I would like this information for the period from 2004 to the present.
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 made in the process of academic research and not 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.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter.
Sincerely,
Erik Peterson
PhD Candidate
Department of Political Science
Stanford University
From: Kossick, Kim@DSS
This e-mail is in response to the California Public Records Act request we received from you on June 5, 2015, seeking documents regarding “a log of public records requests submitted” to the California Department of Social Services (CDSS) from 2004 to the present.
Upon the initial review of the request, it appears that CDSS may have some documents that satisfy your request. Prior to 2010, we have maintained some type of a log, which may contain some of the information you seek. However, as of October 2010, the CDSS changed its PRA procedures and it no longer maintains a log. We are currently in the process of locating such a log if we have not purged it already.
Your request may also include documents that are exempt from disclosure under the Public Records Act. Once CDSS has gathered the documents that are not exempt from disclosure, we will make these documents available to you within 30 days from the date of this e-mail. At that time, we will inform you if any documents are exempt from disclosure and the duplication costs.
Currently, CDSS charges $0.20 per page for copies that exceed 49 pages. Charges are waived if the request is limited to 49 pages per month. If the request exceeds 50 pages or more, payment must be received in advance. This fee applies to all requests for paper copies. (Example: If the request is for 51 pages, the charge would be $10.20 and $0.20 for each additional page.)
If you have any questions, please let me know.
Kim Kossick
PRA Coordinator
Legal Division (916) 657-1964
744 P Street, MS8-5-161
Sacramento, California 95814
Kim.Kossick@dss.ca.gov
From: MuckRock.com
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on June 5, 2015. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
Thank you for your help.
From: Kossick, Kim@DSS
I just returned from my vacation so I will look into it as soon as possible and will get back to you. Thank you for your patience.
Kim Kossick
PRA Coordinator
Legal Division (916) 657-1964
744 P Street, MS8-5-161
Sacramento, California 95814
Kim.Kossick@dss.ca.gov
From: MuckRock.com
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on June 5, 2015. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
Thank you for your help.
From: Tsuchida, Kim@DSS
Yes, I do have the log. I need a final review before releasing it to you. Did you want it via e-mail?
Kim Tsuchida,
(Previously Kim Kossick)
PRA Coordinator
Legal Division (916) 657-1964
744 P Street, MS8-5-161
Sacramento, California 95814
Kim.Tsuchida@dss.ca.gov
From: Tsuchida, Kim@DSS
Attached please find the responsive log. Some information has been redacted due to being non-responsive. This would complete your request. If you have any questions, please let me know.
Kim Tsuchida,
(Previously Kim Kossick)
PRA Coordinator
Legal Division (916) 657-1964
744 P Street, MS8-5-161
Sacramento, California 95814
Kim.Tsuchida@dss.ca.gov
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MR 2015-536 PRA Log 06-05-15 - Log (redacted)
From: Erik Peterson
This is great! Thank you for sending.
Erik