Jenna Hornstock, Mayor Karen Bass

Annette Morasch filed this request with the Los Angeles Mayor's Office of Los Angeles, CA.
Submitted Jan. 24, 2025
Status
Rejected

From: Annette Morasch

Subject: California Public Records Act Request: Jenna Hornstock, Mayor Karen Bass

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To Whom It May Concern:

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

Please produce all emails from 2020 to the present, to or from any of the following domains:
@ahf.org
@aidshealth.org

This includes to or from Michael.weinstein@ahf.org .
This specifically includes all emails in the account jenna.hornstock@lacity.org

I specifically request production of all responsive emails to/from jenna.hornstock@lacity.org as soon as possible, as it is time senstive.

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,

Annette Morasch

From: Los Angeles Mayor's Office

Subject: CPRA Request - AHF Emails

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Dear Ms. Morasch,

Please see the attached letter regarding your California Public Records Act
request. Your request is now closed.

Thank you.

From: Annette Morasch

Subject: RE: California Public Records Act Request: Jenna Hornstock, Mayor Karen Bass

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Unfortunately the Mayor's office's representation is incorrect.

See attached responsive email which I have obtained from another source. Please conduct a more thorough search and send me all responsive documents. I understand that this is a politicially tricky topic, to have the Mayor's office giving the Executive Director of an entity accused of being a slumlord insider information, but that should not be a reason to withhold documents.

Thank you.

From: Los Angeles Mayor's Office

Subject: CPRA Request - AHF Emails

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Dear Ms. Morasch,

Please see the attached letter regarding your California Public Records Act
request.

Thank you!

From: Annette Morasch

Subject: RE: California Public Records Act Request: Jenna Hornstock, Mayor Karen Bass

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Thank you for your letter. How is the Mayor’s office searching for these public records? Has the Office contacted the IT department to request that it search for the @ahf.org and aidshealth.org domains and in City employee email accounts? Does the Office delete a former employee’s entire email account, thereby destroying public records? If so, please send me the Mayor’s Office’s written email retention policies.

The Mayor’s office publicly supported the sale of Skid Row Housing Trust buildings to AHF, so it is difficult to understand that the Mayor’s office has no communications with AHF for the last five years.

https://2urbangirls.com/2024/03/a-controversial-aids-charity-seeks-to-acquire-a-skid-row-housing-portfolio-state-officials-want-to-stop-it/

https://www.aidshealth.org/2024/04/ahf-withdraws-bid-to-purchase-skid-row-housing-trust-buildings/

Please advise me of the steps you took to search for these records. Because responsive documents exist as I have shown you by attaching a responsive document to my last communication, and it appears the Mayor’s Office is withholding responsive documents.

From: Los Angeles Mayor's Office

Subject: CPRA Request - AHF Emails

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Dear Ms. Morasch:

Please see the attached letter regarding your California Public Records Act
request.

Thank you!