White Stork (Menlo Park City Clerk)

Dear Caroline:
Thank you for your interest in public records of the City of Menlo Park. Your request has been received and is being processed. Your request was submitted to this office on 6/11/2024 and given the reference number P002461-061124 for tracking purposes.
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Record Requested: To Whom It May Concern:

According to recent media coverage, billionaire and former Google CEO Eric Schmidt has been developing a military drone company called "White Stork." This company has reportedly "begun testing its artificial intelligence-guided aircraft" in Menlo Park, where Hillspire (Schmidt's family office) is headquartered.
Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/sarahemerson/2024/06/06/eric-schmidt-is-secretly-testing-ai-military-drones-in-a-wealthy-silicon-valley-suburb/

Pursuant to the California Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records, dating from Jan. 1, 2024 to this time that this request is processed:
- Any memos, documents, or emails that mention "White Stork," "Eric Schmidt," or "Hillspire."
- Any permits mentioning a "UAV" or "drone"
- Any permits issued to Eric Schmidt or any of his representatives, or any employees of White Stork or Hillspire.
- Any correspondence between city workers and Eric Schmidt or any of his representatives, or any employees of White Stork or Hillspire.

Please contact me at emailcarolinehaskins@gmail.com when this public record request is received. It would be great to be able to talk to a public information officer of some sort, which could expedite this process.

When completing this request, please prioritize whichever records would take the least amount of time to be located and released (rather than prioritizing whichever records are named first). Also, please release documents on a rolling basis, as they become available. Also, I would like these records in electronic format, sent via email or other digital method.

Thank you for your help in advance! And again, if there are any questions about my request, or if there’s anything I can clarify, please contact me at emailcarolinehaskins@gmail.com. I am also happy to hop on the phone.

This FOI request is being filed in pursuit of a time-sensitive news story. Therefore, I ask that my request is expedited. Also, I am a member of the news media, and the requested documents are in the public interest and not being made for commercial purposes. Therefore, I ask that all fees are waived in the processing of my request.

Thank you so much in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 20 business days, as the statute requires.

Best,
Caroline Haskins

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City Clerk's Office

Hi Caroline,
This appears to be a duplicate request to P002460-061124. Please use no. P002460-061124 to track this Public Records Act request. The duplicate(s) have been withdrawn from the system.
Thank you,
Sarah Sandoval
Deputy City Clerk