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2019-2021 Anonymous Public Records Audit - San Francisco Appeals:
Last updated 6/17/2021
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2. SF Sunshine Ordinance Task Force Complaint (can find violations of the law, or deem a record public even if Sup. of Records does not, via a public hearing with evidence from both sides)1. SF Supervisor of Records Petition (City's own attorney, first line of appeal)
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Respondent AgencyInternal Req. #LinkPublic Records Requested / Issue / Petition / TheoryCase#Final
Disposition		Status (Issued Order Link)En Banc Hearing (Agenda link)Final Ruling (Minutes Link)Committee Date (Agenda Link)Committee: Jurisdiction / Are Records Public (Minutes link) Petition SentResponse Recv.
(due 10 days)		Petition Determination (Link to City Attorney's Response)
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City Attorney72056L[Win: Email headers must be provided with minimal redaction; justifications for redacting headers must be provided.] Email, with metadata and headers, and in native formats-19044Win; City Attorney Complied on 2021-01-25Win; Order 19044 Issued2019-10-027-0 Initially Referred to Technology Committee for city-wide metadata recommendations2019-08-20Win - 3-0 Records are public2019-05-082019-08-26Denied
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City Attorney72056L(see above) Email headers must be disclosed (except those explicitly exempt)-19044See aboveSee above2020-01-21Win - 7-0 The Office of City Attorney violated SFAC 67.21(B), 67.26, and 67.27
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City Attorney72056LAlleging official misconduct and willful failure to comply with the Sunshine Ordinance for failing to comply with SOTF 19044. Herrera produced the email headers as of 2021-01-25.-19044See above 2021-01-26Compliance Monitoring Closed
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Mayor72902L[Win: Calendars in ICS form are easily generated and must be provided if requested; individual calendar entries and the Mayor's internal non-Prop G calendar must be provided or justified.] - Disclose all of the Mayor's Calendars (including an unofficial, internal calendar), in native format, with metadata; Calendar records that exceed the SFAC 67.29-5 requirements are also public records .-19047Win; Mayor Complied on 2021-02-16Win; Order 19047 Issued2019-10-02Win - 7-0 Mayor London Breed, Hank Heckel, and Office of Mayor violated SFAC 67.21, 67.26, and 67.272019-08-20Win - 3-0 Records are public2019-05-152019-08-26Denied
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Mayor72902LAlleging official misconduct and willful failure to comply with the Sunshine Ordinance for failing to comply with SOTF 19047. Mayor agreed in writing to comply.-19047See above2021-01-26Continued to March 2021
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Mayor72902L(see above) Calendar records that exceed the Prop G/67.29-5 requirements are also public records-19047See aboveSee above2019-08-272019-09-06Closed, refused to provide determination
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City Attorney72902LSupervisor of Records must respond in 10 days per SFAC 67.21(d) (petition in Req 72902 / SOTF 19047)-19089LossLoss2019-12-04Loss 6-1 - No violation2019-09-24Win - 3-0 Records are public
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Mayor76434L[Win: Mayor's Office did eventually produce email attachments, but did so in an untimely fashion.] Disclose Mayor staff email, text messages, and chat, [in native format, with metadata - 20006]; Including personal devices and accounts-19091Win; Order 19091 IssuedWin; Order 19091 Issued2020-02-05Win - 6-1 The Office of Mayor violated SFAC 67.21(B)2019-10-15Win - 2-0 Records are public (divided metadata to 20006)2019-08-262019-09-05No disposition; refused to provide determination
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Mayor76434L(see above) Attachments and more in emails must be disclosed-19091See aboveSee above2019-09-102019-10-10Denied
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Mayor76434L(see above) Mayor's Office did not comply with Sept 5 Sup of Records response and justify their redactions.-19091See aboveSee above2020-01-152020-01-17No disposition; refused to provide determination
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Mayor76434L(see above) Various specific redactions challenged-190912020-01-242020-03-10Denied
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Mayor76434L(see above) Various specific redactions challenged-190912020-01-242020-07-31Denied
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Public Works79356L[Win: DPW ordered to provide all email header data in 60 days, and hyperlink URLs, images, and email addresses are also disclosable in "normal" requests.] Disclose Email, in native format, with metadata, incl. personal devices/accounts.-19097Win; DPW did Comply with Order.Win; Order 19097 Issued2020-01-06Win - 7-0 Public Works, Nuru, Spitz violated SFAC 67.26 and were ordered to disclose headers.2020-10-20Win 3-0 Records are public2019-09-062019-10-01Denied
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Police Department76435L[Win: SFPD must search for all communications about the conduct of public business on personal devices. SFPD must produce To/From info for text messages, and headers for email. SFPD must not print and scan electronic records - that does not constitute a copy. SFPD must key by footnote or clear reference justifications for redactions.] Use of secret/personal chat apps for public business; Disclose email, SMS, and chat, in native format, with metadata; incl. personal devices and accounts-19098Win; Order 19098 IssuedWin; Order 19098 Issued2020-10-07Win - 7-0 SFPD violated SF Admin Code 67.21(b) and (k) and 67.26 (on 2 counts)2020-09-15Win 3-0 Records are public2019-09-132019-11-12Denied
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Police Department76435LSubsequent 67.21(d) petition-19098See aboveSee above2019-11-13WithdrawnWithdrawn
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Police Department76435LSubsequent 67.21(d) petition-19098See aboveSee above2020-10-11none
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Mayor81242L[Win: Future Mayor meetings must be disclosed in a redacted form.] GC 6254(f) is not a valid exemption for the entirety of the Mayor's future calendar.-19103Win; Order 19103 IssuedWin; Order 19103 Issued2020-12-02Win 7-0 Breed, Heckel, and the Office violated 67.26 and 67.27.2019-11-26Win 3-0 Records are public2019-10-072019-10-23Denied, but overruled by Herrera 2021-03-09 ruling
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Mayor81242LTimes Mirror is not valid exemption for all info about Mayor's future calendars since Times Mirror explicitly relies on GC 6255 (public-interest balancing test).-19103See aboveSee above2019-11-292020-01-06Denied with same letter - overruled below
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Mayor81242L[Win: Supervisor of records deemed future calendars disclosable.] Herrera overruled his prior petition response-19103Win; Determined disclosable2021-02-122021-03-09Determined disclosable
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----City-wide metadata recommendations: Metadata is a public record, cannot be exempted due to burden of retrieval/redaction, and must be treated under standard Sunshine law and justified when redacted (This is a general hearing without parties)-19105Recommend: metadata is public and non-exemptRecommend: metadata is public and non-exemptN/AN/A2019-12-173-0 Recommend: Metadata must be treated like all other public information
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City Attorney81411L[Win: City Attorney must record meeting places and issues (if not recorded publicly) in the calendar] Failure to maintain Prop G calendar; disclose times, places, recurrences-19108Win; Order 19108 IssuedWin; Order 19108 Issued2020-02-05Win - 7-0 City Attorney Dennis Herrera violated SFAC 67.29-52019-11-26Win 3-0 Records are public2019-10-152019-11-19Denied
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City Attorney81411LFuture and past calendar meetings-19108See above2019-10-152019-11-19Denied, but overruled by Herrera 2021-03-09 ruling
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City Attorney81411L[Win: Supervisor of records deemed future calendars disclosable.] Future calendars must be disclosed with minimal redactions-19108Win; Determined disclosable2021-02-122021-03-09Determined disclosable
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Police Department81412L[Win: Chief Scott's Future and non-Prop G calendars must be provided with minimal redactions. Prop G is not a lawful exemption] Future and past calendar meetings withheld; failure to maintain Prop G calendar (see 2:35:17, 2:36:05)-19112Win; Order 19112 IssuedWin; Order 19112 Issued2020-09-02Win - 7-0 SFPD, Chief William Scott, and Lt. R Andrew Cox violated SFAC 67.25, 67.26, 67.272019-12-17Win 3-0 Records are public2019-10-232019-11-26Denied, but overruled by Herrera 2021-03-09 ruling
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Police Department81412L[Win: Chief Scott referred to Ethics Commission for willful failure to comply.] Alleging official misconduct and willful failure to comply with the Sunshine Ordinance for failing to comply with SOTF 19112.-19112Win; Ethics Referral pendingWin; Ethics Referral pending2020-10-07Win - 7-0 Chief William Scott willfully failed to comply, and was referred to Ethics Commission.2020-09-22Win 3-0 Recommend a finding of willful violation to full SOTF2021-02-212021-03-09Determined disclosable
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Police Department81412LSpecific redactions in Chief calendar-19112See above2019-11-282020-08-08No disposition; refused to provide determination
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Dept of Technology87729L[Win: DT found in violation for providing email headers and calendar ICS data in an untimely manner. DT did disclose or agreed in writing to disclose all requested metadata.] Email and calendar metadata for CIO and CISO.-19119Win; DT did comply with orderWin; Order 19119 Issued2020-01-06Win - 7-0 DT violated SFAC 67.21(b)2020-09-22Win 3-0 Records are public2020-10-09none
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Dept of Technology87729LEmail and calendar metadata for CIO and CISO-19119See above2020-10-11none
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City Attorney80695L[Win: CAO must provide keys for all redactions and justify withholding in response to requests, not after complaints are filed.] Adachi-Carmody Incident - Police raid on Journalist - Shield Law -All emails, chats, text messages, and on private property, in electronic format and with metadata-19120Win; Order 19120 IssuedWin; Order 19120 Issued2020-01-06Win - 7-0 City Attorney's Office violated SFAC 67.26 and 67.272020-09-15Win 3-0 Records are public2019-11-132019-12-12Denied
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Police Commission80239L[Win: Commission must key all redactions, justify all withholdings, and provide copies of email originals, not forwards of emails.] Adachi-Carmody Incident - Police raid on Journalist - Shield Law -All emails, chats, text messages, and on private property, in electronic format and with metadata-19121Win; Order 19121 IssuedWin; Order 19121 Issued2020-01-06Win - 7-0 Police Commission violated SFAC 67.21(b), 67.26 (2 counts), and 67.272020-09-22Win 3-0 Records are public2019-11-092019-12-17Denied
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Police Department81227L[Win: SFPD must key redactions in SB 1421 records to justifications.] SB 1421 Jan. 1 thru Oct 4. Pending: SFPD agreed in writing to provide redaction and withholding justifications and has now started doing so in SB 1421 requests.-19124Win; Order 19124 IssuedWin; Order 19124 Issued2021-04-07Win - 11-0 Violation of Admin Code 67.262020-12-22Win 3-0 Records are public2019-11-262020-08-06Mixed determination (some parts deemed 'not private')
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Police Department81227LSubsequent 67.21(d) petition-19124See above2020-08-062020-02-03Denied
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Police Department84031L[Win: SFPD ordered to produce the email thread; not justifying withholding in writing and asking me to go to the FBI was unlawful] SFPD Sgt. Rodriguez's emails stored on RCFL/FBI accounts re: forensic analysis of journalist Bryan Carmody (raided by SFPD/FBI) are SFPD's public records and must be disclosed-19128Win; Order 19128 IssuedWin; Order 19128 Issued2020-01-06Win - 6-1 SFPD, Sgt. Rodriguez, Sgt. Andraychak, Chief Scott violated SFAC 67.26 and 67.27 and were ordered to produce the emails2020-10-20Win 3-0 Records are public
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Treasurer/Tax Collector84162L[Win: TTX must provide future meeting with the Mayor; email header metadata; calendar ICS metadata; and exact electronic copies with hyperlinks and email addresses.] Calendar/Email Multi-Agency IDR-19131Win; Pending OrderWin; Pending Order2021-03-03Win 10-1 - Jose Cisneros, Theresa Buckley, and TTX violated 67.26 (on 3 counts) and 67.212020-11-24Win 3-0 Records are public
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City Hall84166L[Win: A wait of almost 1 year to respond to an IDR was illegal. Not staffing public records is no excuse.] No IDR response whatsoever (combined into 19136). -19134Win; Order 19134 IssuedWin; Order 19134 Issued2021-03-03Win 11-0 - Rob Reiter and City Hall Building Management violated 67.252020-11-17Win 3-0 Records are public
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City Admin84182L[Win: A wait of almost 1 year to respond to an IDR was illegal. Not staffing public records is no excuse.] No IDR response whatsoever (combined into 19134). -19136Win; Order 19136 IssuedWin; Order 19136 Issued2021-03-03Win 11-0 - Naomi Kelly, Office of the City Administrator violated 67.252020-11-17Win 3-0 Records are public
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Dept of Police Accountability83876L[Win: DPA must justify all withholding/redactions in SB 1421 records and Penal Code 832.7(b)(6) is an impermissible balancing test] DPA refuses to justify its redactions with footnote or clear reference, or sometimes, at all. DPA claims a right to use the public-interest balancing test, which is prohibited. SB 1421 police conduct records, unjustified redactions #0168-01.-19144Win; Pending OrderWin; Pending Order2021-05-05Win 10-1 - DPA violated SFAC 67.26, 67.67, 67.24(i), Gov Code 6253(d)2020-12-22Win 3-0 Records are public2019-12-182020-01-24Denied
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Dept of Police Accountability83876LSB 1421 police conduct records, unjustified redactions #0441-12-19144See above2019-12-232020-01-24Denied
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Dept of Police Accountability83876LSB 1421 police conduct records, unjustified redactions #40-15-19144See above2020-01-272020-02-07Denied
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Dept of Police Accountability83876L[Win: DPA signed agreement to produce audio records for all SB 1421 police misconduct records.]-19144Govt. Consent Letter2020-12-22none
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Mayor76434L[Win: Mayor's Office agreed to retain and produce WhatsApp records, including attachments] Jeff Cretan personal WhatsApp public records with attachments were not produced due to purported infeasability -20002Govt. Consent LetterWithdrawn due to consent letter2020-01-04WithdrawnWithdrawn
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Mayor76434L[Win: Mayor's Office signed agreement to disclose emails in exact copies and with header metadata to everyone who wants it.]-20006Govt. Consent LetterWithdrawn due to consent letter2019-08-262019-09-05No disposition; refused to provide determination
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City Attorney81411L[Win: City Attorney's office agreed to record location and issues going forward] Prop G calendars for Jan, Mar, Nov 2019 lack locations and start/end times-20007Govt Agreed to Comply; See also SOTF 19108Withdrawn due to consent letter
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City Attorney81411L[Win: City Attorney's office agreed to record location and issues going forward] Prop G calendars for Jan, Mar, Nov 2019 lack locations and start/end times-20007Govt Agreed to Comply; See also SOTF 19108Withdrawn due to consent letter
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Mayor82814LProp G calendars lack a general statement of issues discussed at meeting-20033Win; Pending OrderWin; Pending Order2021-06-02Win 9-1 - Breed and her Office violated 67.29-52020-12-15Win 3-0 Records are Public
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Police Department84740L[Win: SFPD relented and disclosed the "FBI SF Violent Gang Safe Streets Task Force" MoU which it previously attempted to withhold]-20039Govt. Consent LetterWithdrawn due to consent letter2020-02-14WithdrawnWithdrawn
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Status of Women84497L[Win: Emily Murase agreed to record meeting issues going forward and correct prior records] Prop G calendars lack a general statement of issues discussed at meeting-20043Govt. Consent LetterWithdrawn due to consent letter
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Police Commission88550L[Win: Use of Penal Code 832.7(b)(6) in SB 1421 records is an impermissible balancing test.] Must release SB 1421 & Becerra v Superior Court records re: closed sessions and cannot use Penal Code 832.7(b)(6)-20066Win; Order 20066 IssuedWin; Order 20066 Issued2021-04-07Win - 11-0 Violation of Admin Code 67.24(i)2020-12-22Win 3-0 Records are public2020-03-122020-11-04Denied
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Police Commission88550LMust release SB 1421 & Becerra v Superior Court records re: closed sessions and cannot use Penal Code 832.7(b)(6)-20066See above2020-11-042021-01-05
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Mayor101880L[Win: Supervisor of records deemed future calendars disclosable.] Future calendars must be disclosed with minimal redactions-20113Win; Determined disclosable2020-10-012021-03-09Determined disclosable
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City Attorney101881L[Win: Supervisor of records deemed future calendars disclosable.] Future calendars must be disclosed with minimal redactions-20114Win; Determined disclosable2020-10-012021-03-09Determined disclosable
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Police Department101873L[Win: Supervisor of records deemed future calendars disclosable.] Chief's Scott future calendars-SupWin; Determined disclosable2020-09-162021-03-09Determined disclosable
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Sheriff84168L[Win: Supervisor of records deemed future calendars disclosable.] Future calendars must be disclosed with minimal redactions-SupWin; Determined disclosable2020-11-062021-03-09Determined disclosable
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Sheriff84168LLate IDR response. Prohibited use of deliberative privilege, drafts, balancing test19143Pending Full SOTF2021-04-20Win 3-0 Records are public2020-01-042020-01-28Denied (no formal letter)
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Sheriff84603LNo justifications for withholding20009Pending Full SOTF2021-04-20Win 3-0 Records are public
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City Attorney72916LMore Herrera Calendars in ICS form, with metadata. These records appear to show modification timestamps after date of request.20014Pending Full SOTF2021-05-11Win 3-0 Records are public
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City Attorney86480LMust provide a statement of quantity of Orders to Disclose. Must issue order against FAMSF.20030Pending Committee
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Dept of Emergency Management84960LMust disclose full WhatsApp records, and original photo files with metadata20032Pending Committee2020-02-192020-12-11No determination in part; denied in part
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Dept of Emergency Management84960LClaim of Gov Code 6254.19 exemption does not apply to physical security [DEM released most of the info.]20032Pending Committee2020-08-082020-12-11No determination in part; denied in part
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Homelessness and Supportive Housing84187LLack of retention policy; Prop G calendars lack a general statement of issues discussed at meeting20036Pending Committee
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Medical Examiner--Failure to maintain a compliant Prop G calendar20040Pending Full SOTF2020-12-15Win 3-0 Records are Public
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Controller--Failure to maintain a compliant Prop G calendar20041Pending Full SOTF2020-12-15Win 3-0 Records are Public
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Port--Failure to maintain a compliant Prop G calendar20042Pending Full SOTF2020-12-15Win 3-0 Records are Public
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Public Health--Failure to maintain a compliant Prop G calendar20044Pending Full SOTF2020-12-15Win 3-0 Records are Public
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Fire Department--Failure to maintain a compliant Prop G calendar20045Pending Full SOTF2020-01-19Win 3-0 Records are Public
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Economic and Workforce Development--Failure to maintain a compliant Prop G calendar20046Pending Full SOTF2020-01-19Win 3-0 Records are Public
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Elections--Failure to maintain a compliant Prop G calendar20047Pending Full SOTF2020-01-19Win 3-0 Records are Public
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Public Defender--Failure to maintain a compliant Prop G calendar20048Pending Full SOTF2020-01-19Win 3-0 Records are Public
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3 Agencies--Prop G calendars lack a general statement of issues discussed at meeting, places, and/or non-employee attendees20049
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Mayor87732LMayor's Office refuses to provide ICS calendars, SOTF decision in 19047 notwithstanding [Pending: consent agreement]20052Pending Committee
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City Attorney86453LMust disclose Word and Excel files in original format20054Pending Committee
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Public Health88878LCoronavirus / COVID-19 / SARS-CoV-2 IDR not responded to20059Govt Attempting to Delay RecordsPending Committee
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Dept of Police Accountability83682LProp G calendars lack a general statement of issues discussed at meeting, places, and/or non-employee attendees20063Pending Committee
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Police Commission87885LComms with Mayor/SFPD/DPA; Use of 10-days plus another two x 14-day extensions20064Pending Committee
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City Attorney72056LCitation to prohibited catch-all exemption (Gov Code 6255) to refuse to follow SOTF Order 1904420070Pending Committee
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City Attorney88549LSB 1421 & Becerra v Superior Court records20074Pending Full SOTF2020-12-22Win 3-0 Records are public2020-07-14none
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Mayor81856LPayments surrounding the Mayor's pride parade float (resend)20075Pending Committee2020-06-052020-11-04Denied
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Mayor81856LHidden quoted text and privileged material20075Pending Committee2020-11-04none
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Jeff Kositsky94375LTexts with the Mayor and others20080Pending Committee2020-07-142020-12-21Closed, no responsive records
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Controller88337LNuru investigation records of texts between city officials20081Pending Committee2020-06-192021-01-05Denied
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Police Department88199LTexts with Mayor London Breed and others20083Pending Committee2020-07-052020-10-23Denied
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Police Department88199LTexts with Mayor London Breed and others20083Pending Committee2020-10-292020-12-15Denied
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Public Utilities Commission94992LHarlan Kelly Jr. texts with Walter Wong20084Pending Committee2020-07-142021-03-09Denied
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Public Utilities Commission94992LHarlan Kelly Jr. texts with Walter Wong attachments, images, audio20084Pending Committee2021-02-222021-03-09Denied
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Public Utilities Commission94992LHarlan Kelly Jr. texts with London Breed20084Pending Committee
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City Attorney81227LMust issue order against SFPD after determining that portion of the records withheld were public.20104Pending Committee
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Sheriff88551LSB 1421 & Becerra v Superior Court records20110Pending Full SOTF2020-12-22Win 3-0 Records are public2020-10-02none
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Mayor82814LSean Elsbernd's calendars withholding negotiation information201112020-09-15none
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City Attorney106278LSent2021-01-07
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Medical Examiner103410LShooting of Cesar VargasSent2020-11-06none
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Police Department103409LShooting of Cesar VargasSent2020-12-182020-01-15Denied
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Human Resouces84500LRebecca Sherman resignation letterSent2020-10-062020-10-08Denied
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Human Resouces84500LForged settlement agreementSent2020-10-082012-12-09Denied
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City Attorney--Incomplete Prop G calendarsSent2020-11-27none
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City Attorney--Feitelberg future calendarsSent2020-12-17none
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City Attorney--Inaccurate Supervisors of Records reportSent
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