Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Someone Filed Public Record Request Concerning Los Angeles City Attorney Candidate Jack Weiss -- AND TIME IS UP! (And this person ain't playin')

Imagine if you were a public records expert and had all the legal backing and resources to pull public record requests all day long.

Well, I'm sure if you were concerned that Los Angeles City Attorney Candidate Jack(ass) Weiss was leaving Council chambers after roll; going upstairs to his office to make illegal campaign solicitations for his upcoming City Attorney race...you would probably pull records from Jack Weiss' office.

SOMEONE DID!

However, Zuma Dogg has been told that Los Angeles City Councilmember Jack Weiss' office has not responded to the request.

AND -- IT HAS BEEN NOTED FOR THE RECORD.

AND -- THIS IS FAILURE TO REPLY IS A VIOLATION OF THE LAW.

AND -- THE PERSON WHO FILED KNOWS WHAT TIME IT IS!

AND -- they want their public records request in ten (10) days...that's ten (10) days: Not ten (10) working days; or business days...just ten days from the time the request was filed.

AND -- NOW THAT IT'S ALREADY PAST THAT TEN DAY WINDOW...I bet whatever the next legal step is, has been taken, or will be taken, since it was put down on record.

STAY TUNED...THIS AIN'T NO JOKE! The clock is ticking on Weiss 4 City Attorney, IF Jack has anything that won't look too good in these public record requests.

UPDATE: Not trying to make more out of something than is there. I believe the person who is doing this filing knows what they are doing. HOWEVER, that does not mean anyone is always 100% correct in their interpretation of the law. So here is something someone sent me that may factor into this:

The attached handout, aimed at reporters, explains the
California Public Records Act works. Seems to be more
like the agency has 10 days to say whether access is
granted or denied, and can give itself more time.

Also, it is not required that operations be disrupted
to provide the responses to these requests. Maybe it's
not the case in Council offices, but in other
places in the city, the staffing is a bit thin.

It's already obvious that the agencies that are best
equipped to respond to requests are the ones that specialize
in making records: County Recorder & Courts, all kinds
of courts.

[ZD says it may not be "required that operations be disrupted" but don't try hiding behind that one for too long.]

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