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Subject:
Date:
From:
To:
Im
following
back
up
on
the
phone
message
I
leP
with
you
on
Monday
regarding
my
interest
for
informaJon
regarding
unbacked
bills.
In
the
interest
of
Jme
and
clarity,
I
thought
Id
send
along
an
email
with
some
specics.
Were
aRempJng
to
beRer
understand
the
process
that
exists
for
unbacked
bills,
namely
legislaJon
draPed
by
your
oce
per
a
request
from
a
legislator
but
not
authored
by
that
legislator.
Its
my
understanding
that
those
requests
are
in
addiJon
to
the
work
your
oce
does
in
draPing
and
veXng
bills
for
introducJon
by
a
member.
Our
specic
request
to
begin
with:
some
data
on
unbacked
bills
draPed
since
the
beginning
of
the
2013-14
legislaJve
session,
both
cumulaJve
totals
and
totals
for
each
legislator.
If
you
need
a
more
formal
request
or
addiJonal
info,
Im
happy
to
provide
it.
Thanks
very
much,
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Subject:
Date:
From:
To:
Mr.
Myers
I
apologize
for
my
delayed
response.
The
Oce
of
LegislaNve
Counsel
does
not
have
a
system
that
allows
us
to
readily
track
the
number
of
unbacked
requests
that
we
may
receive
during
a
session.
Moreover,
any
informaNon
related
to
specic
requests
by
Members
of
the
Legislature
is
subject
to
the
aTorney-client
privilege.
Diane
Boyer-Vine
-----Original
Message-----
From:
John
Myers
[mailto:jmyers@KQED.org]
Sent:
Tuesday,
April
21,
2015
3:48
PM
To:
Boyer,
Diane
Subject:
Phone
message
RE:
unbacked
bills
I'm
following
back
up
on
the
phone
message
I
leb
with
you
on
Monday
regarding
my
interest
for
informaNon
regarding
unbacked
bills.
In
the
interest
of
Nme
and
clarity,
I
thought
I'd
send
along
an
email
with
some
specics.
We're
aTempNng
to
beTer
understand
the
process
that
exists
for
"unbacked
bills,"
namely
legislaNon
drabed
by
your
oce
per
a
request
from
a
legislator
but
not
authored
by
that
legislator.
It's
my
understanding
that
those
requests
are
in
addiNon
to
the
work
your
oce
does
in
drabing
and
veeng
bills
for
introducNon
by
a
member.
Our
specic
request
to
begin
with:
some
data
on
unbacked
bills
drabed
since
the
beginning
of
the
2013-14
legislaNve
session,
both
cumulaNve
totals
and
totals
for
each
legislator.
If
you
need
a
more
formal
request
or
addiNonal
info,
I'm
happy
to
provide
it.
Thanks
very
much,
-
JOHN
MYERS
|
Senior
Editor
KQED
California
PoliNcs
&
Government
Desk
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Subject:
Date:
From:
To:
Ms.
Boyer-Vine,
Thank
you
for
your
reply.
Given
that
your
email
oers
two
responses,
Im
hoping
that
you
can
oer
some
clarity:
1.
You
say
the
Oce
cant
readily
track
the
number
of
unbacked
requests.
Does
that
mean
its
something
that
would
take
Xme
to
count?
Or
do
you
mean
that
the
Oce
has
no
way
of
counXng
them?
2.
If
there
is
no
way
to
disaggregate
the
data,
could
you
simply
provide
a
total
number
of
bills
draZed
by
the
Oce
in
the
2013-14
session?
Or
for
any
other
two-year
session?
3.
Im
aware
of
a[orney-client
privilege,
but
could
you
provide
more
informaXon
on
how
our
request
for
aggregate
data
falls
under
that
rule?
Were
not
seeking
informaXon
on
the
contents
of
the
bills,
simply
the
total
number
of
requests
made.
If
it
helps,
were
amending
our
request
to
only
cover
the
2013-14
session,
which
would
seem
to
eliminate
any
privilege
issues
related
to
pending
legislaXon
and/or
legislaXve
deliberaXons.
We're
hoping
you
can
answer
two
addiXonal
quesXons,
as
well:
1.
Are
there
any
limits
placed
on
how
many
unbacked
bills
that
a
member
can
request
your
Oce
to
draZ?
2.
Would
a[orney-client
privilege,
in
your
view,
extend
to
former
legislators?
Given
the
nature
of
your
work,
we
certainly
understand
the
concerns
with
condenXality.
However,
we
also
believe
that
aggregate
historical
data
is
of
importance
to
the
public.
As
such,
if
there
are
specic
laws
or
regulaXons
that
you
believe
prohibit
disclosure,
it
would
be
helpful
to
know
which
ones.
Thanks
again,
John
Myers
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Subject:
Date:
From:
To:
Mr.
Myers
Thank
you
for
your
follow
up
email.
We
are
treaLng
this
as
a
request
for
records
and
will
respond
accordingly.
Diane
Boyer-Vine
-----Original
Message-----
From:
John
Myers
[mailto:jmyers@KQED.org]
Sent:
Wednesday,
April
22,
2015
1:45
PM
To:
Boyer,
Diane
Subject:
Re:
Phone
message
RE:
unbacked
bills
Ms.
Boyer-Vine,
Thank
you
for
your
reply.
Given
that
your
email
oers
two
responses,
Im
hoping
that
you
can
oer
some
clarity:
1.
You
say
the
Oce
cant
readily
track
the
number
of
unbacked
requests.
Does
that
mean
its
something
that
would
take
Lme
to
count?
Or
do
you
mean
that
the
Oce
has
no
way
of
counLng
them?
2.
If
there
is
no
way
to
disaggregate
the
data,
could
you
simply
provide
a
total
number
of
bills
draded
by
the
Oce
in
the
2013-14
session?
Or
for
any
other
two-year
session?
3.
Im
aware
of
aeorney-client
privilege,
but
could
you
provide
more
informaLon
on
how
our
request
for
aggregate
data
falls
under
that
rule?
Were
not
seeking
informaLon
on
the
contents
of
the
bills,
simply
the
total
number
of
requests
made.
If
it
helps,
were
amending
our
request
to
only
cover
the
2013-14
session,
which
would
seem
to
eliminate
any
privilege
issues
related
to
pending
legislaLon
and/or
legislaLve
deliberaLons.
We're
hoping
you
can
answer
two
addiLonal
quesLons,
as
well:
1.
Are
there
any
limits
placed
on
how
many
unbacked
bills
that
a
member
can
request
your
Oce
to
drad?
2.
Would
aeorney-client
privilege,
in
your
view,
extend
to
former
legislators?
Given
the
nature
of
your
work,
we
certainly
understand
the
concerns
with
condenLality.
However,
we
also
believe
that
aggregate
historical
data
is
of
importance
to
the
public.
As
such,
if
there
are
specic
laws
or
regulaLons
that
you
believe
prohibit
disclosure,
it
would
be
helpful
to
know
which
ones.
Thanks
again,
John
Myers
<
JOHN
MYERS
|
Senior
Editor
KQED
California
PoliLcs
&
Government
Desk
916.446.6821
T
916.425.7168
M
@johnmyers
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