Isaac Stanley-Becker v. Cambridge, City of - Office of the City Solicitor (SPR 20231919)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records August 31, 2023 SPR23/1919 Seah Levy Records Access Officer City of Cambridge 795 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA 02139 Dear Ms. Levy: I have received the petition of Isaac Stanley-Becker, of the Washington Post, appealing the response of the City of Cambridge (City) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On August 12, 2023, Mr. Stanley-Becker requested “any and all records, including but not limited to police reports and other kinds of write-ups or logs, related to calls for service at [a specified address], between January 1, 2017, and December 31, 2021.” The City responded on August 18, 2023, citing Exemptions (a) and (c) of the Public Records Law for denying the request. See G. L. c. 4, § 7(26)(a), (c). Unsatisfied with the City’s response, Mr. Stanley-Becker appealed, and this case was opened as a result. Subsequent to the opening of this appeal, based on a telephone conversation between this office and the City on August 23, 2023, I understand that the City intends to provide a supplemental response to Mr. Stanley-Becker. Accordingly, said response must be provided in a manner consistent with the Public Records Law and its regulations within ten business days. It is preferable to send an electronic copy of the response to this office at pre@sec.state.ma.us. If issues remain unresolved, Mr. Stanley-Becker may appeal the substantive nature of the City’s supplemental response within ninety days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Isaac Stanley-Becker One Ashburton Place, Room 1719, Boston, Massachusetts 02108 • (617) 727-2832 • Fax: (617) 727-5914 sec.state.ma.us/pre • pre@sec.state.ma.us