HomeMy WebLinkAboutPRR26319 Shrager - Records & communications related to Loew v City of SLO
Chloe Shrager
San Luis Obispo Tribune
June 18, 2026
ATTN: City of San Luis Obispo
RE: California Public Records Law
I am requesting access to records in possession or control of the City of San Luis Obispo for the
purposes of inspection and copying pursuant to the California Public Records Act, California
Government Code § 7920.000 et seq. (“CPRA”), and Article I, § 3(b) of the California Constitution. The
specific records I seek to inspect and copy are listed below. As used herein, “Record” includes “Public
Records” and “Writings” as those terms are defined at Government Code § 7920.530 & 7920.545.
I am requesting digital copies of the following records related to Loew v. City of San Luis Obispo, San
Luis Obispo County Superior Court, Case No. 26CV-0365, from City of San Luis Obispo:
Fee Study & Financial Documents
● The complete 2024 user fee study, including all drafts and the consultant's original findings
recommending a 35% fee reduction
● All communications directing alteration of the fee study methodology (December 2023 onward)
● Building and Safety Division budget and expenditure records, fiscal years 2019–2025
● All adopted Financial Plans reflecting Building and Safety Division revenues and expenditures,
2019–2025
● Budget change requests submitted by Michael Loew in May 2024 and all responses
● Records reflecting Building and Safety Division fee revenues versus actual expenditures,
2019–2025
Communications
● Communications to Michael Loew by Timothea Tway on May 16, 2025
● Communications by City Attorney Christine Dietrick to Loew on May 16, 2025
● All Human Resources complaints or reports filed by Loew, including his December 2024
disclosure
● Communications between Loew and the City's Finance Department regarding Building and
Safety Division budget surplus and fee revenue structure (May–June 2024)
As a representative of the news media, specifically the San Luis Obispo Tribune, please waive any fees
for record retrieval or copying associated with this request. Release of this information is in the public
interest, because it will improve financial transparency of the city and its constituents.
If there are ever fees associated with compiling or transmitting these records, please contact us so we
can make appropriate arrangements.
If you contend that any portion of the records requested is exempt from disclosure by express provisions
of law, Government Code § 7922.525(b) requires segregation and redaction of that material in order that
the remainder of the records may be released. If you contend that any express provision of law exists to
exempt from disclosure all or a portion of the records I have requested, Government Code § 7922.535
requires that you notify me of the reasons for the determination not later than 10 days from your receipt
of this request. Government Code § 7922.540 requires that any response to this request that includes a
determination that the request is denied, in whole or in part, must be in writing and include the name and
title of the person(s) responsible for the County Government’s response.
If you choose to deny this request, 1) please provide a written explanation for the denial, including
reference to the specific statutory exemption(s) upon which you rely. 2) Also please provide all
segregable portions of otherwise exempt material. 3) Also please provide a written, itemized log of all
records or other matters being denied.
Government Code § 7922.500 prohibits the use of the 10-day period, or any provisions of the CPRA or
any other law, “to delay access for purposes of inspecting public records.”
In responding to this request, please keep in mind that Article 1, § 3(b)(2) of the California Constitution
expressly requires you to broadly construe all provisions that further the public’s right of access, and to
apply any limitations on access as narrowly as possible.
If you are not the person, office or agency who has the authority or ability to comply with this records
request, inform me as soon as possible who the proper person, office or agency is.
I look forward to your prompt response. Contact me by telephone or email if you have any questions
regarding this request.
Sincerely,
Chloe Shrager
San Luis Obispo Tribune