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THE PUBLIC RECORD

THE RECORDS


Oregon Parks & Recreation Department
The originating agency
Correspondence with the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, the agency where this matter began.
Status: Fully documented. Wholly unaccountable.
Oregon State Police
Public Records Requests PR27478 and PR36445 · CAD event SP26097765
My public records request for the March 24, 2026 police visit to my residence on restricted federal land, and Oregon State Police’s responses to it. The $157.50 production fee was delivered in August 2026; the agency has acknowledged a litigation hold over every record associated with the event. On September 28, 2026 the institution cited exemptions for the withheld files, and both sides stated their positions.
Status: Exemptions asserted.
Office of the Governor
Direct correspondence with the Office of Governor Tina Kotek
Letters addressed directly to the Office of the Governor, beginning November 18, 2025, and the office's responses to them. The first came September 8, 2026: the office is gathering records responsive to the public records request, with its Government Accountability Attorney as the point of contact. On September 22 the office estimated the fee at $572.50 and denied the fee waiver; he agreed to pay. The letters themselves remain unanswered.
Status: Fee waiver denied. He pays.
Oregon Department of Justice
Public records request of September 23, 2026
The public records request of September 23, 2026 to the Oregon Department of Justice, and the institution's responses to it.
Status: Filed.
Department of Administrative Services
Public Records Requests R000879, R000885 and R000911
Public records requests R000879 and R000885 to the Department of Administrative Services, and the Department's responses to them.
Status: Answered. Accepted.
The Oregon Legislature
Legislative correspondence
Correspondence with Oregon legislators about statewide policy and the treatment of volunteers by state agencies.
Status: No response yet.
U.S. Forest Service
The March 24, 2026 visit
Correspondence with the U.S. Forest Service concerning the identity and role of the officers present on March 24, 2026.
Status: Fully accountable, minus one special agent.
Outreach
Correspondence making the public record available to institutions
Correspondence and attachments sent to institutions asked to examine the public record.
Status: N/A