2019 Public Records Requests
The City of Los Altos Open Government Policy states that "requests for public records, including a brief description of the request, identification of the requester, the date requested, whether the request was granted, partially granted or denied, and the date the request was fulfilled, shall be posted on the City's website." This list is updated quarterly. To see a list of requests made in prior years, click here.
In order to better inform our residents, the City has provided the documentation from any request that the City has decided is of significant public importance. If you want to view these documents, click on the respective links in the "Request" column below.
Requester | Request | Date of Request | City Response | Date Fulfilled |
California New Coalition |
Police Disciplinary Records |
January 2, 2019 | No records | January 10, 2019 |
Tina Klabo, The Troyer Group |
Building Permit Record Search for 460 Lassen Street #4 |
January 3, 2019 | Granted | January 14, 2019 |
Complex Legal Services |
Subpoena for record subject, Michael J Davis, regarding incident on 5/19/2016 |
January 4, 2019 | Granted | January 22, 2019 |
Bruce Green |
Permits for 500 Torwood Ln, 643 Almond Ave, and 976 Crooked Creek Dr |
January 8, 2019 | Granted | January 17, 2019 |
Jason Lefley |
List of all open/unresolved code enforcement violations as of 1/8/2019 pertaining to real property |
January 8, 2019 | Granted | January 16, 2019 |
Sean Yiu |
Survey work done for El Monte Avenue walkway improvement between Giffin and Cuesta, TS-01044 |
January 8, 2019 | Granted | January 18, 2019 |
Larry Baron |
Audio for the Parks and Recreation Commission meeting on 1/9/2019 |
January 10, 2019 | Granted | January 16, 2019 |
Gary Bulanti |
Building Permit Record Search for 389 Hawthorne Ave |
January 10, 2019 | Granted | January 17, 2019 |
Shay Dunevich |
Building Permit Record Search for 2039 Crist Dr and 2028 El Sereno Ave |
January 10, 2019 | Granted | January 17, 2019 |
Mike Amini, Craftsmen's Guild, Inc. |
Building Department documents in regards to the Permanente Creek water level behind property at 1457 Miramonte Ave, which was done by M E Nelsen Engineering in 2005 |
January 10, 2019 | Withdrawn | February 11, 2019 |
Allison Levitsky, Daily Post |
All police records pursuant to SB 1421 dating from 1/1/14 |
January 10, 2019 | No records | January 16, 2019 |
Peter Bibring, ACLU of Southern California |
Use of Force Investigations, Sustained Findings of Police Dishonesty and Sexual Assault |
January 11, 2019 | No records | January 16, 2019 |
Heidi Chase, Troyer Group |
Permit records for 168 Loucks Ave |
January 14, 2019 | Granted | January 18, 2019 |
Kevin Weigant, Municipal Auditing Services LLC |
Interested in the following public facing data elements: 1) Business License Number; 2) Business Name; 3) Owner First/Last name; 4) Status; 5) Inside "City"; 6) Business situs address; 7) Business situs City, situs State, situs zip; 8) Mail address; 9) Mail City, Mail State, Mail zip |
January 14, 2019 | Granted | January 24, 2019 |
Janine Teafatiller, NCFPCG |
Documents related to agreement with Nor-Cal Fire from 11/5/18 to current: 1) Ceritified payroll records; 2) Title 19 (AES Forms); 3) Master Maintenance agreement; 4) Form DAS 140 and Form DAS 142; 5) Apprenticeship Standards certification; 6) Project Notification Number; 7) Training Fund Contribution; and 8) Fringe Benefit Statement or W26 Form. |
January 17, 2019 | Partially granted | January 30, 2019 |
Tina Klabo, Intero Real Estate |
Building Permit Records for 121 Yerba Santa |
January 18, 2019 | Granted | January 22, 2019 |
Larry Baron |
Number of subscriptions for listserv accounts |
January 21, 2019 | Granted | January 28, 2019 |
Peter Green |
Copy of any study(ies) to determine if essential services buildings (fire or police stations, public safety answer point/communication, emergency operations ctr) meet the 1986 Essential Services Buildings Seismic Safety Act (ESBSSA) or study/staff report indication needed replacement or retrofit to meet ESBSSA. |
January 23, 2019 | Granted | January 230, 2019 |
Nicholas Petredis, Terra Law, LLP |
1997 Use Permit: 97-UP-10,97-D-9 & 97-V-30 – 935 Fremont Avenue; Plus any subsequent amendments to the CUP or other approvals associated with 948 Dolores Avenue and 935 Fremont Street |
January 23, 2019 | Granted | February 4, 2019 |
Jeffrey Falbo, Segment Returns LLC |
1) Accounting of uncashed checks >$999.99, outstanding more than 6 mos; and 2) accounting of unclaimed funds >$999.99, that may still be claimed |
January 24, 2019 | Granted | January 30, 2019 |
Nicholas Petredis, Terra Law, LLP |
1) Loyola Corners Specific Plan; and 2) Zoning on 948 Dolores Ave |
January 24, 2019 | Granted | February 4, 2019 |
Steve Kenny |
Individual's names and company names of the architect and general contractor for 549 Harrington Ave |
January 25, 2019 | Granted | February 4, 2019 |
Steve Kenny |
Individual's names and company names of the architect and general contractor for 901 Madonna Way |
January 25, 2019 | Granted | February 4, 2019 |
Pat Marriott |
Details for eight accidents reported at intersection of Los Altos Ave and Portola Ave. |
January 28, 2019 | Granted | February 4, 2019 |
Larry Baron |
Audio for 1/23/19 Complete Streets Commission meeting |
January 28, 2019 | Granted | January 28, 2019 |
Larry Baron |
Audio for both January 2019 City Council Retreats |
January 28, 2019 | Granted | January 28, 2019 |
Tina Klabo, Intero Real Estate |
Building permit records for 522 Outlook Drive and 640 Palm Avenue |
January 28, 2019 | Granted | February 4, 2019 |
Hakim Aly |
Incidents reported in the last 5 years at W Portola Ave and Los Altos Avenue (number, dates and time of day, and type of incident; including nature of incident (car, bike, pedestrian, etc); and party at fault. |
January 28, 2019 | Granted | February 4, 2019 |
Thomas Petersen, Partner ESI |
Permit history for 4984 El Camino Real |
January 30, 2019 | Granted | February 4, 2019 |
Samantah Lemessy, SmartProcure |
Copies of any and all purchasing records from 10/23/2018 to current: 1) PO number; 2) purchase date; 3) line item details; 4) line item quantity; 5) line item price; and 6) Vendor ID number, name, address contact person and their email address |
January 30, 2019 | Granted | February 11, 2019 |
Steve Becerra, Intero Commercial Realty |
Building Permit Record Search Request for 889 N San Antonio Road #100 |
January 31, 2019 | Granted | February 4, 2019 |
Melissa Hartman, Town Crier |
All records, reports, memos, correspondence, complaints, incident reports, investigation reports, accident reports, interview reports, etc. as related to Satish Ramachandran. |
January 31, 2019 | ||
Melissa Hartman, Town Crier |
All records made available to employees of the PA Daily Post, PA Weekly, and MV Voice in response to requests made from March of 2018 to present as related to Satish Ramachandran. |
January 31, 2019 | ||
Larry Baron |
January 31, 2019 Form 460s for: Yes on C, No on C, Neysa Fligor, Anita Enander, Jean Mordo, Nancy Bremeau and Teresa Morris |
February 1, 2019 | Granted | February 1, 2019 |
Stephanie Larson |
Building permit history for 1544 Marlbarough Avenue |
February 1, 2019 | Granted | February 5, 2019 |
Xun Zhao |
Blue print layout of 1965 Farndon Avenue and 1924 Churton Avenue |
February 4, 2019 | Granted | February 11, 2019 |
Ivy Brakaj, Camino Altos Plaza Inc. |
General Contractor of Record and Final Approved Permits for 4300 El Camino Real, Suite 100 (Berman Skin Institute, Build-out Project) |
February 4, 2019 | Granted | February 4, 2019 |
DeLeon Realty |
Building permit record search for 106 N Springer Rd |
February 5, 2019 | Granted | February 12, 2019 |
DeLeon Realty |
Building permit record search for 1189 S Springer Rd |
February 5, 2019 | Granted | February 12, 2019 |
Kathleen Sherman |
Certificate of occupancy, signoff on final inspection and/or any other docs proving project completion for 780 S El Monte Avenue |
February 5, 2019 | Granted | February 15, 2019 |
Erik Brown |
Building permit record search for 40 Main St |
February 6, 2019 | Granted | February 15, 2019 |
Jerry Clements |
Staff levels for Engineering Dept in 1985 and 2018, including titles |
February 7, 2019 | Granted | February 19, 2019 |
Heidi Chase, Troyer Group |
Building permit record search for 650 Distel Dr |
February 7, 2019 | Granted | February 15, 2019 |
Margaret Barton |
Building permit record search for 1330 Carvo Ct |
February 11, 2019 | Granted | February 15, 2019 |
Wendy Tarter, Construction Monitor |
Detailed information on all building permits issued for Nov, Dec 2018, and also Jan 2019 |
February 11, 2019 | Granted | February 11, 2019 |
Andrew Hill |
Building permit record search for 415 Guadalupe Dr |
February 11, 2019 | Granted | February 15, 2019 |
Tony Wong |
Plans for 569 Lassen St |
February 11, 2019 | Granted | February 21, 2019 |
Jon Miaullis |
Address of ADU building permits approved in 2017/2018 |
February 12, 2019 | Granted | February 20, 2019 |
Ginna Lazar, Lazar Homes |
Building permit record search for 755 Vista Grande. Include underground heating oil tank and/or septic system permits |
February 12, 2019 | Granted | February 20, 2019 |
Fulvio Cajina |
1) All permits issued to 889 Santa Rita Ave. Additionally, all blueprints, plans, drawings, and inspections/inspection reports in connection with the property for the period 1/1/2013-1/1/2016; and 2) All permits issued to 885 Santa Rita Ave. Additionally, all blueprints, plans, drawings, and inspections/inspection reports in connection with the property for the period 1/1/2015 - present. |
February 12, 2019 | Granted | March 20, 2019 |
Tina Klabo, Intero Real Estate |
Building permit record search for 808 Pico Lane |
February 13, 2019 | Granted | February 20, 2019 |
Margaret Goossens |
Building permit record search for 1278 Miramonte Ave from 2006 to present |
February 14, 2019 |
Granted | February 20, 2019 |
Sonya Roth, State Compensation Insurance Fund |
Copies of building permits issued to Your Way Construction Center, CSLB license #985209 and Wei Wang Construction Company, CSLB license #984153 |
February 14, 2019 |
Granted | February 21, 2019 |
Radhika Sarin |
Building permit record search for 1287 Fremont Avenue |
February 15, 2019 |
Granted | February 25, 2019 |
Jerry Koh |
Permit search & Certificate of Occupancy after renovation (Circa 1990) |
February 19, 2019 | Granted | March 1, 2019 |
Larry Jordan, Resource Utility Consultants |
Current contract with City's telephone, tele-communications and internet service providers, fully executed with confirmation and listing of supplemental accounts, including the current bill to City of Los Altos |
February 19, 2019 | Granted | March 1, 2019 |
Melissa Hartman, Town Crier |
All correspondence to and from Ramin Shahidi |
February 19, 2019 | Granted | March 25, 2019 |
Melissa Hartman, Town Crier |
List of addresses for all affordable housing units, or below market rate units, in the City including category (very low income, low income) and expected dates that future affordable housing units will become available through current developments under construction. |
February 19, 2019 | Granted | March 1, 2019 |
Sophia Lin |
Plans/drawings for 842 Altos Oaks Drive |
February 20, 2019 | Granted | February 21, 2019 |
Judy Decker |
Building Permit for 1378 Garthwick Court |
February 20, 2019 | Granted | March 1, 2019 |
Camille Dalmacio |
Building plans for 2055 Grant Road for anticipated telecom upgrades on equipment |
February 20, 2019 | Granted | February 21, 2019 |
Kirsten Hagen |
All planning/building permit records for 1347 Morton Avenue |
February 20, 2019 | Granted | March 4, 2019 |
Megan Nolet, AEI Consultants |
All historical and current building permits for 988 N San Antonio Road |
February 21, 2019 | Granted | March 4, 2019 |
Judi Hultberg |
List of HOA names and addresses on Tyndall Street; include contact info if possible |
February 21, 2019 | No records | March 1, 2019 |
Hans-Erik Nelson |
City Council Minutes from June 26, 1973 |
February 22, 2019 | Granted | February 25, 2019 |
Hoi Yee Tam |
Building permits for 510 San Luis Avenue |
February 25, 2019 | Granted | March 1, 2019 |
David Jones |
Planning and noticing documents regarding 374 N. Avalon Drive |
February 25, 2019 | No records | March 3, 2019 |
Hans-Erik Nelson |
Certificate of Occupancy related to Use Permit 73-UP-137. Applicant was Dorothy Duthie for operation of a pre-school at 1390 Truman Avenue. The Use Permit was approved with conditions at June 26, 1973 meeting of City Council. |
February 25, 2019 | No records | March 6, 2019 |
Belquis Gonzalez |
1. Certified copies of complaint/arrest affidavit; 2. certified copies of the Information, Indictments, or other charging documents; 3. Certified copies of the Judgment and Sentence; 4. Copy of the Order Terminating Probation; 5. Pre-trial program - provide certified copies of order placing Defendant in and completion of Pre-Trial Intervention or Diversion Program; 6. Certificate of Civil Rights Restoration, or proof of restoration of civil rights, if applicable; 7. If records were sealed pursuant to Section 943, Florida Statutes, provide a certified copy of the Sealing or Expungement Order |
February 27, 2019 | No records | March 1, 2019 |
Susan Bassi |
For the time period of calendar years 2011-2016: 1. All records related to calls for service at a Los Altos address known as 980 Crooked Creek Drive. This request includes all writings, 911 calls, dispatch logs, and redacted reports for this address for the time period specified |
February 28, 2019 | Granted | March 7, 2019 |
Ryan Gowdy, Alain Pinel Realtors |
Building permit records on 92 Loucks Ave |
March 4, 2019 | Granted | March 7, 2019 |
Steve Carlson, Intero Real Estate |
Building permit records on 304 Langton Ave |
March 4, 2019 | Granted | March 12, 2019 |
Steve Carlson, Intero Real Estate |
Building permit records on 1062 E Rose Cir |
March 4, 2019 | Granted | March 12, 2019 |
Steve Carlson, Intero Real Estate |
Building permit records on 306 Covington Rd |
March 4, 2019 | Granted | March 12, 2019 |
Steve Carlson, Intero Real Estate |
Building permit records on 1552 Julie Ln |
March 4, 2019 | Granted | March 12, 2019 |
Larry Baron |
All docs from 2018 and 2019 to date that concern Halsey House |
March 4, 2019 | Granted | March 22, 2019 |
GCA Law Partners LLP |
Subpoena for records: 1) All site plans for 889 Santa Rita Ave; 2) All property surveys of same; 3) All docs/communications provided by or on behalf of Ramachandran referencing property line between 889 and 885 Santa Rita Ave; 4) All docs/communications provided by or on behalf of Ramachandran that illustrate/reference fencing located on 889 or 885 Santa Rita Ave; 5) All docs/communications provided by or on behalf of Ramachandran referencing the accessory structure at 885 Santa Rita Ave; 6) All communications between City of Los Altos and Ramachandran or his representatives since 9/6/18; 7) All code enforcement complaints made by Ramachandran directed against 885 Santa Rita Ave or the Jacobs; 8) All communications relating to any code enforcement complaints made by Ramachandran directed against 885 Santa Rita Ave or the Jacobs; 9) All code enforcement complaints made by Ramachandran directed against any properties or property owners in Los Altos other than 885 Santa Rita Ave or the Jacobs; 10) All communications relating to any code enforcement complaints made by Ramachandran directed against any properties or property owners in Los Altos other than 885 Santa Rita Ave or the Jacob; 11) All architect drawings for 889 Santa Rita Ave from 1993 to present; 12) All docs relating to all construction projects at 889 Santa Rita Ave from 1993 to present including all submissions, applications, designs, permits, red tag notices, stop work orders, correspondence and communications; 13) An electronic version of the document attached as Exhibit 1 to this Attachment 3; and 14) An enlargement of the marked corner of the document attached as Exhibit 2 to this Attachment 3. |
March 7, 2019 | ||
Avanindar Singh, SCC Law Offices of the Public Defender |
1) All writings related to SB 395 including general orders, duty manual requirements, training materials, presentations, bulletins, protocols, policies, and procedures; 2) All writings related to the meaning or interpretation of a) custodial interrogation, b) shall consult, c) legal counsel in person, by telephone, or by video conference, d) shall not be waived, e) reasonably believed the information he or she sought was necessary to protect life or property from an imminent threat, f) questions were limited to those questions that were reasonably necessary to obtain that information, and g) the court shall, in adjudicating the admissibility of statements of a youth 15 yrs of age or younger made during or after a custodial interrogation, consider the effect of failure to comply with subdivision (a); 3) All writings, pertaining to compliance with Penal Code section 26 and In re Gladys R. - juvenile capacity with respect to youth under the age of 14; 4) The Department's standard Miranda Admonitions for a) Adults, b) Youth 16 yrs of age or older, and c) Youth 15 years of age or younger...(SB 395) |
March 6, 2019 | Granted | March 13, 2019 |
Avanindar Singh, SCC Law Offices of the Public Defender |
Records for all current and former officers: 1) records relating to the report, investigation or finding of an incident involving the discharge of a firearm at a person by a peace officer or custodial officer, OR incident in which use of force by a peace officer or custodial officer against a person resulted in death or great bodily injury; 2) Any record relating to an incident in which a sustained finding was made by any law enforcement agency or oversight agency that a peace officer or custodial officer engaged in sexual assault involving member of the public; and 3) Any record relating to an incident in which a sustained finding was made by any law enforcement agency or oversight agency of dishonesty by a peace officer directly relating to the reporting, investigation, or prosecution f a crime. |
March 8, 2019 | No records | March 14, 2019 |
Amrit Lalchandani |
Plans and approved plans, plus any associated permits for 1275 Eva Avenue |
March 11, 2019 | Granted | March 18, 2019 |
John Claus |
Building permit record search for 447 Benvenue Ave |
March 11, 2019 | Granted | March 18, 2019 |
Heidi Chase, Troyer Group |
Building permit records for 1416 Fallen Leaf Lane |
March 12, 2019 | Granted | March 21, 2019 |
Melissa Hartman, Town Crier |
All correspondence related to former Los Altos Police Department Officer's lawsuit against the law enforcement agency, filed in 2014 |
March 12, 2019 | ||
Melissa Hartman, Town Crier |
All correspondence and documentation regarding the alleged assault incident involving a Santa Clara resident, and a City employee in September of 2015 at Hillview Community Center |
March 12, 2019 | ||
John Claus, Sereno Group |
Permit search for 445 & 447 Benvenue Ave |
March 13, 2019 | Granted | March 18, 2019 |
Jerry Clements |
Amount and scope of engineering consultant contracts awarded in 2017 & 2018. Amount of construction contracts for capital improvements for same period, and breakdown for the specific projects. |
March 13, 2019 | ||
Steve Carlson, Intero Real Estate |
Building permit record history for 981 Thatcher Drive |
March 15, 2019 | Granted | March 25, 2019 |
Wendy Tarter, Construction Monitor |
Issued building permit info from 2/1/19 to current |
March 15, 2019 | Granted | March 18, 2019 |
Paul Boetius |
All documents containing the following language: "The applicant/owner agrees to indemnify, defend, protect, and hold the City harmless from all costs and expenses, including attorney’s fees, incurred by the City or held to be the liability of the City in connection with the City’s defense of its actions in any proceedings brought in any State or Federal Court, challenging any of the City’s action with respect to the applicant’s project." Any document concerning indemnifications, defense, protection of the City from costs, expenses, and other liabilities by a property owner or developer in connection with a building permit, variance application or request, project plans involving a residential or commercial property |
March 18, 2019 | ||
Shilpa Merchant, Alain Pinel |
Building permit record search request for 1522 Julie Lane |
March 18, 2019 | Granted | March 27, 2019 |
Ambreen Brown |
Record of sewer connection permit for 1545 Niblick Avenue |
March 18, 2019 | Granted | March 19, 2019 |
William Ferguson |
Crime statistics for Residence Inn, 4460 El Camino Real, Los Altos between 4/12-17/2018. |
March 19, 2019 | No records | March 19, 2019 |
Robert Fellner |
2018 Compensation Report |
March 20, 2019 | Granted | March 29, 2019 |
Carol Jeans, Sereno Group |
Building permit record search for 1330 Carvo Ct |
March 21, 2019 | Granted | March 27, 2019 |
Mini Kalkat and David Troyer, Intero Real Estate Services |
Permit search history for 523 Deodara Dr |
March 21, 2019 | Granted | March 27, 2019 |
Samantha Lemessy, SmartProcure |
City staff contact information |
March 25, 2019 | Granted | March 25, 2019 |
Tina Klabo, Intero Real Estate |
Building permit records for 211 Solana Drive |
March 25, 2019 | Granted | March 27, 2019 |
Erik Rauch |
Reports, Surveys, calculations, and any other supporting docs to determine which parcels will be assessed the Stormwater Runoff Fee. Methods used to determine how much each parcel impacted by Fee will be paying (SCI Consulting's report "Stormwater Fee Report" and any other City docs. |
March 25, 2019 | ||
Veronica Kogler, CB Norcal |
Building permit record search for 1200 Miguel Avenue |
March 25, 2019 | Granted | March 27, 2019 |
Rockwood Design |
Building permit record search for 539 Valley View Drive |
March 25, 2019 | No records | March 27, 2019 |
Laron John |
Current list of all active cases of vacant/blighted properties reported in Los Altos |
March 26, 2019 | Granted | March 28, 2019 |
Jerry Clements |
1) How much overhead should be added to salary numbers to determine the total cost of an employee to the City (i.e. benefits)? 2) What are the construction costs of the two island improvement projects close to Rancho Shopping Center? |
March 26, 2019 | ||
Wesley Mitchell |
Permit records for 2012 Louise Lane |
March 27, 2019 | Granted | March 29, 2019 |
Deborah Barbour, McManis Faulkner |
Building Permit Record Search for 461 Patrick Way |
March 27, 2019 | ||
Grace Bermudes |
Building Permit Record Search for 2012 Louise Lane |
March 28, 2019 | Granted | March 29, 2019 |
E. David Marks, GCA Law Partners LLP |
1) All documents produced to Fulvio Cajina (Law Office of Fulvio Cajina) in response to his public records request of 10/15/18; and 2) All communications with Fulvio Cajina (Law Office of Fulvio Cajina) regarding his public records request of 10/15/18. |
March 29, 2019 | ||
E. David Marks, GCA Law Partners LLP |
1) All documents produced to Paul Boetius in response to his public records request of 10/25/18; and 2) All communications with Paul Boetius (or his agents) regarding his public records request of 10/25/18. |
March 29, 2019 | ||
McManis Faulkner Law Firm |
Building permit record search for 461 Patrick Way |
March 29, 2019 |