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Investigative · INVESTIGATIVE_001
Drafted · in review
The Record Behind the Answer
When a public body says an emailed records request was flagged and never received by the intended recipients, what records should exist inside its own systems — and what does the public do when the answer to a records request is itself a records question?
Investigative · INVESTIGATIVE_002
Drafted · in review
Three Requests, One Question
What record sits behind the answer from each public body — City, DA, and APD — and how did one neighbor housing dispute become a three-agency records audit?
Article
Held until safe-date gate
We Are Still Here
The first public essay, after filing and the safe-date gate.
Article
Drafted
The 180-Day Window
APD, bodycam, and public-records retention. What the clock means, and why it matters before evidence ages out.
Article
Drafted
How AI Made the Law Legible
Access-to-justice angle: AI as a tool, not a lawyer. What changed at the kitchen table when statutes, deadlines, and templates became readable.
Article
Drafted
How to Build a Kitchen-Table Evidence File
Practical guide to preserving records without a law firm.
Article
Drafted
Public Records Are a Right. Delay Is a Wall.
City and county records fights: fees, deadlines, and appeal paths when the answer is silence.
Article
Drafted
Where Do Albany Public Comments Go?
Public-comment access investigation. Albany's archive shows packets, summaries, minutes, and video — but no visible separate column for public comments.
Method
Drafted · May 22, 2026
Audit the Audit
Using the May 22, 2026 Linn County Assessor & Tax Collector standalone request to model how to audit public records searches.