Oh, Magic 8-ball ...

How surreal was this??

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From: Randi Levin
Wednesday - May 28, 2008 1:26 PM
To: ITAAll
Subject: Fwd: Enhancement to the CityFone System

Team, I'm pleased to announce a new enhancement to the CityFone system. In an attempt to familiarized (sp?) ITA personnel within the Agency, a picture will be now included on the CityFone system as part of the employee information. I hope that this new feature is helpful and increases teamwork among the agency. This enhancement will be effective Monday May 26th, 2008 (It wasn't).

Sincerely,

Randi Levin

Chief Technology Officer & General Manager

Information Technology Agency

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From: Randi Levin
Wednesday - May 28, 2008 1:38 PM
To: ITAAll
Subject: Fwd: Enhancement to the CityFone System

Team, This system/functional (sp?) is only used internally to the city. We checked with the city attorney's office prior to announcing this feature and they said that the pictures would not be sent to the press as part of any public records acts. I hope this clarifies this issue.

Thanks,

Randi

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Some public records info: link

California First Amendment Coalition links: here

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From: Randi Levin
Wednesday - May 28, 2008 1:51 PM
To: ITAAll
Subject: Fwd: Enhancement to the CityFone System

Team, I have received a large amount of feedback from the staff that they don't think this is a good idea for safety and security reasons. I have heard you and listened. We will not roll this functionality out at all. The safety and security of our staff is most important. Ya think?

Sincerely,

Randi

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Did not one of her managers realize what kind of concerns would be raised by this so-called "enhancement?" While Randi sent the message, and we know how people treat the messenger, some of the blame has to fall on other managers that knew about this and didn't raise red flags. By the way, who is proof-reading her missives? Spell check? Grammar-check? Use the technology people.