Community TransHIT

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The Players

Millions in contracts. Enterprise cybersecurity. Legal counsel. Public records professionals. One envelope absolutely fucking defeated them.

Rachel Woods, Public Records Officer, Community Transit

Rachel Woods

Public Records Officer

Signs the agency's records correspondence. Said no records existed, then described the rule.

 De Tapia, Director of Information Technology, Community Transit

De Tapia

Director of Information Technology

The agency built its search around her connection to Phil Tapia, then dropped it from the executive search.

 Michael Berman, Technology Infrastructure & Cybersecurity, Community Transit

Michael Berman

Technology Infrastructure & Cybersecurity

The mail redirect rule is attributed to his office. His June emails contradict the retention answer.

 Matthew Hendricks, Outside Counsel, Hendricks Law PLLC, Community Transit

Matthew Hendricks

Outside Counsel, Hendricks Law PLLC

His May 6, 2026 letter is the stated reason eight agency-entered requests exist.