Spread a Little Sunshine and Celebrate Sunshine Week

We aim to engage our communities in conversation about the importance of  the public’s right to know and educate them about local and state freedom of information and so-called sunshine laws. We'll tell you about the public records that are available, how to get, use and decipher them, and how and why journalists utilize them to further our core mission of covering and informing our communities well.

First, a little background on Sunshine Week, which was launched in 2005 by the American Society of Newspaper Editors. Sunshine Week is a national initiative to promote a dialogue about the importance of open government and freedom of information. Participants include news media, civic groups, libraries, nonprofits, schools and others interested in the public's right to know. 

The week, March 13-19, is funded primarily by a grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation of Miami, along with the ASNE Foundation. 

Join us in Hollywood Patch and spread a little sunshine around town.