Nominate Local Champions of Open Government

Do you know people in Encinitas who have championed local government transparency?  Encinitas Patch is participating in Sunshine Week 2012, which begins on March 11, by promoting the Sunshine Week organization’s national Local Heroes contest. We’ll also be talking up, covering and conversing with you about open government and freedom of information on our site during that week, so stay tuned.

This week we want to kick that conversation off with a call to action to you to nominate local open government champions who have played a significant role fighting for local government transparency.

If you’d like to nominate someone for Sunshine Week, you can do so online. The deadline for nominations is Monday Feb. 20 so put this on your Must Do list right away. The winner will be honored in Washington. We'll share the winners with you.

Faced any challenges with government transparency in our town? Share your stories with me at marlena.medford@patch.com and I'll share them with our community.

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