D.C. OGC

Join the D.C. Open Government Coalition for #sunshineweek at 5:30 p.m., Thursday, March 19 at the MLK Library to mull transparency in the District. Hint: it's not so great. Sign up here: luma.com/7mczqpqr

That would be "on the wane." Too bad Elon Musk doesn't let us edit our posts anymore.....

Join us! 5:30 p.m. Thursday, March 19 for #sunshineweek at the MLK Library. Lots to talk about as transparency in the District of Columbia is on the wante. Free and open to the public. Sign up here: luma.com/7mczqpqr?tk=Ey…

Whose information is it anyway? Join @dcogc for our annual #sunshineweek event, 5:30 p.m. Thursday, March 19 at the MLK Library in DC. Sign up here: luma.com/7mczqpqr

DCOGC board members push for greater law enforcement transparency. Listen and read their testimony here: dcogc.org/dcogc-blog/y14…

Planning to testify on Wednesday at the D.C. Council’s hearing on policing, immigration enforcement in the District and lack of transparency? We have tips. bit.ly/3OEGWt4

(4/4) We’re working to change that. The D.C. Open Government Coalition is pushing for stronger transparency laws and real enforcement. Learn more: link in bio.

(3/4) Public records laws exist for a reason: to ensure timely access to information about how government works. When responses take years, accountability suffers.

(1/4) That shouldn’t happen. Ever. FOIA delays like this block access to information the public has a right to see. Transparency delayed is transparency denied.

Journalism, law, and transparency—Bob brings decades of experience and expertise to the Coalition. From the newsroom to the courtroom to the policy table, he’s spent his career advancing the public’s right to access government information.

(6/6) Read our full breakdown on why this matters — and what reforms we’re calling for: 👉 dcogc.org/dcogc-blog #DCTransparency #OpenGovernment #FOIA #PublicAccountability #DCOGC

(5/6) Open government only works when access is real.

(1/6) If the public can’t access emergency records, who is the system really accountable to?

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This but comes on the cusp of the biggest political shift since D.C. won home rule. (The D.C. Home Rule Act of 1973 gave District residents the power to elect a mayor, D.C. Councilmembers and Advisory Neighborhood Commissioners.) We also promise an evening of fun!

Save the Date for “Whose Information Is It, Anyway?”: @dcogc annual celebration of Sunshine Week from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday March 19, 2026 at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G Street NW. Programming is still in the works...