Last month the SJVCEO with the SoCalREN launched our GEM Awards (for those public agencies “Going the Extra Mile”). Participating agencies progress from emerald to ruby to sapphire to diamond in an effort to save energy at their facilities and save money in their operating budgets!
“May your coming year be filled with magic and dreams and good madness. I hope you read some fine books and kiss someone who thinks you’re wonderful, and don’t forget to make some art—write or draw or build or sing or live as only you can. And I hope somewhere in the next year, you surprise yourself.
We believe there is room for improvement in the process of contracting, especially the strong preference for P4P. While P4P contracts shift risk from the contact holder, the burden and impact are passed on to the program participant, can inhibit innovation, and disproportionally impacts program participants in rural, hard-to-reach, and disadvantaged communities—the very people the SJVCEO is charged to serve.
Three years in and movies are back, theaters are open, and ComicCon left us deep in our feelings. It’s a far cry from where we started when we put out our first Blockbuster playlist in 2020, and being back in a theater is a gift and the anticipation of settling in and going someplace totally new for a few hours is something we’re so grateful to do again. (Even if it means paying to see a Minion movie three times over.)
“May your coming year be filled with magic and dreams and good madness. I hope you read some fine books and kiss someone who thinks you’re wonderful, and don’t forget to make some art—write or draw or build or sing or live as only you can. And I hope somewhere in the next year, you surprise yourself.”
