Valley Vision History
1994
What is the year VV was founded?
This unique public-private partnership is called “CAP”, not to be confused with the one on your head.
What is the Cleaner Air Partnership?
This staff member was honored by California Forward the Regional Steward Leader award recipient in 2023.
Who is Trish Kelly?
This CEO is known as the Hunter & Gatherer of Hacker Lab.
Who is Gina Lujan?
These are the six counties in the SACOG region, which represents Valley Vision’s core service area.
What are El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, Sutter, Yolo, and Yuba Counties?
Gordon Schaber (of UOP), James McClatchy (of The Sacramento Bee), and Len McCandliss (of Sierra Health Foundation)
Who are the founders of VV?
This has become VV’s signature biennial event.
What is the Livability Summit?
This is just one of the eight Valley Vision staff members who are alumni of our local universities.
Who is…(name any of the following)
Navreet Hundal, Grace Kaufman, Adrian Rehn, Evan Schmidt, Angelina Olweny, Renee John, Jessica Lara, Kathy Saechou?
This board member might have a little dirt on his boots from his day at the office.
Who is Shawn Harrison?
(also accepted: George Claire)
It is the top agricultural commodity in Placer, Sutter, and Yuba counties.
What is rice?
Valley Vision had a prominent role in this groundbreaking land use and transportation visioning effort, led by SACOG.
What is The Sacramento Region Blueprint project?
VV’s focus on equity, economy, and environment made it a natural fit to lead this current state-funded project, focused on building an inclusive, climate-forward economy.
What is We Prosper Together (or CA Jobs First)?
This staff member joined VV as an Intern in 2014.
Who is Adrian Rehn?
This former board chair is a tiki culture connoisseur, and also happens to be a leading legal expert in flood protection and water management.
Who is Scott Shapiro?
There are 23 of them in the six county region. No wonder regional agenda setting is so hard.
What are incorporated cities?
This action sparked the founding of VV.
What is the closure of Mather and McClellan Air Bases?
The fact that we are using broadband to play this game suggests we’re not in a priority neighborhood for this project.
What is the Connected Capital Area Broadband Consortium (or ‘the Broadband Consortium’...or ‘the CPUC project…or the Digital Equity project)?
Past work in domestic violence shelters and youth camps have contributed to her commitment to creating equitable and safe conditions for everyone.
Who is Evan Schmidt?
With a background in radio and TV, she always stands ready to be a spokesperson for Valley Vision.
Who is Erica Taylor?
$68,029 per year (or $32.71 per hour)
What is the self sufficiency wage (or livable wage) for a family living in Sacramento County (with two adults and two children)?