• Midtown Branding – Gold Award – Entrant: City of Riverside (Category: Graphics/Logo)
• Join RFD Core Values video – Silver Award – Entrant: City of Riverside (Category: Video)

• Riverside 2024: A Year of Growth and Innovation – PROMOTION OF A CITY/COUNTY/PUBLIC AGENCY (2+ Full-Time)
• Inside Riverside | Ep. 56 | Riverside scientist recognized & our local parks upgrade – NEWS MONTHLY/WEEKLY
• Riverside Connect: Connecting You Where You Want to Go – GRAPHIC ANIMATION
• Riverside Linemen & Firefighters Safety Training – EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT- EOC
• Shindigs in Riverside: Where Great Food, Drinks, and Live Music Come Together – ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

• Riverside Arts & Culture District – Gold Award – Entrant: City of Riverside (Category: Out-of-Home Campaign)
• Explore Article: The Rustik Fork – Silver Award – Entrant: City of Riverside (Category: Editorial Spread or Feature)
• Fox Arts Center Box Office Wrap – Bronze Award – Entrant: City of Riverside (Category: Out-of-Home - Large Venue)
• Insect Fair 2024 Social Promo – Bronze Award – Entrant: City of Riverside (Category: Social Media)
• Explore Article Copy: Rustik Fork – Bronze Award – Entrant: City of Riverside (Category: Copywriting)
• Festival of Lights 2024 Social Promo – Bronze Award – Entrant: City of Riverside (Category: Social Media)
• Watch Riverside TV Website – Bronze Award – Entrant: City of Riverside (Category: Website)
• City of Riverside Sustainability Logo – Gold Award – Entrant: Compelle (City of Riverside) (Category: Logo Design)
• Arlington Village Branding – Silver Award – Entrant: Compelle (City of Riverside) (Category: Outdoor Board - Multiple Boards)
• Riverside Turning Dreams To Reality – Silver Award – Entrant: Compelle (City of Riverside) (Category: Internet Commercial)
• Riverside Economic Development Logo Design – Bronze Award – Entrant: Compelle (City of Riverside) (Category: Logo Design)

• Inside Riverside – March 22, 2024 – News Monthly Weekly or Daily
• Friday Night “Pep Rally” – Sports Programming – Edited
• Live College Football Fullerton vs Riverside City College – Sports Programming Live
• Elsinore vs JW North - Sports Programming Live
• Live High School Football Playoffs - San Gorgonio vs Ramona - Sports Programming Live

• Silver – Explore Riverside Magazine Winter/Spring 2024 – Magazine Design
• Silver – Art from the Heart Playing Cards – Specialty Advertising

• – Award of Distinction – City of Riverside Fire Department – Strategic Plan, Graphic Design
• – EPIC Award – Shop Riverside Campaign – Rebrand
• – EPIC Award – Shop Riverside, Graphic Design
• – Best in Show – Shop Riverside, Rebrand/Campaign

• – Silver – RFD Strategic Plan, Annual Report
• – Bronze – Shop Riverside, Integrated Media Public Service Campaign
• – Bronze – RPU 2021 Groundwater Atlas, Annual Report
• Golden Post Awards – Government Social Media
• – Best Facebook Presence Finalist – City of Riverside Facebook

• – Platinum Award – 30th Annual Festival of Lights Switch on Ceremony | Video
• – Gold Award – City of Riverside Public Meeting Broadcasts | Video
• – Gold Award – Live College Football – Fullerton vs RCC | Video

• – 1st Place – Green Conflict Zones
• – 1st Place – Public Meeting Coverage
• – 1st Place – Talk Show: Coaches Perspective
• – 1st Place – Overall Excellence (Budget $400k–$800k)
• – 1st Place – News Story: STEM Pulls
• – 2nd Place – Historical Documentary
• – 2nd Place – Public Affairs: Riverside Monthly
• – 2nd Place – High School Football: Calabasas vs Ramona
• – 3rd Place – Fullerton vs RCC
• – 3rd Place – City Services Video: Reshape Riverside

• Award of Excellence in Public Power Communications

• – Bronze – Public Service Brand Elements – Walk to End Homelessness Logo
• – Bronze – Public Service Television Commercial – Starting a Business in Riverside
• – Bronze – Public Service Television Commercial – A Day in the Life, Lovie Jung
• – Bronze – Photography, Color – Explore Magazine Cover Winter/Spring 2019

• 1st place – Best Use of Animation or Motion Graphics – Inside Riverside's Budget Process
• 1st place – Best Use of Set Design – In Studio: The Dangers
• 1st place – Live Programming – 25th Annual Festival of Lights Switch On
• 1st place – Public/Community Meetings – Meeting Coverage
• 1st place – Sports Event Coverage (3 years in a row) – Game of the Week: Hillcrest vs Arcadia
• 2nd place – Public Affairs – Riverside Monthly
• 3rd place – Environmental – Spotlight Riverside – Charles Cai
• 3rd place – Sports Show – UC Riverside Coaches Show – Nov 1, 2017

• MISAC – Excellence in IT Practices Award
• Ranked #7 – Digital Cities Survey – Center for Digital Government
• Overall Finalist – Government Experience Awards

• Ranked #4 – Digital Cities Survey – Center for Digital Government
• Finalist – City Government Experience Award
• Turning Red Tape Into Red Carpet Award – Arts Innovation (Cheech Marin Center) – Inland Empire Economic Partnership
• SCAG – Award of Excellence – Riverside PACT Plan

• 6th Place – Digital Cities Survey (Cities with 250,000–499,999 residents)
• Highest Score – LGBTQ Inclusion Survey
• Ranked #6 – Digital Cities Survey – Center for Digital Government
• Ranked #63 – America's Best Cities: U.S. Place Equity 2020

• Top 50 Best U.S. Cities to Start a Business (2020 List)
• 10th Place – Digital Cities Survey
• 33rd Best U.S. City to Live – Adam McCann
• #1 Place to Relocate in California
• Equipt to Innovate Class of 2019
• #1 City Government Experience Award

• Milken Institute – Best-Performing Cities 2018
• Top 30 Cities Where Small Business Owners Are Thriving
• Named “Digital Leader” – PI World
• UC Riverside ranked #32 – Best Colleges in America – Money Magazine
• 7th Place – Digital Cities Award
• MISAC – Award of Excellence – IT Practices

• CALED Award of Merit, Collaborations in Real Estate & Finance: Farm House Collective Project
• CALED Award of Merit, Programs & Promotions: Riverside Realized

• CALED Award of Economic Development Merit, Programming: Riverside Economic Summit
• CALED Award of Economic Development Merit, Riverside Founder’s Hike

• California Department of Housing & Community Development – Prohousing Designation
• ESRI – SAG Award – Special Achievement in GIS for the 2021–2029 Housing Element Update

• American Planning Association – Excellence Award – Comprehensive Plan (Large Jurisdiction) for the 2021–2029 Housing Element
• Turning Red Tape Into Red Carpet Award – Arts Innovation – Cheech Marin Center – Inland Empire Economic Partnership

• Preservation Design Award – Cultural Resource Studies Category – Latino Historic Context Statement

• California Association for Local Economic Development – Award of Merit for “Excite” and “Streamline Riverside”

• AEP- Achievement of Excellence in Procurement® Award. 2025

• AEP - Purchasing – Achievement of Excellence in Procurement 2024
• CSMFO: Capital Budget Excellence Award Fiscal Years 2024-2025 & 2025-2026
• GFOA – Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting (Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2023)
• GFOA – Award for Outstanding Achievement in Popular Annual Financial Reporting (Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2023)
• Distinguished Budget Presentation Award (GFOA) – Received October 2024

• AEP - Purchasing – Achievement of Excellence in Procurement
• GFOA – Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting
• ACFR – Annual Comprehensive Financial Report Award Winner
• PAFR – Popular Annual Financial Reporting Award Winner

• GFOA – Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting (2021 ACFR)
• GFOA – Award for Outstanding Achievement in Popular Annual Financial Reporting (2021 PAFR)
• NPI – Achievement of Excellence in Procurement (2022 AEP)
• GFOA – Distinguished Budget Presentation Award (Fiscal Year 2021–2022)
• CSMFO – Operating Budget Excellence Award (FY 2021–2022)
• CSMFO – Capital Budget Excellence Award (FY 2021–2022)

• 12th straight year – Achievement of Excellence in Procurement (NPI)
• 14th straight year – Distinguished Budget Presentation Award (GFOA)
• Operating Budget Excellence Award – Biennial Budget 2016–2018
• Excellence in Budgeting Award – CSMFO

• 28th straight year – Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting
• 13th straight year – Distinguished Budget Presentation Award
• 11th straight year – Achievement of Excellence in Procurement (NPI)

• Green Fleet Award – #1 in North America

• Green Fleet – #2 in North America
• Top Fleets in North America – Ranked #34 out of 100

• Green Fleet – #6 in North America (Top 100 Best Fleets 2018)

• MISAC – Excellence in IT Practices Award
• Ranked #5 – Digital Cities Survey – Center for Digital Government

• MISAC – Excellence in IT Practices Award
• Ranked #7 – Digital Cities Survey – Center for Digital Government
• Overall Finalist – Government Experience Awards

• MISAC – Excellence in IT Practices Award
• Ranked #6 – Digital Cities Survey – Center for Digital Government
• Ranked #4 – Government Experience Awards

• MISAC – Excellence in IT Practices Award
• Ranked #4 – Digital Cities Survey – Center for Digital Government
• Overall Finalist – Government Experience Awards

• MISAC – IT Excellence Award
• Ranked #6 – Digital Cities Survey – Center for Digital Government
• Digital Cities Survey – 20th Anniversary Participation Award

• MISAC – IT Excellence Award
• Ranked #6 – Digital Cities Survey – Center for Digital Government

• 1st Place – Government Experience Award – Center for Digital Government
• MISAC – Excellence in IT Best Practices
• Equipt to Innovate – Top 5 in Overall, Race Informed, Dynamically Planned, Data Driven, Employee Engaged
• Winner – Digital Cities Survey

• MISAC – Excellence in IT Best Practices
• Winner – Digital Cities Survey

• Accredited by the American Alliance of Museums
• Harada House has been a National Historic Landmark since 1990 (NHL #77000325)
• Harada House has been a California Historical Landmark since 6 October 2021 (CHL #1060)

• Mayor’s Ball 2025: Art Based Event – First Place for Local Vibes Arts & Music Festival
• CPRS Award of Excellence Park Development – Ysmael Villegas Park
• NRPA Spotlight Advocacy Award – Robert M. Artz Advocate Award – Adrian Dell Roberts

• Riverside Downtown Partnership Event – Spring Eggstravaganza

• CPRS Award of Excellence – For Creating Community under the Arts & Cultural Services and Equitable & Inclusive Programming (Project BRIDGE, RAP, and Friendly Stars)

• CPRS Award of Excellence – For Building and Design of the Bourns Family Youth Innovation Center
• Inland Empire Economic Partnership Learning Labs
• County of Riverside Recognition – Turning Red Tape into Red Carpet Award Reception
• Keep Riverside Clean & Beautiful Outstanding Beautification Award – BFYIC Arlington Park (2nd Place)
• State of California Senate Recognition – Learning Labs

• Explore Riverside Activity Guide – Award of Excellence – Marketing and Communications • Print Publication
• Capture Riverside Parks Photo Contest – Award of Excellence – Marketing and Communications • Marketing Campaign
• Riverside Live Steamers – Service Award of Excellence – Champion of the Community
• Project Bridge – Award of Excellence – Creating Community, Youth Development

2025--

SCAG Sustainability Awards Honorable Mention Award for the City’s Transformative Climate Communities (TCC) + Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities (AHSC) Grant project.

• Outstanding Achievement in Sustainability Award – Southern California Association of Governments

• Bronze Bicycle Friendly Community – League of American Bicyclists (2025–2029)

• Friends of Frank Miller Recognition – For supporting relocation of store and museum (Erik Lue – Parking Services Division)
• Commendation from Chief of Police – Related to attempted murder investigation assistance (Erik Lue – Parking Services Division)
• TNI Compliant Certification – WQCP Lab certified by ELAP
• Warehouse Audit Recognition – 100% accuracy and zero variance (WQCP Team)
• Supervisor of the Year – George Munoz (CWEA SARBS)
• Foundations of Supervision Certificate – Jeff Taylor, Bryan Padilla, Kevin Sudds, George Munoz
• EPIC Training Master Certificate – Elijha Curcie, Usha Kademani, Inge Tunggaldjaja
• Captured $7.5M in Federal Funds – For bike lanes, crosswalks, and sidewalks
• Recognized as Tree City USA – Arbor Day Foundation

• Active, Healthy and Safe Communities Award – SCAG
• Water Quality Mitigation Award – ASCE – Phoenix Storm Drain Diversion
• Advancing Diversity and Social Change Excellence Award
• Tree City USA – 37th year recognized by Arbor Day Foundation
• Award of Excellence – SCAG – Riverside PACT Plan

• Active, Healthy and Safe Communities Award – SCAG – Riverside PACT Plan

• Large Project Achievement Award – Over $100M – Wastewater Quality Control Plant Phase 1 – CMAA
• Fuel Cell Project and Future Bio-Gas/Energy Plan Award – Industrial Environment Association

• 2024 Community Impact Award – Riverside Police Department / Chief Larry Gonzalez
• Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) – 2025 DUI Enforcement Awards
• Inland Empire Blue Bells – 2024 Proactive Police Work
• American Red Cross – First Responder Hero Award (Watch Video) – Officer Ransom DeCastro

• International Association of Chiefs of Police – Highlighted Agency at 2022 IACP Conference (Dallas, TX)
• 25th Annual Riverside County K-9 Trials – Top Team Award: Riverside Police K-9 Unit
• California Public-Safety Radio Association – Outstanding Performance
• Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) – DUI Enforcement Award
• Inland Empire Blue Belles – Proactive Police Work

• International Accreditation – 2023–2028, ISO Class 1
• #1 City Service – Citywide Survey

• Sue Kelly Community Service Award – American Public Power Association