STAR Awards

 

ANIMAL SERVICES

1. Mini Therapy Horses Visit LAFD - LA CityView Media Group

2. LB PETS: Is It Safe to Walk Your Pet in Hot Weather? – Long Beach Television

3. Long Beach Pets: Dog Behavior Training with Positive Reinforcement 101 and 201 -Long Beach Television

4. Animal Services Saves Animals During Lake Fire – County of Santa Barbara

ARTS + ENTERTAINMENT

1. Artistic Legacy Grant Awardee: Rhodessa Jones – SFGovTV

2. Do Your Hear the People Sing? – Town of Apple Valley

3. Arts Council for Long Beach: Creative Economy Mural Program - Long Beach Television

4. 44th Annual Black Doll Show – LA CityView Media Group

CITY/COUNTY SERVICES INFORMATION VIDEO

1. Speaking at a Board of Supervisors Meeting – County of San Diego

2. Apt to Recycle – City of Moreno Valley MoVal TV

3. How to Become a Chico City Councilmember – City of Chico

4. Records Division – City of Rancho Mirage

COMMUNITY AWARENESS (1 Full-Time)

1. Riverside Agricultural Commissioner’s Office – Celebrating National Agriculture Day - Riverside County Agricultural Commissioner

2. TIE Daishawn Bates: Cultivating Seeds of Greatness - Solano County Office of Education

3. TIE State of the City – City of Glendale

4. Young Adult Court – County of Orange

5. Foster City’s Rules of the Road for E-bikes -  City of Foster City

COMMUNITY AWARENESS (2+ Full -Time)

1. McConnell Park – Town of Apple Valley

2. Chip Seal – RivCoTV

3. Podium Series: Environmental Tips – Stormwater Edition - Solano County Office of Education

4. Big Mowing: How the City Maintains Levees - City of Sacramento Department of Utilities

COMMUNITY EVENT COVERAGE (1 Full-Time)

1. Uptown Whittier Christmas Parade ft. Melia - City of Whittier

2. Earth Day 2025 - City of Rancho Mirage

3. Community Clean Air Day 2024 - San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District (Valley Air District)

4. Water Works Wonders – Event Recap - Western Municipal Water District

COMMUNITY EVENT COVERAGE (2-3 Full-Time)

1. 2025 National Crime Victims’ Rights Week Candlelight Vigils Recap - Riverside County District Attorney’s Office

2. 2025 APPA Lineworkers Rodeo Recap Video - City of Roseville

3. California’s Middle-Mile Broadband Initiative | Partnering with the Karuk Tribe - California Department of Technology

4. 2024 Adoption Day - Riverside County Department of Public Social Services

COMMUNITY EVENT COVERAGE (4+ Full-Time)

1. ICLIP: Long Beach Airport 2024 Festival of Flight - Long Beach Television

2. Youth Summit Recap - RivCoTV

3. City Canvas: Let’s Glow SF - SFGovTV

4. 40th Annual Kingdom Day Parade 2025 - LA CityView Media Group

DIVERSITY/EQUITY/INCLUSION

1. The Freedom Braiders - SFGovTV

2. Back 2 School Fresh Event Helps Shalimar Students Prepare For Class - City of Costa Mesa

3. LA Civil Rights LA For All 2024 - LA CityView Media Group

4. Pride Parade 2024  - Los Angeles Department of Water and Power

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

1. ShopDine SF: Adventures in SF’s Union Square with the cast of ACT’s “A Whynot Christmas Carol” - SFGovTV

2. Shindigs in Riverside: Where Great Food, Drinks, and Live Music Come Together - City of Riverside

3. San Francisco Open For Business: Paxton Gate - SFGovTV

4. Vacant To Vibrant: Holy Stitch! - SFGovTV

EDUCATION/SCHOOLS

1. San Bernardino County Museum Field Trip Video Series - San Bernardino County

2. Project Graduate - Riverside County Department of Public Social Services

3. New Program Provides Firefighting Training to Ramona High Students - County of San Diego

4. ACOE’s Incarceration to College Program - Alameda County Office of Education

ELECTION COVERAGE

1. Mail Ballots-Behind the Scenes - County of San Diego

2. Vote In-Person or Submit Your Ballot at a Drop Box in Long Beach - Long Beach Television

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT- EOC

1. Riverside Linemen & Firefighters Safety Training - City of Riverside

2. San José Fire Training Center & EOC - San José Fire Department

3. Don’t Rely on Luck, Survive and Recover in a Disaster - County of San Diego

4. Los Angeles Fire Department Wildfire Recovery Warning - LA CityView Media Group

ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES 

1. Charged Conversations - ReGen Monterey

2. EVolution Moreno Valley - City of Moreno Valley

3. One Ride at a Time: Driving a Greener Future - Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District

4. Let’s Beautify MoVal Together - City of Moreno Valley

ETHNIC EXPERIENCE

1. Taste of Soul 2024 - LA CityView Media Group

2. County of Santa Clara Black April | 50 Year Commemoration - Santa Clara County Office of Communications and Public Affairs

3. Costa Mesa’s Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration 2024 - City of Costa Mesa

4. “Honrando la Vida, Celebrando la Herencia” – Honoring Life, Celebrating Heritage - City of Santa Clarita

GRAPHIC ANIMATION 

1. TIE Rialto Holiday Festival and Parade 2024 – City of Rialto – Rialto Network

2. TIE 2024 State of the County Promo - County of Riverside Executive Office

3. Sonoma County Regional Parks – Where does our funding come from and where does it go? - Sonoma County Regional Parks

4. Riverside Connect: Connecting You Where You Want to Go - City Of Riverside

5. Apt to Recycle - City of Moreno Valley

HEALTH PUBLIC/MENTAL

1. Sudden Cardiac Arrest Took Local Mom’s Life – An Emergency Medical Team Brought Her Back - County of San Diego

2. San Francisco Wraparound Project - SFGovTV

3. Betty Ford Center - City of Rancho Mirage

4. Mobile Evaluation Team - Livermore Police Department

HISTORICAL

1. Museum 1923 Ford Model T Donation - San Bernardino County

2. Celebrating 50 Years of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California’s Water Quality Laboratory - Metropolitan Water District of Southern California     

3. A Symbol of Hope for Trace Elementary - San José Fire Department

4. Santa Barbara County History – The Courthouse - County of Santa Barbara

HOMELESS 

1. Welcome Home - Riverside County Department of Public Social Services

2. Measure A Changes Lives - County of Santa Clara

3. Success Through Interim Housing Projects – County of Santa Barbara

HUMAN INTEREST

1. Logan’s Journey - Riverside County Department of Public Social Services

2. Malakai’s Wish - Contra Costa County Employment & Human Services Department

3. Neighbors Resilience - Cal OES

4. Project Shepherd – Legend of Lakewood - CityTV, City of Lakewood

INSTRUCTION/TRAINING

1. Keeping Your Restaurant Vermin-Free - County of San Diego

2. Lauder Staff Ride - CAL FIRE, California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection

3. New Employee Orientation 2025 - City of Torrance

4. Welcome to Western Water – Employee Onboarding Video - Western Municipal Water District (Western Water)

INTERVIEW/TALK SHOW

1. Meet Your District Supervisor Joel Engardio, District 4 - SFGovTV

2. Experience the Holidays in the City of Garden Grove 2024 - Garden Grove TV3

3. Tiff on the Town - City of Lancaster

4. Talk Around Town – Clay Bank Rd & Manuel Campos Pkwy - City of Fairfield MOD Team

LIBRARY

1. Pasadena Public Library Celebrates 140 Years of Service - Pasadena Media

2. Rancho Mirage Writers Festival - City of Rancho Mirage

3. Library Weekly Update Series - Roseville Parks, Recreation & Libraries

MILITARY

1. Los Angeles Fire Department Veterans Day Honoree - LA CityView Media Group

2. 2025 Tunnel to Towers Golf Tournament - City of Rancho Mirage

3. Sender One Veterans - CityTV, City of Lakewood

4. Veterans and Crochet - City of Torrance

NEWS SINGLE STORY

1. Central Park Amphitheater – Shotcrete Construction Milestone - City of Menifee

2. A Visit to the Giant San Jacinto Tunnel That Brings Colorado River Water to Southern California - Metropolitan Water District of Southern California        

3. Remembering Garden Grove Police Corporal Han Cho - Garden Grove TV3

4. LA Paralympian Heads to Paris 2024 Summer Paralympic Games - LA CityView Media Group

NEWS MONTHLY/WEEKLY

1. The Rundown with Pep - RivCoTV

2. Community Digest - CityTV City of Lakewood

3. A Minute with Mayor Kamei - City of Mountain View

4. Inside Riverside | Ep. 56 | Riverside scientist recognized & our local parks upgrade - City Of Riverside

PARKS & RECREATION 

1. UN Skate Park Expansion promo - SFGovTV

2. Long Beach Parks Recreation and Marine Dog Behavior Training 101 and 201 Courses - Long Beach Television

3. Arden: Helena Modjeska Historic House and Gardens - County of Orange

4. New Refurbished Courts at Rialto City Park - City of Rialto – Rialto Network

PROFILE – DEPARTMENT

1. How Do They Paint That?! Road Legends Uncovered - City of Menifee

2. Public Works Week: Working For You, Modesto! - City of Modesto

3. Riverside Agricultural Commissioner’s Office - Riverside County Agricultural Commissioner

4. San Bernardino County Sign Shop - San Bernardino County

PROFILE EMPLOYEE (1 Full-Time)

1. 2024 Public Safety Hero – Rachel Baskin - The County of Fresno

2. Off the Clock - City of Roseville – Parks, Rec & Libraries

3. Jeff Scott: The Olympian Custodian - County of Orange

4. For the Dogs … and Cats, and Horses, and Ducks and more - County of Santa Clara

PROFILE EMPLOYEE (2+ Full-Time)

1. A Day in the life – Parks and Recreation Superintendent Joe Alvarez - City of Fairfield MOD Team

2. Day in the Life: An Open Space Park Ranger - City of San Diego

3. QuickBites: Firehouse Cooking - SFGovTV

4. Irvine at Work – Kathleen Nicholson - City of Irvine

PROFILE RESIDENT, BUSINESS, ORGANIZATION

1. One Water Awards: American Legion Hollywood Post 43 - Metropolitan Water District of Southern California

2. West Bay Pilipino Multi-Service Center - SFGovTV

3. 2024 Keys to the City: Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias - Long Beach Television

4. Making of a Monument: Portrait of a Phenomenal Woman - SFGovTV

PROMOTION OF A CITY/COUNTY/PUBLIC AGENCY (1 Full-Time)

1. One Ride at a Time: Driving a Greener Future - Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District

2. Your career starts here - Western Municipal Water District (Western Water)

3. CVWD Celebrates 70 Years of Service - Cucamonga Valley Water District

4. Riverside Agricultural Commissioner’s Office - Riverside County Agricultural Commissioner

PROMOTION OF A CITY/COUNTY/PUBLIC AGENCY (2+ Full-Time)

1. Riverside 2024: A Year of Growth and Innovation - City Of Riverside

2. LA Strong - LA CityView Media Group

3. San Bernardino County “So Much To Love” Campaign Launch Video - San Bernardino County

4. City of Sacramento Water Treatment Plants - City of Sacramento Department of Utilities

PROMOTION OF AN EVENT/PROGRAM (1 Full-Time)

1. RUHS Family Medicine Residency Program - Riverside University Health System

2. Promoting Community Wellbeing: Heart Smart Walking Challenge - City of Union City

3. 2025 Drop and Dash :30 second PSA - City of Chico

4. Teddy Bear Tea - City of Rancho Mirage

PROMOTION OF AN EVENT/PROGRAM (2+ Full-Time)

1. An Enchanted Transformation with the Bob Baker Marionettes - Metropolitan Water District of Southern California

2. TIE Fun Color Run - City of Moreno Valley

3. TIE City of Torrance Armed Forces Day Recap - City of Torrance

4. Rialto Holiday Festival and Parade - City of Rialto - Rialto Network

5. Rialto on Wheels - City of Rialto – Rialto Network

PUBLIC AFFAIRS

1. State of the City 2025 - City of Mountain View

2. MoVal Now - Moreno Valley

PUBLIC INFORMATION SERIES

1. Justice No More: Parole Hearing Nightmares & the Forgotten Victims - Riverside County District Attorney’s Office

2. Water for Every Moment Campaign (Long Form) - Western Municipal Water District (Western Water)

3. Board Brief - County of Riverside Executive Office

4. Meet the Staff Video Series - Orange County Water District

PUBLIC SAFETY – FIRE

1. 4th of July Safety in Garden Grove - Garden Grove TV3

2. 2024 Chico Fire Department Controlled Burns Project DetailsCity of Chico

3. TIE Women’s Fire Prep Academy - CityTV, City of Lakewood

4. TIE LAFD Foundation Supporting Firefighters on the Frontline - LA CityView Media Group

5. SFFD Ladder Truck Operations - SFGovTV

PUBLIC SAFETY LAW ENFORCEMENT 

1. Be fit. Be well. Be more. Join the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office! - Santa Clara County Office of Communications and Public Affairs

2. Long Beach Police Department Recruit Class 99 - Long Beach Television

3. California’s New Daylighting Law - City of Placentia

4. Will To Survive – Behind The Scenes - Riverside County Sheriff’s Office

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT

1. Neighborhood Heroes - CAL FIRE, California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection

2. Answer the Call – Riverside County Department of Public Social Services

3. Apt to Recycle - Moreno Valley

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT CAMPAIGN

1. Living Proof PSA Campaign – SF Department of Public Health - SFGovTV

2. Answer the Call - Riverside County Department of Public Social Services

3. Heads Up! - City of Santa Clarita

4. Public Safety Campaign – Stay Alert, Don’t Get Hurt - City of Westlake Village

PUBLIC COMMUNITY MEETINGS

1. Moreno Valley City Council Meeting - Moreno Valley

2. Torrance City Council Meeting - City of Torrance

3. LA City Council Meeting – May 2, 2025 - LA CityView Media Group

4. Long Beach City Council Meeting 05/14/24 - Long Beach Television

SENIORS

1. Welcome Home - Riverside County Department of Public Social Services

2. Letters of Support Campaign - County of Ventura, County Executive Office

3. Valentine’s Lunch Love Connection - City of Modesto

4. Senior Inspiration Awards - RivCoTV

SOCIAL MEDIA SHORT FORM – UNDER 60 SECONDS (1 Full-Time)

1. Poppy Festival x Michael Slayers Collab - City of Lancaster

2. Mojave Water Agency – Water Awareness Month Video Series - Mojave Water Agency

3. Midpen – Wildflower Identification - Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District (Midpen)

4. Day in the Life of a Probationary Firefighter - Ontario Fire Department

SOCIAL MEDIA SHORT FORM – UNDER 60 SECONDS (2-3 Full-Time) 

1. Safe Splash Bash Promo Reel - City of Costa Mesa

2. Apt to Recycle - Moreno Valley

3. Fire Station 5 – Grand Opening - City of Menifee

4. Very Demure Flushy the Mascot - City of Roseville, Environmental Utilities

SOCIAL MEDIA SHORT FORM – UNDER 60 SECONDS (4+ Full-Time) 

1. Go For the Golden State - CAL FIRE, California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection

2. These Little Piggies Need a Home - County of San Diego

3. SF Hole In The Wall Pizza - City Of Riverside

4. Torikizoku - City of Torrance

SOCIAL MEDIA SHORT FORM – OVER 60 SECONDS (1 Full-Time)

1. Vallejo Fire Department Multi-Agency Training - City of Vallejo

2. Riverside Agricultural Commissioner’s Office - Riverside Agriculture Office

3. Midpen – Heat Safety Awareness - Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District (Midpen)

4. Citywide Overhaul to SB 1383 Color Compliant Carts - City of Union City

SOCIAL MEDIA SHORT FORM – OVER 60 SECONDS (2+ Full-Time)

1. A Seed’s Journey - CAL FIRE, California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection

2. Armed Forces Day Military Exhibits - City of Torrance

3. City of Long Beach Citywide Storm Season Preparedness Campaign - Long Beach Television

4. Frantic Santa - City of Roseville

SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN (1 Full-Time)

1. Come Work With Us! Employee Recruitment Campaign - City of Cerritos

2. Ensuring Water for Every Moment - Western Municipal Water District

3. 2025 Recruitment Series - Ontario Fire Department

4. Next Stop: Exploring Santa Cruz County - Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District

SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN (2+ Full-Time) 

1. “Did You Know?” Video Series - Walnut Valley Water District

2. TIE The Buck Stops Here – Shop Local - City of Fairfield MOD Team

3. TIE Development Decoded - City of Roseville

4. “Water. Service. Community.” – A WVWD Video Storytelling Series - West Valley Water District

5. California Water Professionals Appreciation Week Series - Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts

SPECIAL AUDIENCE

1. Gaytan Farms - Riverside County Department of Public Social Services

2. Special Olympics Southern California Summer Games - CityTV, City of Lakewood

3. “Honrando la Vida, Celebrando la Herencia”- Honoring Life, Celebrating Heritage - City of Santa Clarita

SPORTS PROGRAMMING EDITED

1. Motorhome Madness Demolition Derby 2024 - City of Costa Mesa

2. Kessler Park Opening Day 2025 - San Bernardino County

3. Sports Break: 50th Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach - Long Beach Television

4. Lakewood Athlete of the Year - CityTV, City of Lakewood

TRANSPORTATION 

1. SFMTA L Taraval Improvement Project - SFGovTV

2. Green Bike Lanes - City of Irvine

3. Menifee in the Works – Keller Road Grading - City of Menifee

4. RTA Connect to More - RivCoTV

WATER (1 Full-Time)

1. H2Flow - East Bay Municipal Utility District

2. Journey of Water - Santa Margarita Water District

3. Mojave Water Agency – Water Awareness Month Video Series - Mojave Water Agency

4. Do You Want to Play a Game? - Sacramento Suburban Water District

WATER (2+ Full-Time)

1. Water. Service. Community. - West Valley Water District

2. Tap-Off Safety and Emergency Preparedness Fair 2025 - Los Angeles Department of Water and Power

3. “WATER U TRUST” Music Video - Walnut Valley Water District

4. Showcasing Metropolitan’s Employees During Water Professionals Appreciation Week - Metropolitan Water District of Southern California

CONSULTANT BRAND AWARENESS

1. Livin’ Rancho Cucamonga - City of Rancho Cucamonga

2. Destination Irvine – Leisure Video - Destination Irvine

3. Great Park Framework Plan Partners - City of Irvine — Marketing & Communications

4. Valley Water x San Jose Sharks Social Media Videos - Valley Water

CONSULTANT EDUCATION 

1. TIE Monarch Heads to Higher Ground - Listos California                                      TIE Valley Water: Fish and Aquatic Habitat Collaborative Effort - Valley Water

2. Lights, camera, progress! Short Film on the City of Modesto’s progress with Measure H - City of Modesto                 

3. Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum: History and Future - City of Irvine — Marketing & Communications

4. Sacramento County | Before I Got the Help I Needed: Real Stories of Mental Health Recovery - Sacramento County Health Services

Content Creator of the Year (1 Full-Time) 

1. County of Riverside Executive Office

2. The County of Fresno

3. County of Santa Barbara   

4. County of Orange

Content Creator of the Year (2-3 Full-Time)

1. Riverside County Department of Public Social Services

2. City of Roseville

3. TIE City of Costa Mesa – CMTV 3                                                                                TIE Garden Grove TV3

4. City of Lancaster

Content Creator of the Year (4+ Full-Time)

1. Long Beach Television 

2. County of San Diego Video

3. 3 TIE Pasadena Media                                                                                                    3 TIE California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services

4. City of Torrance

MEMBER CHOICE

1. McConnell Park - Town of Apple Valley