Full article by Graham Womack available at Sacramento News & Review
Immediately following the conclusion of Valley Vision’s first Livability Summit on Oct. 4, the civic-leadership organization’s CEO Evan Schmidt expressed excitement.
For the preceding six hours in a ballroom at California State University, Sacramento, a who’s-who of elected officials, such as Rep. Ami Bera (D-Elk Grove) and other policymakers and stakeholders, had gathered for a day focused on improving the wellness of residents around the Sacramento region — and acknowledging some stark truths.
“Just having all these people in the room alone was enough,” Schmidt said. “But then the ideas that people brought, the level of engagement of the audience around the table, the quality of speakers, I was just really excited by the whole thing.”
But it remains to be seen how the roughly 315 people in attendance will take the information from the summit back to their communities and use it to improve quality of life at a time many in the region are struggling, as shown by the results of the new Valley Vision’s Livability Poll, which was highlighted during the event.