California Cities Helen Putnam Award for Excellence

Artists create murals and other forms of art in a week-long event.

An untreated mental health condition can have fatal consequences and a devastating impact on the community.

Communicating with residents was key to developing solutions.

The East Porterville Water Supply Project offers a model for helping to meet the clean and sustainable drinking water needs of disadvantaged communities.

The city set out to create an energetic and engaged workforce and foster a culture of creativity, innovation and passion.

The city is changing the lives of local youth at risk for obesity.

High school students serve as mentors for younger students.

The City of Temecula won the Award for Excellence in the Economic Development Through the Arts category of the 2017 Helen Putnam Award for Excellence program. For more about the awards program, visit www.helenputnam.org. 

The community and city collaborated to build a much-needed park.