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The world is a much different place than when I stood here a year ago. <br />Leadership changes at home and abroad can bring angst and <br />uncertainty. And it's easy to fall into a winning or losing mentality if <br />you come from a viewpoint of political parties, district boundaries, or <br />national interests. <br />But if you take a moment; and look through the lens of community, you <br />can see the possibilities in front of you - and you can see partners; with <br />common goals for our city; who are ready to collaborate and make <br />things happen. <br />You have heard today about the Air Resources Board coming to town, <br />and how the power of partnership made that happen. <br />As the CPO of the city, that's Chief Partnership Officer, let me assure <br />you that the group who organised and enticed CARB to relocate; <br />continues to meet, and work, toward leveraging that victory, into <br />future gains in employment, and investment for our region. Together <br />we will embrace their employees as they transition into our <br />community. <br />Just this week the working group submitted an application, as a <br />partnership, to bring VW settlement dollars to the Innovation District -- <br />a place -based strategy to connect the innovative institutions working <br />in Riverside; with the creative community that lives here. <br />Think of it as - laboratories mashing up with art studios; incubators <br />inside maker spaces; classrooms connected to computer networks, with <br />fiber technology as the backbone; and historic packing houses as the <br />backdrop. <br />Page 1 of 9 <br />