diff --git a/firestore-bigquery-export/scripts/gen-schema-view/src/index.ts b/firestore-bigquery-export/scripts/gen-schema-view/src/index.ts
index 81c382be1..40bc3fbcc 100644
--- a/firestore-bigquery-export/scripts/gen-schema-view/src/index.ts
+++ b/firestore-bigquery-export/scripts/gen-schema-view/src/index.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 import firebase = require("firebase-admin");
 import { FirestoreBigQuerySchemaViewFactory, FirestoreSchema } from "./schema";
 import { readSchemas } from "./schema-loader-utils";
-import { parseConfig } from "./config";
+import { parseConfig, CliConfig } from "./config";
 import { generateSchemaFilesWithGemini } from "./schema/genkit";
 
 export async function run(): Promise<number> {
@@ -72,12 +72,32 @@ export async function run(): Promise<number> {
 }
 
 if (process.env.NODE_ENV !== "test") {
-  run()
+  let config: CliConfig | null = null;
+
+  parseConfig()
+    .then((parsedConfig) => {
+      config = parsedConfig;
+      return run();
+    })
     .then((result) => {
       console.log("done.");
       process.exit();
     })
     .catch((error) => {
+      if (config) {
+        const errorMessage = error.message || error.errors?.[0]?.message;
+        if (
+          errorMessage?.includes("ProjectId must be non-empty") ||
+          errorMessage?.includes("Cannot parse  as CloudRegion")
+        ) {
+          const improvedMessage = `The BigQuery Project ID '${config.bigQueryProjectId}' is not valid. Please verify that the project ID is correct and that you have access to it.`;
+          error.message = improvedMessage;
+          if (error.errors?.[0]) {
+            error.errors[0].message = improvedMessage;
+          }
+        }
+      }
+
       console.log(JSON.stringify(error));
       console.error(error.message);
       process.exit();
diff --git a/storage-resize-images/CHANGELOG.md b/storage-resize-images/CHANGELOG.md
index 0e7d219ff..f12933d6b 100644
--- a/storage-resize-images/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/storage-resize-images/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+## Version 0.3.1
+
+fix - add missing recordStartEvent call (#2546)
+feat - add new onStartResize event
+
 ## Version 0.3.0
 
 fix! - remove backfill, due to architectural flaws.
diff --git a/storage-resize-images/extension.yaml b/storage-resize-images/extension.yaml
index 69d3fec20..ea4fb4212 100644
--- a/storage-resize-images/extension.yaml
+++ b/storage-resize-images/extension.yaml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 
 name: storage-resize-images
-version: 0.3.0
+version: 0.3.1
 specVersion: v1beta
 
 displayName: Resize Images
@@ -426,6 +426,12 @@ events:
     description:
       Occurs when the function is settled. Provides no customized data other
       than the context.
+
+  - type: firebase.extensions.storage-resize-images.v1.onStartResize
+    description:
+      Occurs when an image resize operation completes successfully. This event
+      is only triggered when shouldResize returns true and the resize operation
+      succeeds.
 # Lifecycle events disabled - backfill feature commented out
 # lifecycleEvents:
 #   onInstall:
diff --git a/storage-resize-images/functions/src/events.ts b/storage-resize-images/functions/src/events.ts
index f3168b4dc..6b548d766 100644
--- a/storage-resize-images/functions/src/events.ts
+++ b/storage-resize-images/functions/src/events.ts
@@ -60,3 +60,19 @@ export const recordCompletionEvent = async (data: string | object) => {
     data,
   });
 };
+
+export const recordStartResizeEvent = async ({
+  subject,
+  data,
+}: {
+  subject: string;
+  data: string | object;
+}) => {
+  if (!eventChannel) return;
+
+  return eventChannel.publish({
+    type: getEventType("onStartResize"),
+    subject,
+    data,
+  });
+};
diff --git a/storage-resize-images/functions/src/index.ts b/storage-resize-images/functions/src/index.ts
index 5cb7034f5..6a4a380cb 100644
--- a/storage-resize-images/functions/src/index.ts
+++ b/storage-resize-images/functions/src/index.ts
@@ -59,6 +59,11 @@ const generateResizedImageHandler = async (
     return;
   }
 
+  await events.recordStartResizeEvent({
+    subject: object.name,
+    data: { input: object },
+  });
+
   const bucket = admin.storage().bucket(object.bucket);
   const filePath = object.name; // File path in the bucket.
   const parsedPath = path.parse(filePath);
@@ -149,6 +154,7 @@ const generateResizedImageHandler = async (
 export const generateResizedImage = functions.storage
   .object()
   .onFinalize(async (object, context) => {
+    await events.recordStartEvent(object);
     await generateResizedImageHandler(object);
     await events.recordCompletionEvent({ context });
   });