The City of Long Beach is one of 14 cities in the nation to receive the prestigious Bloomberg Innovation Grant! The City will get $3 million over 3 years to create an innovation team of 5 people and fellows program focused on economic development. The innovation team will look at ways each department in the City can work to support businesses and economic growth. This is very exciting news for our City, and I want to thank both Mayor Garcia for his efforts in securing this grant and Bloomberg Philanthropies for choosing our City.