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Office of Civic Innovation

civic innovationOffice of Civic Innovation (OCI) - OCI serves as the City's problem-solving team and capacity-building function by leveraging its design, data, and service delivery expertise to support the City of Long Beach in delivering an equitable quality of life for all community members.

Past Initiatives and Projects-

  • Economic Development – Projects focused on entrepreneurship, such as Bizport, ED blueprint, hubs and spaces, open procurement, and inspector gadgets.
  • Public Safety – Develop solutions to reduce crime and better connect high-frequency offenders to all the services available in the public safety curriculum, Justice Lab project.
  • Cultural Centers visioning processes – African American Cultural Center, Cambodian American Cultural Center, Latino Cultural Center, LGBTQ+ Cultural District

Current Initiatives and projects-

  •  Long Beach Recovery Act Dashboard
  • What Works Cities Assessment
  • West Side Promise Love Your Block Administration
  • Performance and Data Modernization initiatives