Brought to America by his mother, Robert immigrated to the United States when he was just 5 years old. He says becoming a citizen is his proudest moment, and it’s the reason he went into public service.
Robert is most widely known for his tenure as Long Beach mayor and his leadership of the city during the worst of the pandemic.
In my first year in office, I worked to bring Bloomberg Foundation funding to Long Beach for our first Innovation Team. The i-Team worked to make our city data driven and worked with various departments to address using data to further economic development. I was proud the i-Team helped to develop an Economic Blueprint, among other tools, to make it easier for businesses to start and grow in Long Beach.
Over the coming years, the i-Team is focusing on using data to address crime in Long Beach. I’m proud we have historic lows in crime, including the lowest murder rate in Long Beach in decades. I will support the i-Team’s work with LBPD to use data to address reducing crime and being efficient with services. We will continue to make Long Beach one of the safest big cities in America.