The City of Angels is investing in new ideas.Mayor Eric Garcetti announced at a press conference on Nov.6 the creation of a $1 million Innovation Fund to pay for the best ideas that city workers can come up with.With support from City Administrative Officer (CAO) Miguel Santana and the Innovation and Performance Commission (IPC), the fund is the city’s attempt to turn innovation into a cultural value that pervades every level of city government.Chief Data Officer Abhi Nemani explained that the mayor saw several projects he liked, such as the sanitation department upgrading from paper maps to tablets, and wanted to continue the trend of empowering its employees to submit ideas that make the city a more efficient and sustainable place to live and work.