And according to the Los Angeles Tourism and Convention Board, the city was projected to have 25 to 28 conventions in 2024 but there were only 17, down from the 21 conventions held in L.A. in 2023.

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass delivered her State of the City address on Monday, April 21 from City Hall, in the Chambers of the Los Angeles City Council. ... L.A. can pawn its gold medals.

If the city government of Los Angeles is not exactly the same as a protection racket shaking down local businesses, you wouldn’t want to try to live on the difference.