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.

The vandalism and graffiti stretched out block after block across downtown Los Angeles: 'Remove Trumps head!!' was scrawled on the front facade of Los Angeles County Law Library.

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.

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.

Nearly every city block in this part of town is taken up by a courthouse or some other stone edifice of law or government, including the Art Deco tower of Los Angeles City Hall. In a city built on ...