Los Angeles Convention Center

Could LA Go Bankrupt?

AP | Posted 04.09.2012

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LOS ANGELES -- Los Angeles' top budget official says the city could go bankrupt if it doesn't overhaul its finances with new taxes, possible layoffs a...

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A New Plan for the Convention Center

Kevin James | Posted 05.29.2012

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Kevin James

I am calling on our city's hotels, local businesses and concerned citizens to consider my plan and to work with me on creating the most competitive convention center for Los Angeles.

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Convention Canceled Over Potential Stadium Construction Fears

AP | JACOB ADELMAN | Posted 10.25.2011

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LOS ANGELES — A medical association has canceled plans to hold a gathering of 5,000 members in downtown Los Angeles because of worries about bei...

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Sex Show Competition Forces LA Porn Conventions To Cancel

AP | Posted 09.05.2011

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LOS ANGELES — Organizers of the Adultcon porn convention are pulling two of their shows from the Los Angeles Convention Center. The Los Angeles...

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PLAN ForYourArt: June 23-29

Bettina Korek | Posted 08.22.2011

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Bettina Korek

Piero Golia's Constellation Paintings derived from an incident in 2010 where a taxi-driver smashed his car directly into Golia's house following an argument over a fare.

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Electronic Entertainment Expo Hits LA

Posted 08.06.2011

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The biggest gaming convention in the world returns to the Los Angeles Convention Center this year for three days of blockbuster video game sneak previ...

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PHOTOS: Top LA Conventions This Summer

The Huffington Post | Lucy Blodgett | Posted 07.22.2011

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When you imagine summer in LA, it would not be uncommon for the "Baywatch" theme to reverberate through your memory. Less quick to mind are all the ex...

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Students Win Big For Cancer, Environment Research At Intel Science Fair

Huffington Post | Jonathan Montgomery | Posted 07.13.2011

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The auditorium was filled with cries of excitement and waving flags -- the tension was thick. High school students sat eagerly on the edge of their se...

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Rave Promoter Sues City of Los Angeles Over Canceled Event--Why We Should All Care

Joshua Glazer | Posted 05.25.2011

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Joshua Glazer

The fact is, when any government--from DC to City Hall--takes measures to prohibit a performance (ie "speech") based on the perceived character of the performance, we are all denied a fundamental right.

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Greening Hollywood: L.A. Art Show's Visually Moving Feast

Paige Donner | Posted 05.25.2011

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Paige Donner

Los Angeles Arts Month is an opportunity for the Los Angeles art community to synergize the Los Angeles Art Show with the City's artists and art institutions to create a cultural mecca.

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Go Green Expo Screening with Peter Fonda and Mariel Hemmingway - Jan 23

Josh Tickell | Posted 05.25.2011

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Josh Tickell

Fuel takes us through America's complicated, often ignominious energy past and illuminates a hopeful, achievable future, where decentralized, sustainable living is possible, and imperative.

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Greening Hollywood: Empowering Youth To Cool The Earth

Paige Donner | Posted 05.25.2011

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Paige Donner

When 5,000 kids turned out for the Environmental Youth Conference in LA, they got a surprise as celebrities like Will.i.am, Vanessa Hudgens and Tyrese took the stage to share a few words.

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Los Angeles Auto Show - It's a wrap!

Steve Parker | Posted 05.25.2011

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Steve Parker

How anxious are the Detroit Three carmakers to make sales? My wife and I were at the Los Angeles Auto Show last night, "Black Friday," at the Los Ang...

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Preview! Las Vegas' High-Performance SEMA Show and the Los Angeles Auto Show; How Green Will They Be?

Steve Parker | Posted 05.25.2011

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Steve Parker

The LA Auto Show is now officially the first big extravaganza on the national car calendar. It opens Friday, November 21st and runs through Sunday, November 30th at the LA Convention Center.

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Magic Takes on the Economy

Paige Donner | Posted 05.25.2011

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Paige Donner

"Minorities have to get out of dominating sports and entertainment and get into dominating money," said Johnson who is part-owner of the Los Angeles Lakers.

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