Carol Schatz, President and CEO of both the Downtown Center Business Improvement District (DCBID) and the Central City Association (CCA) of Los Angeles, explores a recent development boom in Downtown LA in an interview with The Planning Report.
Following the Los Angeles City Council’s September 19 approval of the Los Angeles Convention Center modernization and expansion, the Central City Association (CCA) is building on momentum with the launch of Revive DTLA, a 90-day action plan to accelerate economic recovery in Downtown Los Angeles.
In a truly timely TPR interview, the Central City Association’s CEO, Nella McOsker, emphasizes how the city has repeatedly delayed LA Conventional Center expansion efforts since 2016 and is now at a critical juncture, with the Olympics providing both urgency and opportunity.
In this interview, TPR asked the outgoing CCA President and CEO, Jessica Lall, about Downtown LA’s pandemic recovery, its challenges and opportunities, and how she expects new leadership to shape the city’s vibrant center.
In this brief TPR interview, Lall shares why she's running and offers a 7-point action plan for addressing LA's acute homelessness and affordable housing crisis.
CCA's Jessica Lall highlights DTLA’s significance as the economic and cultural heart of LA, and—on issues from transit to homelessness—its impact on surrounding cities and the region.
LA Planning Director Vince Bertoni and Central City Association Director Jessica Lall explain how the new DTLA2040 plan represents the forward-thinking and innovative approach the Planning Department is bringing to community plans citywide.
