Central City Association of Los Angeles

California State Assembly Member Mark Gonzalez’s community swearing in was equal parts celebration and rallying cry, bringing together leaders across the 54th assembly district and beyond.  I was proud to be among the speakers attesting to the new Assemblymember’s leadership and coalition-building, alongside Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas, State Senator Maria Elena Durazo, former Assemblymember Miguel Santiago, former Assembly Speaker John A. Pérez and others. Hosted in Downtown at the Japanese American National Museum, the event featured dynamic performances from 3 youth groups: the Hwarang Youth Foundation Drum Team, Eastwind Foundation Lion Dancers and Roosevelt High School Mariachi Performers. In conjunction with the celebration of #LunarNewYear, it was the type of energizing, focused re-beginning we need as we face the challenges ahead for our region. 

Congratulations to member and former CCA Board Chair Stephanie Graves on her unanimous appointment to the LAHSA Commission. Our city will be well-served by your expertise.  

This morning, CCA President & CEO Nella McOsker attended the ribbon cutting for the Grand Tower at California Hospital. Building on CALIFORNIA HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER - LOS ANGELES’ work of providing acute care services to DTLA for more than 130 years, this new patient tower features a dramatically expanded Emergency Department and Trauma Center, and Family Birth Center. Congratulations to Alina Moran, FACHE, FABC and the rest of the CHMC team on this opening!

CCA on City Council's Approval of the Citywide Adaptive Reuse Ordinance and the Citywide Housing Incentive Program.

Yesterday, CCA President & CEO Nella McOsker joined Speaker Robert Rivas, Mayor Karen Bass, Assemblymembers Rick Zbur and Mark Gonzalez, and other leaders in business and law enforcement for a Retail Theft Roundtable. Discussion centered around the Retail Theft Legislative Package passed earlier this year and how implementation will look in Los Angeles. Thank you for amplifying these important issues and we look forward to working together to protect businesses and enhance public safety in our communities.

Thank you to everyone who joined us at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel for our centennial Holiday Party! A special thank you to our sponsors Amazon, BLACK KNIGHT PATROL, Crown Castle, Hackman Capital Partners, LLC, Leon & Walsh Public Affairs, Inc., SoCalGas & NXT Art Foundation for the memorable kick off to the holiday season. Pictures by Oscar Del Aguila here: https://lnkd.in/gkyuHgrU

CCA President & CEO Nella McOsker on KCAL News last night speaking about incentivizing adaptive reuse, increasing public safety and addressing the homelessness crisis to stem declines in DTLA property values.

CCA PAC had one of its most successful election seasons yet with a 100% success rate for endorsed candidates and measures. Congratulations to the following candidates and measures on winning their races: Adrin Nazarian for City Council District 2 Heather Hutt for City Council District 10 Nathan Hochman for District Attorney No on Prop 33 Yes on Prop 34 Yes on Prop 35 Yes on Prop 36 Yes on Measure A Mark Gonzalez for Assembly District 54 Jessica Caloza for Assembly District 52

Thank you to everyone who participated in our special Post-Election Analysis CCA Connects featuring LMU's Dr. Fernando Guerra graciously hosted by CBRE. A special thank you to our Board Chair Edgar Khalatian who has been a stalwart and graceful emcee for our CCA Connects since his term began in 2023.

Thank you Los Angeles Metro Senior Director Jacqueline T. for participating in our Tourism & Economic Development (TED) Committee. Our members got to see a glimpse of what Metro is anticipating for the 2028 Games which are 43 months away. Thank you to our TED chairs Vicki Curry and Jennifer P. Rivera for putting together this insightful committee meeting.