Mayor Karen Bass is expected on Wednesday to give the final approval for the Convention Center Expansion Project with the aim of revitalizing the downtown area and preparing the facility for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Bass is scheduled to conduct a news conference alongside downtown residents and business leaders to mark the signing of the $2.62 billion plan, approved by an 11-2 City Council vote Friday despite concerns of rising costs and potential risks to the city's finances and services.

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Council members Katy Yaroslavsky and Nithya Raman voted against the project, and their colleagues Monica Rodriguez and Bob Blumenfield were absent.

The expansion will connect the site's West Hall with the South Hall

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