[KarenH]

The Long Beach Arena is less than 3 miles from the city of Los Angeles, and it's still within Los Angeles County. So I think it's reasonable to keep calling this the Los Angeles Regional.

The surrounding area is definitely more user-friendly than where we've had the competition in the past. If I were visiting from out of the area, my "wish list" would include staying on the Queen Mary, then riding a Segway to the arena. Of course, I don't really have that kind of money...

An extra day to visit the aquarium and tour the Queen Mary would be more within budget.