The Summit of Americas, an event that will host world leaders from Central, North and South America, including President Joe Biden, is taking place this week from Monday up until Saturday afternoon.
The streets of Downtown Los Angeles are calm for now but this will soon change, and it's not because of regular work-day traffic.
World leaders are expected to talk about all of the main issues from immigration, to global warming and human rights.However, not every leader from the Americas will be present at the summit. Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador said earlier this week he will not attend the summit if Biden does not extend an invitation to leaders from Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela.
On the northbound side, drivers are asked to avoid using any of those exit ramps between the 10 and the 101 and on the southbound side, stay away from Wilshire Avenue and the Sixth street off-ramps. Those are expected too - along with rally's for"the people's summit" and discussion panels. Making matters more interesting, Tuesday is election day.
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