I've been to LA. I'm not under any delusions that Phoenix is matching it in size.
Love that the bud is legal in cali and I took advantage when In LA, but I got to say the thing that stuck with me during my visit there is how terrible the downtown scene is, particularly with the homeless. I'm not a snob or anything but god damn your homeless problem is crazy. I had to make a small run to a little grocery store near my hotel which was downtown at like 8 PM and had to walk to get there and not going to lie I was a bit concerned about my safety.

Lots of bars and places to eat. Saw a lakers game at the staples center while I was there and enjoyed all that. But, it was like an insane asylum out on the streets with mentally ill homeless people everywhere.