We're in for a new round of speculation on whether Comic-Con International will stay in San Diego or whether it will relocate in some other city. Under the current contract, they would be there for 2016 and then…
Well, I think they'll stay. The only way the con would move is if the folks they dicker with in San Diego don't come up with a competitive offer. If that's the case, I can see the convention moving to Anaheim. I don't think it would be a good idea but I can see it as possible. I think a move to Los Angeles would be a disaster. The convention center here is terrible and accommodations are worse.
This article notes that Anaheim has more than 13,000 hotel rooms within a mile of the convention center, whereas San Diego has about 11,000 rooms close by. Ah, but as the article doesn't point out, in this case 11,000 is a lot more than 13,000 because the 13,000 rooms in Anaheim are full of families going to Disneyland and other local amusements. That's especially true in July, which is when Comic-Con is traditionally held.
In San Diego, we're the biggest thing they have and the entire city is built around making us feel welcome. In Anaheim or L.A., we wouldn't be the most important thing. We might not even be in the Top Ten. And the traffic? Oy.
For years I've done this joke here sometime between January and May. It's that if you need a parking space for Comic-Con in July, leave now. If Comic-Con does move to Anaheim in 2017 and you're going to need a parking space, I would leave now.