Investment Banking Opportunities in LA - Need Some Direction / Assistance

I just moved to Los Angeles and am looking to step into my next role. I have been unemployed since November given this job market has seen better days. I am trying to be open minded to similarly adjacent roles and not sure what opportunities there are out here since I have 1.5 years of banking under my belt. I am focused on moving to a second year analyst or associate if I could swing it. If any one can provide any guidance on what banks are here (I've built a comprehensive guide so far so this is just a sanity check), what other opportunities that are similarly adjacent that I could potentially fall into (I like media so like Corp Dev for Netlfix?), also, if anyone has any resources for interviewing for West Coast banking / opportunities (guides, practice models, etc...) it would be greatly appreciated!

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