Los Angeles is typically 9 hours behind Paris. When it's 5:00 PM in Paris, it's 8:00 AM in Los Angeles. Both cities observe daylight saving time, though the transition dates differ slightly.
During the brief periods when the US and Europe change clocks on different weekends (usually in March and November), the difference can temporarily be 8 or 10 hours. For most of the year, it's a consistent 9-hour difference.
Optimal meeting window: 6:00 AM - 9:00 AM Los Angeles time (3:00 PM - 6:00 PM Paris). This catches late afternoon business hours in Paris while being early morning in LA.
Entertainment industry connections between Hollywood and French studios often use this early morning window.