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LA was supposed to have a no-cost Olympics in 2028. The city has already spent $27 million (opens the original)
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One year ago, Congress defunded public media. Now that we're 100% community funded, please become a sustaining member or increase your existing membership today. The city of L.A. has spent around $27 million on the Olympic and Paralympic Games, less than two years out from the summer of 2028. That’s according to numbers crunched by City Controller Kenneth Mejia, who says he’s tracking city funds used for the Olympics and where they're going. The tally for now includes $13 million in financing fo
An Olympics budget report from LA28 is missing key details. One city official says that’s a problem (opens the original)
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One year ago, Congress defunded public media. Now that we're 100% community funded, please become a sustaining member or increase your existing membership today. The latest budget from the Olympics organizing committee for the 2028 Games is now public, but like other reports from LA28, it’s light on key financial details. It comes as L.A.’s city controller pressures LA28 to be more transparent and release more specific data. Controller Kenneth Mejia’s deadline of today (Sept. 28) for more inform
The price tag for policing the LA Olympics? $730 million, says LAPD (opens the original)
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One year ago, Congress defunded public media. Now that we're 100% community funded, please become a sustaining member or increase your existing membership today. The Los Angeles Police Department plans to deploy thousands of officers a day during the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games, and it estimates it will cost $732 million to do so. Added to the department’s typical staffing across the city, estimated personnel costs for the two-month period hosting the Games soar to more than $1.15 billion.
Mellody Hobson steps down from LA28 committee (opens the original)
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One year ago, Congress defunded public media. Now that we're 100% community funded, please become a sustaining member or increase your existing membership today. Mellody Hobson, investor and Lucas Museum cofounder, has stepped down from the LA28 board of directors, LA28 confirmed to LAist Wednesday. In an email reviewed by LAist, Hobson said that the demands of steering the newly opened Lucas Museum were too great to continue serving on the 35-person board, which is led by Casey Wasserman. The m
New LA Olympics report projects at least $20B in economic gains for region (opens the original)
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One year ago, Congress defunded public media. Now that we're 100% community funded, please become a sustaining member or increase your existing membership today. A new report commissioned by Olympics organizers estimates that the 2028 Games will generate at least $20 billion in economic output across Greater Los Angeles. The analysis, prepared for LA28 by the nonprofit Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation’s Institute for Applied Economics, looked at the economic effects of L.A. ho
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