Empty stadiums, travel bans, and ICE raids
"If you want to come to the U.S. games, just know that they may harass you depending where you're from and depending on what you look like"
In the Trust for Public Land's 2024 report, the city of Los Angeles's parks rank 88th out of 100 U.S. cities. That's correct: 88th
A sternly worded letter sent on behalf of over 30,000 hospitality workers to the Los Angeles World Cup Host Committee, along with the heads of the IOC, LA28, and FIFA, urges them to endorse the Olympic wage — or there might not be any games at all
Here's a chance to have a broader conversation about the role gathering places play — and can play long after the games — across the entire region
Grab an afternoon snack and join us live on Zoom on October 7 for the next Torched Talks
It's time for paint, posts, and political will
Giving the Olympic and Paralympic flags a good home in City Hall should have been the most anticipated and least controversial task on the handover checklist
LA officials keep saying the new bus shelter program is "for the Olympics." What we're installing isn't good enough for a Thursday afternoon
It's less like a football game and more like a major earthquake
Talking to UCLA's Juan Matute about this year's Lake Arrowhead Symposium and how LA can leverage megaevents to create lasting public benefits
There are hundreds more public spaces just like MacArthur Park all over the city that won't ever get this level of attention because they're not catty-corner to a famous business