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Where are LA's World Cup plans?
I'm forever ranting about how little we know about LA’s Olympics plans. But we know literally nothing about LA’s World Cup plans. It's next year!

Safe spaces
In the midst of a climate disaster, schools must become beacons of resiliency in every community

Expo Park is so not ready for its close up
The headlines that trumpet a "$350 million makeover" for Expo Park ahead of 2028 are flat-out misleading
Culture clubs
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

The Olympics are literally a disaster
It's less like a football game and more like a major earthquake

We don't need to learn from Paris
For better or for worse, LA created the contemporary Olympics. What could we possibly learn about that we didn't invent first?

Opening arguments
Before you know it, LA’s opening ceremonies will be here — but they’re not going to be where most Angelenos will expect them to be