No-build Olympics
Why this convention center expert is calling LA's expansion plan a disaster
"If you think that somehow a bigger convention center is key to downtown revitalization, or is going to do wonders for local job creation, or economic development? The answer is, you've got to be kidding"
The road ahead
The city's first capital improvement plan will be focused exclusively on projects related to the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games. It's already being referred to as the "Games CIP"
Making concrete plans
Talking to UCLA's Juan Matute about this year's Lake Arrowhead Symposium and how LA can leverage megaevents to create lasting public benefits
Conventional wisdom
"This was originally supposed to be a 'no-build' Olympics, and that's what the commitment was to the public"
Change of venue
In the simplest terms, what LA28 announced yesterday is that seven events are moving out of the city of LA, and seven events are moving into the city of LA
The forever games
With fewer cities stepping up to welcome the games, the IOC is keeping a handful of previous hosts on heavy rotation. And it might mean more Olympics are on LA's horizon
Introducing Torched
Is LA really about to squander a once-in-a-generation chance to leverage its Olympic opportunity into tangible, permanent benefits for the 10 million people being forced to participate in this civic experiment?