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Your guide to 2028 Olympics in LA
Full coverage of the upcoming Olympic Games, from how to get around to the city's biggest challenges.
L.A. City Controller Kenneth Mejia says his office is demanding LA28 hand over documents detailing its finances, contracts and budgets for venue construction projects.
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Strategic Actions for a Just Economy, or SAJE, issued a report Thursday focused on L.A.'s financial exposure as host city. -
The 1984 Olympics made a profit and permanently changed the way the Games were financed. Here's how. -
City Hall is already in dispute over the department's current budget. Now, LAPD wants new vehicles and equipment for 2028.
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Some competitions are scheduled around the summer heat.
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Diving has changed, mountain biking has been added. Here's where to watch the Olympics in person in 2028. -
Final destination: Pasadena.
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Locals will get the first bite at the apple with presale for SoCal residents in April.
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The expected heavy rain and elevated seas could have mixed consequences for Trestles Beach south of San Clemente. -
City Controller Kenneth Mejia is tracking 2028 spending inside the city, including about $11 million to pay workers in various city departments. -
Olympics organizers have agreed to report information on contracts worth more than $1 million to the city. This year, they haven’t. -
LAPD officials said they need more cars to patrol during the Games. The additional vehicles would cost around $31 million, according to the LAPD. -
Organizers say the torch relay for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics will begin in Atlanta, the site of the last U.S. Summer Games in 1996. -
Los Angeles City Controller Kenneth Mejia filed a request asking LA28 for more specifics. LA28 says it has satisfied its obligations to the city. -
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill directing the state to negotiate contracts with law enforcement agencies to help police the 2028 Games. -
The co-founder of the new Lucas Museum had faced pressure from L.A. activists about Olympics concerns. -
A separate report from L.A. County estimates major economic boost, but warns benefits will be uneven. -
Metro has a plan to deploy 1,750 additional buses for the Olympics and Paralympics. But that requires $1 billion in federal funds that hasn’t come through.
