Executive Directive 9, signed today by LA Mayor Karen Bass, will force LA's infrastructure spending to align with a set of citywide priorities around climate, safety, and accessibility
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
Executive Directive 9, signed today by LA Mayor Karen Bass, will force LA's infrastructure spending to align with a set of citywide priorities around climate, safety, and accessibility
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
A challenge to the elected officials planning the "car-free" games
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
LA28's chief athlete officer Janet Evans was deployed to assure everyone that the city of LA "will host more Olympic sports than anywhere else" which is repeated several times in Friday's venue announcement
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
Learning how the LA County Fair took heat seriously is a warning for other megaevents planned during Southern California's increasingly dangerous summers
Of course LA should plant actual trees before the Olympics, but which trees should we actually plant?
Starting today could provide a bit of respite for Olympic ticketholders making their way to the diving finals on a sweltering July afternoon — and someone waiting at the same bus stop trying to get to work
It's time for paint, posts, and political will
We're Californians — of course we're turning all our freeways into super-fast trains!
What happened to 28 by 28 is what's happening to a lot of LA's Olympic-related goals at the moment: a flashy announcement got a lot of attention yet had no strategy to actually make it happen
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
Before everyone spins Kathy Hochul's cowardice into a death knell for LA's congestion pricing dreams, it's important to know that there are lots of different ways to do road pricing
A majority of Metro's nearly 1 million daily passengers are bus riders, who are often left waiting in more ways than one
LA's electeds could take truly monumental steps to protect the safety of transit riders who power the entire region
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
“We’re demanding a new deal for the Olympics that includes family-sustaining jobs and affordable housing for workers"
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
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
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
As LA officials gathered in Paris for the Olympics, a federal class-action lawsuit was filed against the city on behalf of four plaintiffs with mobility disabilities, including one 10-year-old child, who say they are "denied full and equal access to its parks and park facilities"
"I liked working big and moving around. It was absolutely fearless work"
"Somehow I saw in my head the sky and the ground sprinkled like confetti — sprinkled with all magical stuff that shimmered and that expressed joy"
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
It's less like a football game and more like a major earthquake
For better or for worse, LA created the contemporary Olympics. What could we possibly learn about that we didn't invent first?
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
"This was originally supposed to be a 'no-build' Olympics, and that's what the commitment was to the public"
Come for a meet and greet at Zebulon and stay to watch me defend my LA Jeopardy crown for the 4th time 👑
Introducing the very first of many Torched events. Upgrade to 🔥🔥 for early access to all talks and tours!
Grab an afternoon snack and join us live on Zoom on October 7 for the next Torched Talks
Grab a baguette or two and join us live on Zoom on September 9 for the first-ever Torched Talks!
Three days after Reynold Hoover started as LA28 CEO, the 2028 Summer Olympics were officially designated a National Special Security Event — the furthest in advance that this designation has ever been made
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?
