"We're here every Saturday"

Since February, protesters have been gathering weekly along the Americana's idealized main street as part of the worldwide #TeslaTaketown rallies

Alissa Walker Mar 28, 2025

LA fires

LA28 wants to become a civic organization now

Just one question: why didn't LA28 think of itself as a civic organization before?

Alissa Walker Mar 22, 2025

Capital improvements

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"

Alissa Walker Mar 20, 2025

Festival Trail

3 articles

Torched Talks

Torched Talks with the Festival Trail's Chris Torres

Grab an afternoon snack and join us live on Zoom on October 7 for the next Torched Talks

Alissa Walker Sep 30, 2024

Dozens of concrete benches for the 1984 Olympics are lined up outside the Coliseum in LA's Expo Park

Legacy improvements

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

Alissa Walker Sep 3, 2024

A rendering showing a railway converted into a small park with people walking, biking, and eating from a taco truck

The walkable games

Here's what LA's "car-free" games could look like

Now which LA officials will step up to pledge their commitment?

Alissa Walker Aug 1, 2024