LA is not a bloomin' desert
The official look and feel for the games shows, once again, that LA28 doesn't really understand our city
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Downtown's forward motion
The goal is to improve the downtown experience by 2028 by "linking key locations with safer, cleaner, and greener streets, parks, public spaces, and transit hubs"
Security breach
Since 2024, the Oscars have provided a new path forward for shouldering the policing costs of major events
It's a marathon, not a sprint
When you've committed to holding a Summer Olympics, a marathon route becomes a guaranteed death march
How to get people excited about transit
"It will literally be your best selling t-shirt, it will get you so much PR, and if anyone interprets this inappropriately that's a them problem"
Hey now, you're an All-Star
There are basketball-adjacent activations happening all weekend in more places than you might think
"I think Casey Wasserman needs to step down"
The complete list of everyone who has called for the LA28 chair to resign
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