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!

Alissa Walker Mar 6, 2025

Torched Talks

Torched Talks with megaevent researcher Cerianne Robertson

Bring all your questions about how megaevents impact regular people and join us Monday, March 17 at noon on Zoom

Alissa Walker Mar 3, 2025

Is this your king?

Trump derail train

It was always clear that Trump's democracy-dismantling project would be coming for the state's high-speed rail, something he openly denigrated throughout his last presidency

Alissa Walker Feb 20, 2025

ICE

2 articles

A screen grab of Trump in front of an Olympic-branded screen with the caption "We got the Olympics to come to Los Angeles"

Transition team

They were always Trump's games

In case anyone forgot this fact, LA28 representatives repeatedly reminded everyone about their close working relationship with the president-elect

Alissa Walker Nov 15, 2024

A handout showing Trump at a podium and a stadium with the Olympic rings, with a meeting happening behind

Policing the games

"Everyone was excited because the Olympics were coming. Now everyone is worried"

On Election Day, everything changed

Alissa Walker Nov 8, 2024