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The LA28 Olympic organizing committee announced Friday that Los Angeles nabbed eight of the 19 events, followed by Long Beach (seven) and Carson (four). Some officials previously complained the 2028 Games didn’t feature enough of the city.
Trump’s election could be a boon for the 2028 Olympics. It could also spell disaster.
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L.A.’s 2028 Olympics committee suffers a blow in its efforts to raise $2.5 billion in sponsorships by losing Salesforce, one of its top corporate sponsors.
Local Olympic organizers said they have detected no signs of resistance in conversations with President-elect Trump’s transition team or other Washington officials.
The L.A. City Council’s Planning and Land Use Management Committee approved a housing rezoning plan Tuesday that largely exempts single-family neighborhoods. The proposal now heads to the full city council.
LA28, the organizing committee tasked with staging the Los Angeles Olympics in 2028, named Reynold Hoover its new CEO at a pivotal time.
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At least one Republican senator decried the scrutiny as a ‘lynch mob’ forming against Gaetz, who if confirmed would become the nation’s top law enforcement official.
Organizers for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics have used the excitement around the Paris Games to attract much-needed corporate sponsors.
Bela Karolyi, the charismatic if polarizing gymnastics coach who turned the United States into an international gymnastics power, dies at age 82.
Officials are emphasizing the grandeur of the Olympics as a global event and hoping the Trump administration funds public transit. More than $2 billion will be needed to run enough buses to get spectators to and from venues.