Posted on 07/31/2017 10:46:03 AM PDT by God luvs America
Los Angeles will host the 2028 Summer Olympics after reaching a deal with Olympic organizers, the Los Angeles Times reported on Monday, citing an unnamed source close to the negotiation.
The agreement also paves the way for the 2024 Summer Games to be awarded to Paris. An announcement from the International Olympic Committee was expected later on Monday.
Reuters could not immediately confirm the report.
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti's office said he and other proponents of the city's bid for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games would make an announcement to the news media at 5 p.m. PDT (0000 GMT).
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Why am I thinking “Star Wars, Phantom Menace”
Tusken Raiders during the Pod Race.
Five years ago just the city employees retirement was in debt $27 Billion.
http://www.lamag.com/citythinkblog/going-for-broke-is-los-angeles-headed-in-the-same-direction-as-detroit/
They don’t have enough potable water what with all the illegals and the celebs watering their lawns. The traffic is horrendous. They’re complaining about their infrastructure being inadequate. Maybe the Olympics will put the final nail in the coffin.
Back in ‘84 I got on my boat, went out to Catalina for a few days, and then down to Ensenada. Came back after it had all blown over.
That was in ‘84. I can’t imagine what it’d be like in 2028.
You could say Grover Cleveland did it twice. The First time AND the Last time.
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