Alissa Walker

And the concern I think now post fires is that where the recovery money is getting spread around is are a lot of those infrastructure dollars going to have to go to places like, say, the Palisades to rebuild their many, many infrastructural challenges that they now have.

And the concern I think now post fires is that where the recovery money is getting spread around is are a lot of those infrastructure dollars going to have to go to places like, say, the Palisades to rebuild their many, many infrastructural challenges that they now have.

There's definitely always been a big contingency of people who have said L.A. should not do this. The Nolympics. Nolympics is a global coalition, right? They're in many cities trying to show the harms of these mega events, which are documented. It's a real thing. The Nolympics groups kicked the bid out of Boston, and that's how L.A. got the games in the first place. So you can thank them for...

There's definitely always been a big contingency of people who have said L.A. should not do this. The Nolympics. Nolympics is a global coalition, right? They're in many cities trying to show the harms of these mega events, which are documented. It's a real thing. The Nolympics groups kicked the bid out of Boston, and that's how L.A. got the games in the first place. So you can thank them for...

There's definitely always been a big contingency of people who have said L.A. should not do this. The Nolympics. Nolympics is a global coalition, right? They're in many cities trying to show the harms of these mega events, which are documented. It's a real thing. The Nolympics groups kicked the bid out of Boston, and that's how L.A. got the games in the first place. So you can thank them for...

saying that their city shouldn't do it. And then LA was like, sure, we'll do it. No problem. But what I'm hearing now is a little bit different. There was some polling done over the summer that was like asking people, are you excited about the Olympics? And it was like a majority was excited. But then the second question was, do you think LA can produce a car-free Olympics?

saying that their city shouldn't do it. And then LA was like, sure, we'll do it. No problem. But what I'm hearing now is a little bit different. There was some polling done over the summer that was like asking people, are you excited about the Olympics? And it was like a majority was excited. But then the second question was, do you think LA can produce a car-free Olympics?

saying that their city shouldn't do it. And then LA was like, sure, we'll do it. No problem. But what I'm hearing now is a little bit different. There was some polling done over the summer that was like asking people, are you excited about the Olympics? And it was like a majority was excited. But then the second question was, do you think LA can produce a car-free Olympics?

And the answer was pretty much no. So there's this growing... I would say, concern that LA is not going to be able to pull it off, particularly in a way that is going to make the city better than it was before. You know, we were promised these permanent improvements to the city and that people everywhere would benefit from having these games here.

And the answer was pretty much no. So there's this growing... I would say, concern that LA is not going to be able to pull it off, particularly in a way that is going to make the city better than it was before. You know, we were promised these permanent improvements to the city and that people everywhere would benefit from having these games here.

And the answer was pretty much no. So there's this growing... I would say, concern that LA is not going to be able to pull it off, particularly in a way that is going to make the city better than it was before. You know, we were promised these permanent improvements to the city and that people everywhere would benefit from having these games here.

And, you know, even some council members are expressing that they have doubts.

And, you know, even some council members are expressing that they have doubts.

And, you know, even some council members are expressing that they have doubts.

Well, that's funny because, you know, immediately the right wing pundits started to post on X that we should have the games taken away from us.

Well, that's funny because, you know, immediately the right wing pundits started to post on X that we should have the games taken away from us.

Well, that's funny because, you know, immediately the right wing pundits started to post on X that we should have the games taken away from us.

That was really, I think, what prompted perhaps Newsom and other people here in L.A. to start to frame a recovery around the Olympics. But what's interesting is some sports are already moving out of the city of L.A. and the region of L.A. We have some sports going to Oklahoma City. That was already the plan before even before the fires. So will they be taken away from us? I don't think so.

That was really, I think, what prompted perhaps Newsom and other people here in L.A. to start to frame a recovery around the Olympics. But what's interesting is some sports are already moving out of the city of L.A. and the region of L.A. We have some sports going to Oklahoma City. That was already the plan before even before the fires. So will they be taken away from us? I don't think so.

That was really, I think, what prompted perhaps Newsom and other people here in L.A. to start to frame a recovery around the Olympics. But what's interesting is some sports are already moving out of the city of L.A. and the region of L.A. We have some sports going to Oklahoma City. That was already the plan before even before the fires. So will they be taken away from us? I don't think so.