Karen Bass
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But what we're doing as a city, the game actually takes place in an adjacent city, Inglewood.
But we are preparing for
tens of thousands, if not more, of visitors traveling throughout our city.
And we're planning festivals and watch parties all throughout our city.
We anticipate having 100 different events.
And you know, the World Cup lasts over 30 days.
So we're really seeing it as an economic boom to our area.
Well, we'll continue to work together.
I'm in conversation regularly.
LA 28 is the independent nonprofit that is putting on the games.
It's located nearby City Hall.
We collaborate on a daily basis.
I set up an office of major events to handle all of the events.
The culmination, of course, is the Olympics and the Paralympics.
But we have the World Cup, the U.S.
Open for golf for women.
We have the Super Bowl.
All of those things are happening before we get to the Olympics.
And so we continue to work together.
The decision whether Casey Wasserman stays was up to the board.