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LA to Host 2028 Olympics [View all] procon Sep 2017 OP
Cool! Can they get this stuff that Rio has? jberryhill Sep 2017 #1
Arson can damage any building. nt Bad Thoughts Sep 2017 #5
It wasn't arson jberryhill Sep 2017 #8
LA actually still uses the stuff they built for the Olympics Johonny Sep 2017 #7
first post, first whinge maxsolomon Sep 2017 #12
Were those the options of the taxpayers of Brazil? jberryhill Sep 2017 #15
LA is not in Brazil maxsolomon Sep 2017 #25
Team USA and Team Canada keep all the Olympic grade facilities Sen. Walter Sobchak Sep 2017 #24
LA did pretty well in reusing the venues from our last Olympic games. procon Sep 2017 #2
The 1984 Olympic games made money, quite a bit actually Brother Buzz Sep 2017 #6
Sales of the US television rights for the 2028 games will almost ensure a profitable games. LonePirate Sep 2017 #26
The TV rights will be a big chunk, but don't forget corporate sponsorship Brother Buzz Sep 2017 #27
I remember they used diving facilities -- Hell Hath No Fury Sep 2017 #11
Will Caitlyn light the flame? underpants Sep 2017 #3
That gives us... 11 years to get a viable mass transit system going! Let's do it! Initech Sep 2017 #4
Needed. LA has started but has a long way to go . I was there in '15 and thought wow what could be lunasun Sep 2017 #9
I've never been to LA, but I see the NYC traffic on a daily basis and... white_wolf Sep 2017 #13
Same . I'm in Chicago . LA area can grow what transit it has and cut the cars. NYC ran easy and lunasun Sep 2017 #16
Seriously the MTA subway system is a mess, but white_wolf Sep 2017 #18
Oh the CTA also is not perfect but beats sitting in congestion , looking for parking or paying$$ for lunasun Sep 2017 #23
I live here. It sucks. Initech Sep 2017 #19
We have a pretty good metro line system in LA taught_me_patience Sep 2017 #21
The same argument was made in 1984... Expecting Rain Sep 2017 #22
LA has a subway maxsolomon Sep 2017 #14
Yeah but it's still not 100%. Initech Sep 2017 #17
Just take the gold line to Pasadena and then a shuttle from there taught_me_patience Sep 2017 #20
Poor them. Scurrilous Sep 2017 #10
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