JesseSaenz
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I won't lie, I was shellshocked by Paul's comments on a very complex and sensitive subject. Nothing about what he said was humanistic or had an ounce of compassion.
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Guetta is world famous and was born and raised in Paris, France. But I have to agree the opening ceremonies to France 98' were awful. The only thing I found entertaining were the giant colorful statues that were roaming the city on their way to the stadium. Everything else seemed so sloppy
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While I do fault Garcetti for not acting more quickly on the homelessness situation, I can't pin the blame on him entirely, or on liberal governance. The homelessness problem has been decades in the making. 1. Many of them are not from Los Angeles, or even from the west coast. This has been well documented by many non-profit organizations. Many come from RED, CONSERVATIVE States where they simply get them one way tickets on Greyhound to the west coast. 2. Enforcing the laws does nothing. The cops can cite all they want, they are homeless, they have nothing, we can just put them in jail, it will be insanely costly and will fix nothing. 3. The homeless you see on the streets of LA, SF, Seattle, San Diego, are not illegal immigrants. Immigrants often find housing with a relative or friend. I don't even know how this made the list. 4. Where do I even start, SF, really? A city a fraction the size of LA? 5. You're delusional 6. You are sounding very Hitler-ish I get your frustration, I have it too, and liberals and conservatives alike are fed up with it. But blaming one party or one mayor is stupid. Many past administrations both Republican and Democrats have failed to address it. Housing them isn't enough. That is a band aid approach. Each person has his/her individual needs. No one wakes up one day and decides they want to live on the street. It is a systematic failure of sorts. Many are veterans with unchecked/untreated PTSD, some are young gay and lesbian kids who were kicked out of their homes for being gay (looking at you southern states), some left abusive relationships, and many are just very mentally ill and are getting no help. The city, county, state, country needs to provide services to this people so that they are not just housed, but get the help and treatment they need to stay off the streets. Having worked with homeless in California I can tell you it is not easy. They are humans, not animals, and they each have their own tragic story.
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This is so within reach. They should get working on it ASAP. They can really use it to the advantage of the new 6th Street Bridge.
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The un-fucking of LAX. 40 years overdue. Finally LAWA gets it right.
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Yep. I have little doubt LA will deliver IMMENSELY on this. LA is a mecca for music, movies, art, food, fashion, you name it, the city is exporting this stuff at an astonishing rate. I only hope that it continues to do so well into 2028.
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Even many of LA's will be done in 2024, and they ended up getting the 2028 Games. Tsk, Tsk.
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USC announces name change to the Coliseum under new sponsorship agreement. In 2028, welcome everyone to the, wait for it.... United Airlines Memorial Coliseum Excuse me while I vomit all over the goddamn place. What’s next Geico Dodger Stadium!?
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The lot directly across the Walt Disney Concert hall will begin construction on the long awaited Grand Avenue project. This is a great addition the Downtown sports park and the marathon which will terminate just down the street at Grand Park. Designed by Frank Gehry. https://la.curbed.com/2018/1/22/16919512/frank-gehry-los-angeles-grand-avenue-project
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This is great news, Mayor Garcia is another really forward thinking Mayor. Additionally, it's nice to see that many of these projects, like LA's list, were already in the works before the Olympic announcement. Very welcome news.
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Hahahaha.
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No. These renovations were taking place regardless if the city won the games or not. USC wanted to upgrade it for their games, which incidently, the Rams will also benefit from. As we get closer to the games, they will install a track and give it another quick sprucing up before the opening ceremonies.
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Banc of California is putting the final touches to the stadium. Hard to believe it will be fully operational in just a few weeks time, an entire decade before 2028. Also, the Coliseum renovations are well underway.
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Happy to see the extension to Westwood where the Village will be, but it bothers me that it's just a few miles shy of Santa Monica. Also, no West Hollywood connection from the LAX line is another big ouch.
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You are almost making a case for the flying Uber service. All of it will use existing or already developing technologies and software, not to mention it is a partnership they have with NASA on this. Is it challenging, hell yes. Is it impossible? No.
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Even the Mayor joked about it. He couldn't understand why the Chargers decided to leave SD. No one in LA wanted them, and SD wanted them to stay. So weird. Even Rams, they are the #1 team right now, and the crowds at the Coliseum are not what they were last year (Granted it holds 90,000)
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It's not just the shuttle. LAX as a whole is a very stressful place. Airports in general are, but LAX takes the cake. Traffic, huge terminals, and nothing connecting them. So if you have to make a connecting flight, GOOD LUCK! So glad they are unfucking that airport. Anytime I am flying into LAX I am already downing wine or tequila because I KNOW the next hour or so after landing will be a **** show.
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Those seem more like operational challenges that can be worked out, I mean, 11 years dude. Remember that 10 years ago we didn't even know what an iPhone was, and now they practically grow on trees.
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It won't be the only city with Dallas/Ft. Worth and Dubai also signing on, but pretty fun addition if they can pull it off. Personally, I still think a fully functional Hyperloop connecting Los Angeles to San Francisco, Las Vegas, and San Diego would be much more of a success story. Los Angeles 2028 and the Olympic flying Taxi network https://www.forbes.com/sites/bizcarson/2017/11/08/uber-wants-to-bring-its-flying-taxis-to-traffic-congested-los-angeles-ahead-of-the-olympics/#5edefd1e42ec
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A private-public partnership for the Sepulveda pass makes sense. I hope the go through with it an go with it at full throttle. On my wish list for 28' is the extension of the Crenshaw Line through Koreatown, West Hollywood and terminating at the Hollywood/Highland Station. I also think they should extend the Subway from Wilshire/Vermont down to AT LEAST MLK/Vermont. That would mean two rail lines servicing Expo Park/USC Area. One running East/West, the other, north south. And IDEALLY, it would be great if the Purple Line terminated at Santa Monica and not at UCLA/Veterans hospital. I mean it WAS dubbed "Subway to the Sea" for a reason.
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Thank goodness. Measure M was the safety net, but the Olympics was, whether they want to admit it or not, their Plan A. And of course its voter approved. My guess is that they will work on some of the smaller projects first with maybe 2 or 3 standout lines. I doubt they will work on their 50 year plan all in 10 years.
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Dumb question(s), so I apologize in advance. When do host cities move from their bid logo to their official logo? Has there ever been a city that retained its bid logo for its official host city logo? Will Paris & LA release them at the same time? As much as I like both Paris and LAs bid logos, I am getting kind of bored of them, and we are still 7 and 11 years away. Haha
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Yeah. I remember back like in 2007 learning about this. Additionally, a beattle from Saudi Arabia is also killing them.
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It has been well documented that the 1984 Games were the beginning of LA's woes with police all which culminated in with the ugly riots of 1992. The city and its law enforcement agencies, along with the secret service will need to make sure that they don't over police and that will be a monumental task.
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A cool and mostly positive/optimistic article in Wired Magazine about the 11 year wait for LA. "LA has 11 years to figure it out, which is long enough to succeed—and long enough to screw it all up. " https://www.wired.com/story/2028-olympics-fix-los-angeles/
