JesseSaenz
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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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On 9/30/2017 at 6:20 AM, baron-pierreIV said:
Uh-oh . . .
Los Angeles' legendary palm trees are dying – and few will be replaced
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/sep/29/los-angeles-palm-trees-dying
Yeah. I remember back like in 2007 learning about this. Additionally, a beattle from Saudi Arabia is also killing them.
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On 9/22/2017 at 3:33 PM, RuFF said:
This is going to gain traction in Los Angeles. The opposition is going to mount an effective assault on City Hall, and in turn the 2028 Olympics. This article outlines arguments the opposition has that are easily proven. I think their arguments are appropriate, too. If LA is to host a successful Olympics it's going to have address these issues. This is, perhaps, a place all host cities and the IOC can learn.
http://inthesetimes.com/article/20493/torching-los-angeles-2028-olympic-plans-police-state
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. "
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Congratulations Los Angeles and Paris!!!
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1 hour ago, mr.bernham said:
wtf are you talking about...what alternative transportation methods? Spending 95% of your life on a freeway?
American history is only boring because you are an American and know it. Done theatrically right and it would play beautifully. Tell the story of a nation built on ideals of freedom and the pursuit of happiness. A nation of dreams and a city where dreams come true? The show writes itself. American history shouldn't be irrelevant in the ceremony because it can be a useful tool.
Start out the ceremony with pioneers moving westward and building a city, building LA. As the city rises showcase too the evolution of America. Cars, trains, radio, tv, civil rights, gay rights, women's rights, immigration. Have it culminate in LA becoming the "shinning city on a hill".
I should have clarified, yes.
Hyperloop, Tesla, Space X.
Before I get more heat, Teslas where designed in LA, manufactured in NorCal.
Sorrry!!!
Yes, LA has **** traffic, but it has in a weird twist of events become ground zero for a solution out of its mess.
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12 hours ago, baron-pierreIV said:
noirish? You think the Black Dahlia chapter should be considered? Huh. THey didn't do the Jack the Ripper episode for London.
"historic" segments like Ipanema, James ABond, the Queen and Mr. Bean? Those are pop moments. THe use of the Ipanema song is strictly a pop reference -- nothing too historic there. Mr. Bond is a FICTIONAL character, so how can he be historic -- as is Mr. Bean.
I think you should bruch up your history, J.
I see your point, but I think has an all out war chest of things/themes that is can use in lieu of all the Americana crap that has been done to death.
They should focus on major roles LA/Southern Cali played in more recent human history. Space exploration, alternative transportation methods, cultural movements, etc.
I think LA will have the luxury of keeping the boring American history to an absolute minimum, thank god!
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9 minutes ago, baron-pierreIV said:
Well, ejaycat brought it up already, but LA is such a YOUNG metropolis -- that there isn't a real deep history to mine. I mean, what? A few tribes? How are those crucial and relevant to today;s history. No, it shouldn't be too bad if US history is touched on again because the US is the HOST country and the Feds will be spending for Security, so it seems only fair and as long as it's told in new and novel ways. But jeez, the whole thing is like 9 years away. First we have to see what Paris will do; and then what how World Cup 2026 will terat the 250th Anniversary of the USA. And then, you take it from there . . .It'll be something very youth-oriented, athletic and forward- looking.
It may be young, but damn did it go through a lot in just a few hundred years.
Natives, the Spanish, Mexico, the Chinese, becoming part of the US... the orange groves, movies, the trolleys, the cars, freeways, sprawl, aerospace, and now cultural Mecca... all in just about 2 centuries.
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I think a La La Land sequel is inevitable considering how popular it was worldiwide.
If I were part of the ceremonies committee, I would have a Star Trek mention since Gene Rodenbury grew up in LA and graduated from Franklin High School in Highland Park (same as me!)
Not sure what the technology will be in 11 years, but a USS Enterprise at the Coliseum would blow everyone's mind.
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Cool video from the 84' Games in which they analyze L.A. Even back then, they did not think LA with no center, no identity, a bank robbery a day, and cocaine parties, could pull it off.
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18 hours ago, baron-pierreIV said:
Venice, Italy or Venice, CA? What's happening there? Another rally?
Venice in Los Angeles. An Alt-Right protest like the one in Charlottesville was scheduled to take place on Saturday.
It has been "postponed" and hopefully cancelled altogether.
http://ktla.com/2017/08/16/organizers-postpone-march-on-google-planned-for-venice-8-other-cities-due-to-alt-left-threats/
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Not to change the subject, but I am fearful of what can potentially play out in Venice on Saturday.
LA may become a flashpoint once again.
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In a meeting at Metro HQ in Downtown LA today, Phil Washington said that although LA is getting 2028 and not 2024, Metro will continue as if though they are meeting a 2024 deadline saying "we are not lifting our foot off the gas pedal."
He said Metro very soon will roll out a list of projects that are to be accelerated under Measure M, while making sure other projects are not decelerated as a result.
The Purple Line to Westwood with an original completion date of 2035 is now shooting for 2023/2024. To do this, the various phases of the project (tunneling, station boxes, etc.) will happen simultaneously with each one getting its own separate contractor. Normally one contractor delivers the entire project.
Facinating stuff will happen in the years to come. LA is getting transfoarmed at impressive speeds.
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11 minutes ago, Nacre said:
It is worth noting that both cities' strategy towards the Olympics has been to bid often but to stick to their principles and avoid lavish spending. That makes them unattractive compared to cities offering grand Olympic parks and results in lots of failed bids, but it has also resulted in both cities hosting very successfully when the IOC needs a safe pair of hands.
People can make fun of Madrid and Turkey for bidding frequently, but to me this seems like the wise way to handle the games.
Good on Paris and LA. They were the last two standing because they were both the silver bullet to the IOCs lavish ways.
A great partnership will emerge from this, and I couldn't be more excited!!!!
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The IOC has voted to give LA 100% of any surplus/profits.
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Wow. The Mayor and the committee are wasting no time locking in 2028!
Paris host city for 2024!
Los Angeles host city for 2028!
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/2017/07/31/los-angeles-reaches-deal-host-2028-olympics/525815001/ -
4 minutes ago, Nacre said:
In fact there is a major problem in the USA with eastern cities shoving their homeless populations onto west coast cities like Los Angeles. (As well as San Francisco, Portland and Seattle.) Cities like New York offer free bus tickets to homeless persons to move west.
When people from Boston or New York visit the Pacific states of the US they often comment that cities like LA need to "do something about the homeless." (Shoot them? Put them into concentration camps? Or, worse yet, send them back east?)
THANK YOU!
When I hear east coasters bitch and moan about LA's homeless, it's like, where do you get the nerve?
LA voted to tax itself to house and rehabilitate those that the South and East shunned and sent packing to the west. No compassion, no understanding, and all criticism from the east coasters.
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21 hours ago, baron-pierreIV said:
Speeds will either be 28 mph on surface streets; and 228 mi on the freeways!!
Haha. Well, if Elon gets his way, it might not be that much of a stretch.
http://www.dailybreeze.com/business/20170726/rest-of-the-world-looking-at-hawthorne-as-elon-musk-prepares-to-dig-test-tunnel
Also, the Hyperloop system is coming along very quickly. An LA to SF, or LA to SD or LA to Las Vegas hyperloop would make for a first of its kind games.
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8 hours ago, baron-pierreIV said:
FLASH! I am on a task force to change the 24-hour clock a day, to 28 hours long starting on July 28, 2028! Opening ceremony will begin exactly @ 8:28 pm. and end at the new hour of 28:08!!
And change all the freeways to incorporate a 28 in it.
405 will now be the 428605 will now be the 628
10 will now be 28 Santa Monica Freeway
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On a side note, Los Angeles hosted Real Madrid Vs Manchester City with a crowd at well over 93,000+ on a Wednesday!
That is insane.
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Mayor Garcetti says " the IOC is making the later date financially so attractive, we would be stupid not to take 2028." at a Buzzfeed event in Los Angeles.
I kind of figured a good incentive would be put on the table for 28. Costs will go up, and LA may be in a deep recession, or worse, recovering from some sort of natural disaster or civil unrest. It is LA after all, and once every 10-20 years, something happens on a large scale. He needs to get a guarantee from the IOC of additional money, or the double allocation of Paris/LA becomes very lob sided.
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-olympics-taxpayers-20170721-story.html -
Congratulations to both LA and Paris for their successful bids!
September 13 will probably yield zero surprises, but this is exciting news nonetheless.
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Just now, JesseSaenz said:
Cool new renderings of the $1.2 Billion Lucas Museum which will rise up immediately east of the LA Memorial Coliseum. It will add some pretty awesome park space that will be woven in and around the museum itself.
Should make for a pretty stunning backdrop/background for an LA Olympics 2024/2028.
It is expected to be completed in 2021.
Forgot to add the link.
Sorry.
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/lucas-museum-renderings-431445853.html -
Cool new renderings of the $1.2 Billion Lucas Museum which will rise up immediately east of the LA Memorial Coliseum. It will add some pretty awesome park space that will be woven in and around the museum itself.
Should make for a pretty stunning backdrop/background for an LA Olympics 2024/2028.
It is expected to be completed in 2021.
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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.