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I've also written about how the Olympics are definitely not the end game for LA boosters. There are already megaevents booked well into the 2030s. This is not going to be magically over for the city in 2028
The forever games
With fewer cities stepping up to welcome the games, the IOC is keeping a handful of previous hosts on heavy rotation. And it might mean more Olympics are on LA's horizon
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November 12, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Here's a response from Mike Sanchez, spokesperson for the LA County Registrar-Recorder's Office, on questions I had around how many polling sites there used to be in the area.

Basically, there are much fewer sites than in the last cycle, but more than the minimum required.

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November 5, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Gina told me she recalls there being five sites within a half mile radius, and that it then got reduced to three. Now there appears to be one?

I'm checking with the registrar's office about it.

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"I like to meet my neighbors and chat with them about the politics of the world. I didn’t expect to be there for an hour and half."

Fields, who is on her neighborhood council and was its chair (Empowerment Congress West Area), recalls there being five polling sites at one time.
November 5, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Fields estimated that tonight there were around 200 people when she was in line, and then when she left, it seemed like it was around 250.

Here's a video she sent me that gives you a sense of the line:
November 5, 2025 at 2:59 AM
"I like to meet my neighbors and chat with them about the politics of the world. I didn’t expect to be there for an hour and half."

Fields, who is on her neighborhood council and was its chair (Empowerment Congress West Area), recalls there being five polling sites at one time.
November 5, 2025 at 2:59 AM
It's noteworthy that not everyone has been a fan of the "cut the red tape part" of things, such as the executive powers that the mayor gets under an emergency order, such as around no-bid contracting.
November 5, 2025 at 12:57 AM
There's so much to write about too!
October 21, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Well, at least formally, the request is coming from the City Attorney's Office, and the request letter is addressed to the City Council.

The request letter hasn't been assigned anywhere yet. It's not an approved request, as of now.

Here's the council file: cityclerk.lacity.org/lacityclerkc...
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October 20, 2025 at 8:38 PM