Excelling for the 2028 Olympics: Restoring, Not Displacing, LA’s Unsheltered Residents
September 4, 2024 / By Daniel Flaming, Gary L. Blasi, Anthony W. Orlando and Sam Tsemberis / Economic Roundtable
Los Angeles’ most glaring flaw as host of the 2028 Olympics is the nation’s largest population of unsheltered homeless individuals living on its streets. If LA fails to make inroads on the problem, 2028 is likely to be a disaster for unhoused people and LA’s reputation. Restoring the lives of unsheltered residents will be an Olympic achievement for Los Angeles.