Olympics Homelessness Plans Put L.A. Power on Trial
Thursday, July 2, 2026 · 9 min
Los Angeles 2028 Olympics planning is forcing a hard look at encampment clearings, LAHSA’s role, and what Bass and Raman must say about homelessness power before the runoff.
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Los Angeles 2028 Olympics planning is forcing a hard look at encampment clearings, LAHSA’s role, and what Bass and Raman must say about homelessness power before the runoff.
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- Mass displacement of unhoused people and human rights concerns loom over LA Olympics planning | LAist — LAist
Mass displacement of unhoused people and human rights concerns loom over LA Olympics planning | LAist Sponsored message Donate Audience-funded nonprofit news Listen Next Up: 0:00 0:00 — See All Episodes Subscribe LAist Daily Radio Schedule ### Hey, LA listener! Download our app for the optimal streaming experience Listen Now Playing Listen Listen Now Playing Listen Civics &…
- Step Back — With the Olympics already putting pressure on L.A. to move unhoused people out of public view, who actually has the power to order or limit those encampment clearings — the mayor, City Council, the county, LAHSA, or Olympic planners — and what should voters demand from 2026 candidates beyond vague promises to “clean up” the city?
Background sources
- Mass displacement of unhoused people and human rights concerns loom over LA Olympics planning | LAist — LAist
- LA County considers plans to remove unhoused people and clear encampments around Olympic venues | LAist — LAist
- Top LA officials spar over who should oversee city’s homelessness spending: ‘LAHSA twilight zone’ | LAist — LAist
- Amid ‘crisis’ at homelessness agency, LA city leaders to discuss pulling funding | LAist — LAist
- Key LA city leaders call for shifting homelessness spending away from LAHSA | LA Local — LAist
- LA mayoral candidate Raman proposes homelessness plan that includes scaling back Inside Safe | LAist — LAist
- What should LA's next mayor do to fix homelessness? Here's what some candidates had to say | LAist — LAist
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- Governor Newsom swears in Tomiquia Moss as Secretary of new California Housing and Homelessness Agency | Governor of California — Governor of California
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- College commuters - LAist — LAist
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