1984 Redux: NOlympics LA Takes on Eric Garcetti
b'Mayor Eric Garcetti is pinning his Presidential hopes on a successful bid for the 2028 Olympic Games, but a dedicated, and growing, group of Los Angeles organizers is rallying to stop him. The Olympics are sold to cities as essentially free by leveraging corporate sponsors to foot the bill: this is disingenuous. Rachel Reyes (@Rachel_Reyes) joined me at Ground Game HQ to talk about the hidden costs of the Olympics.\\n\\nHow will the games drive displacement? How will the unhoused be further criminalized? How much more money will we funnel to LAPD to arrest and harass our neighbors?\\n\\nAs the International Olympic Committee struggles to find host cities now is the time to fight back locally and to organize our neighbors to demand that our voices be heard.\\n\\nTo learn more and get involved: https://nolympicsla.com/\\nAnd follow @NolympicsLA on social media to keep up with the fight'