Los Angeles is busy preparing for the 2028 Olympics, but critics say the games are an outrageous expense filled with empty promises.
Eric Sheehan with the group NOlympics L.A. told KNX News, “When Eric Garcetti launched this bid for the Olympics, he said he was going to end homelessness on the streets of L.A. by the time the Olympics come here, and then Casey Wasserman, the chair of the bid started saying it’s not our job to solve homelessness.”
Sheehan said that based on what he has heard about Mayor Karen Bass’ homelessness program, Inside Safe, the outlook isn’t any better under her administration. “What we’re seeing is most of the folks who enter Inside Safe, don’t leave it in permanent supportive housing or permanent housing of any kind,” he said.
According to Sheehan, every Olympics comes with politicians and event leaders making ‘grand suggestions’ about what the games will do for the city. When those promises fail …