There are a little more than 600 days left until the Los Angeles Olympics, but there’s a rift between the city of L.A. and LA28, the private entity in charge of the Olympic games.
During a special city council meeting this week, the LA28 CEO, Reynold Hoover, couldn't explain the 24% convenience fee that's been added to the high Olympic ticket prices. He also didn’t give assurances that the master agreement between LA28 and the city will be signed anytime soon.
The agreement was supposed to be executed in October. It’s important to city council members because it assures LA28 will, in most cases, give priority to local businesses.
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“There's just been a consistent effort to basically just say trust us,” L.A. City Councilmember Monica Rodriguez told KNX News’ Craig Fiegener. “Frankly, I wouldn't be doing my job if I just said, ‘Well, I'm just going to trust you LA28,’ especially that they haven't been acting in good faith.”
Rodriguez serves on the LA28 Oversight Committee. She said they currently don’t have a partnership.
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