In addition to Airbnb and Deloitte not outing themselves as Olympics sponsors, there is also an expert quote in this report from VICA president Stuart Waldman, who is... on the LA28 organizing committee! This isn't disclosed either!

"Casey Wasserman must resign, and Los Angeles deserves a mayor who isn't afraid to call for it." Mayoral candidate Rae Huang joining the call for the LA28 chair to step down on Bluesky, Twitter, and those little status messages you can put on your avatar on Instagram

"Now is the time for LA28 to demonstrate how much they truly value women." Another call for Casey Wasserman to resign from LA County Supervisor Lindsey Horvath (she is rumored to be running for mayor of LA so it's notable she's saying something before Karen Bass does)

"... no one associated with Epstein and his associates can provide credible leadership in the planning of these games, which now includes Casey Wasserman." LA City Councilmember Monica Rodriguez also calling for Casey Wasserman to step down

Here's one LA elected official making a statement: “I think Casey Wasserman needs to step down,” says LA County Supervisor Janice Hahn. “Having him represent us on the world stage distracts focus from our athletes and the enormous effort needed to prepare for 2028"

Here's IOC president Kirsty Coventry at a pre-Milan briefing saying she hasn't talked to Casey Wasserman and she is "obviously watching and monitoring the media... we're aware of a few things that have been reported just today and we need some time to look into it"

More importantly will this affect the sale of Casey Wasserman's home, which has been on the market for 136 days. Price recently cut by $2.5 million!

ew

Here are a few of the emails from Casey Wasserman, current chair of LA28, to Ghislaine Maxwell in the latest Epstein files drop

Mayor Karen Bass' office FINALLY sent me a copy of the town hall meeting the mayor hosted in Nov. to discuss the ongoing federal immigration raids. The recording includes a watermark that says: "This video cannot be modified or excerpted without authorization."

LA28 chair Casey Wasserman leaving the White House and boarding Marine One today with newly appointed LA28 board member Kevin McCarthy and Donald Trump, chair of the LA28 White House task force

Also, maybe one reason there were no LA28 officials at this press conference? Traci Park says she "went to war with LA28" to get them to site Olympic events in Venice Beach so it would be back in the headlines "for all the right reasons"

LA's parks department is proposing fencing MacArthur Park with "a green wrought iron fence around both the northern and southern sections of the park. The proposed fence would fully enclose the historical Wilshire Boulevard sides and the eight historically prominent cornered ingress/egress points"

"Remember, Los Angeles is also on the hook for Olympic overruns. The Convention Center bill starts coming due the very same year we could be forced to absorb those Olympic overages." I asked Yaroslavsky for her prepared remarks because I felt they captured this particular moment in LA so perfectly

LAPD preemptively blocked off Alameda Street between Commercial and Temple Streets, before an anti-ICE demonstration that began in MacArthur Park arrived. @lataco.bsky.social

And there you have it: Trump confirms he will use military force "if we have to" to secure LA's Olympics. "We'll do anything necessary to keep our Olympics safe, including using our National Guard or military." "Because obviously we have a mayor who is not very competent"

been thinking about it for awhile but probably going to get really into Gunpla now

Hi everyone I was denied entry, detained, and deported from the USA over the last 48 hours because of my reporting on the Columbia student protests I arrived back in Melbourne hours ago and had my phone handed back to me upon landing

A plane with no call sign is currently circling the area where the LA anti-ICE protests are taking place. It took off from March Air Reserve Base

Last year, unions sent letters to local and international megaevent organizers urging them to endorse the Olympic wage campaign. They didn't endorse it. Stuart Waldman, a member of the LA28 organizing committee, publicly opposed the wage increase, saying it would cause "irreversible damage"

My senator (Ben Allen) authored a bill over that would have severely curtailed the rights of CSA survivors under AB218. Last week, he pulled SB 832—for now. I wrote about my experience with AB 218 & why it’s important for @knockdotla.bsky.social Please read (but ofc, TW: CSA!)

Reminder that this is the person that Rick Caruso called "one of the biggest thinkers around"

Abbott and Costello meet László Tóth

Since I'm seeing it everywhere: I worked in LA City Hall when the budget passed. Our office voted No. But the idea that LAFD was "defunded" to increase the LAPD budget is not accurate. Both got increases due to salary hikes. LAFD's deal just happened after the budget process -- LAPD's was before.

paw

i do not understand the aesthetic theme at the new east hollywood bar 'real charmer'

tried both Wicked cocktails sold at the glendale LOOK

no matter how many talented artists he assembles onto his projects, luca guadagnino is incapable of making a good film

a cybertruck parked in the middle of the hollywood walk of fame. only in la

if this won't go viral on bluesky idk what will

nothing better than this GOATed combo. am i right, folks?

How do folks feel about the giant googie KFC bucket

4Hyrule

got three drinks at lunch today.

met a beautiful cat yesterday

received my first pitch from the "International Council for Men and Boys"

Til Tuesday - Voices Carry youtu.be/uejh-bHa4To?...

just an incredible bun

got a second tattoo just now

Popular. You're gonna be popYUUUlar. - Ariana Grande

NEW: 3 more LA sheriff's deputies have been relieved of duty over this WILD investigation into a crypto mogul who allegedly hired cops to do crimes for him Even wilder: He allegedly spent his ill-gotten gains on leg-lengthening surgery that he now needs reversed www.latimes.com/california/s...

seared hotate, ikura, and negi toro nigiri for lunch.

just a hilarious walk on this here dog

is bluesky a place to discuss our sex lives? our crazy outings at night? what we're dreaming about? what's the vibe here

here's a cat

LAPD officer Toni McBride has deleted photos of her and guests wielding guns at her wedding from her personal Instagram. However, you can still find them on the page for gunsmith/dealer Taran Tactical Innovations:

check out this dog

some powerful covfefe art at the Hammer Museum

woke up around 8:15 am today