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Assembly select committee reviews 1984 Olympic legacy as California prepares for LA28
Summary
Legislators and legacy leaders told the Assembly Select Committee that the 1984 Los Angeles Games’ private-financing model, volunteer program and targeted legacy investments helped create long-lasting youth programs; they urged oversight and equitable procurement for LA28.
Assemblymember Tina McKenner convened the first hearing of the Assembly Select Committee on the 2028 Olympics and Paralympics at the LA84 Foundation auditorium, inviting panelists to reflect on the lasting legacies of the 1984 Los Angeles Games and lessons for LA28.
Speakers with direct 1984 experience and current legacy leaders described how a volunteer workforce, inexpensive local tickets and a novel sponsorship model produced an unexpected surplus that was intentionally recycled into community programs. Rich Perlman, who ran press operations in 1984, said the organizing committee relied…
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