News

The 2028 Olympics, Hidden Face Of Homelessness, And More

By John Rabe, Daniel Martinez

Published Jul 9, 2023 9:32 AM

Keep up with LAist.

If you're enjoying this article, you'll love our daily newsletter, The LA Report. Each weekday, catch up on the 5 most pressing stories to start your morning in 3 minutes or less.

Listen • 29:02

The 2028 Summer Olympics, Hidden Face Of Homelessness, & Police Drones As First Responders - The Sunday Edition

Your Sunday updates from the LAist newsroom.

Today's headlines:

Mission Viejo Looks To Cash In On Run-Up To LA Olympics
Over 14,000 Vehicles In LA County Are Used As Homes
Police Departments Are Starting To Use Drones As First Responders – How Is It Working So Far?

Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts to get The L.A. Report delivered to you twice on weekdays, with special editions on Saturday and Sunday.

Most Read

Arts and Entertainment

The disappearing act of the entertainment industry's middle class

After taking a buyout from a major company, an L.A.-born producer is struggling to make ends meet.
Climate and Environment

Why we’ve been seeing unusually foggy mornings in SoCal

It’s not “May Gray” or “June Gloom,” but an extended period of high pressure is causing similar conditions.
LA History

How LA became a donut town and the man who started it all

The story of Ted Ngoy and the community of Cambodian refugees behind every donut.
Housing and Homelessness

UCLA offers proposal to stay on VA campus after being locked out of baseball stadium

A judge ordered the school, along with other tenants on the West L.A. Veterans’ Affairs campus, to increase its commitments to supporting veterans or face eviction.
Explore LA

This man may be the Dodgers' luckiest fan — and most generous

At a recent Dodgers game, Michael Faretta of Santa Clarita caught three balls and gave them all away to kids — including my kids.
Housing and Homelessness

The $1M house at heart of Orange County civil fraud allegations says a ton about SoCal real estate

One LAist reader responded to the latest story in our ongoing Andrew Do investigation by asking, "Which is more disgusting: the [alleged] fraud or the fact that a starter home is costing 1 million these days?"