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Controller Kenneth Mejia is demanding that L.A. 28 hand over detailed financial documents, and he says he issued the organization a subpoena on Friday to compel them to turn that information over.

For more on this, we are joined by our Olympics reporter Libby Rainey.

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Okay, so what is going to happen next?

Mejia says he's given LA28 around two weeks to respond to the subpoena, so we'll see if LA28 provides anything by then.

That's Libby Rainey, our Olympics reporter.

Libby, thank you so much.

We had artists come in from all over the world, music, stage productions.

L.A. Opera was largely born out of that event, as our Libby Rainey reports.

So much exciting stuff going on.

So the question is, what's contemplated for less than two years from now with the 2028 Games? Joining me first to take us back to 84 is former Los Angeles County Supervisor Zeb Yaroslavsky.

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Joining me is Libby Rainey, who was our LAist reporter covering the Olympics.

So Libby, just share with us, there was a legislative hearing on this earlier this week.

LA wants to bring back citywide watch parties for the 2028 Olympics and Paralympics, like the ones held for the World Cup.

Libby Rainey reports Paul Krekorian, who heads the city's major events office, said at a council committee meeting earlier this month, the World Cup parties drew in more than 45,000 people, and she says Krekorian also recommended some changes to the fan experience.

They were hot, and Krekorian was saying that by 2028, the city needs to not only deploy more shade structures, but really just be thinking about heat mitigation in general to make sure people actually come to these events.

It's not clear yet how the watch parties will be funded.

And this week, we're talking about city watch parties during the games.

Our Olympics reporter Libby Rainey spoke with Adolfo Guzman-Lopez about how that's going to work.

Here's that conversation.

I want to know about these watch parties.

And in the next two budget cycles, we'll see those funding asks.

So given how cash-strapped the city is, it's going to be really interesting to see how council members make the case for these watch parties while potentially making other tough budget decisions.

That's Olympics reporter Libby Rainey on how the city of L.A. is planning for watch parties.

Go to LAS.com to read her story and all of her great reporting on the 2028 Games.

A report that recently became public lays out the budget for LA28, the organizing committee putting on the games, and separately, the LA City Controller is starting to track the city's own expenses.

LAist reporter Libby Rainey talked about what she found in the budget with host Nereida Moreno.

So how much is it going to cost to put on the Olympics?

So according to LA28's new budget, $7.26 billion, and that's for things like upgrading venues, personnel, technology, marketing.

That's 13 million on police vehicles and an additional 14 million on sort of, you know, various Olympics-related city projects, mainly to pay staff in city departments.

That's including the city administrative officer, public works, and the Department of Transportation.

That's LAist's Olympics reporter, Libby Rainey.

Libby, thank you so much.

LA28 says it has fulfilled its reporting obligations to the city.

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Meanwhile, Governor Gavin Newsom signed a number of bills aimed at improving ingredient labeling for foods in certain consumer products.

KQED's Laura Fitzgerald has more.

The latest budget from Olympics organizing committee LA28 is out and one city official is not happy with it.

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City Comptroller Kenneth Mejia says LA28's $7.26 billion budget report is missing key financial details.

The documents we requested will help us understand how they're doing as an organization because if they go over budget, we pay.

LA 28 says it has fulfilled its reporting obligations to the city.

Libby Rainey, LAist News.

Meanwhile, Governor Gavin Newsom signed a number of bills aimed at improving ingredient labeling for foods and certain consumer products.

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The Los Angeles Police Department plans to deploy thousands of officers per day during the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

And it estimates that will cost more than $730 million to do it.

Our Olympics reporter Libby Rainey has been looking into LAPD's plans for the games and the huge price tag that comes with that.

And she joins us now to tell us more.

The L.A. Police Department plans to deploy thousands of officers per day during the 2028 Olympics and Paralympics.

Libby Rainey reports on how much that will cost.

LAPD estimates it'll take $732 million to staff the Summer Games.

Added to the department's typical staffing, estimated personnel costs for the two-month period hosting the Games soar to more than 1.15 billion.

The numbers cast light on the immense cost of policing the Games as concerns grow about what Olympics expenses may fall on the city of L.A., which is the financial backstop for the Games.

L.A. is counting on the federal government to cover security costs, but it's not guaranteed.

Libby Rainey, LAS News.

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