The 2028 Olympics Can’t Hide Los Angeles’ Homelessness Crisis
After two years of reported declines, homelessness rose again in Los Angeles in 2026. The city’s unsheltered population increased by nearly 8%, underscoring the urgency of addressing housing insecurity as the 2028 Olympic Games approach. “Restoring the lives of unsheltered residents is an immense task. It will be an Olympic achievement for Los Angeles to accomplish this. Instead of masking a streetscape formed by economic inequality, Los Angeles will become an exemplar for other cities.” (Source: Economic Roundtable) Furthermore, the overcrowded are not even part of the Olympic discussion. Since doubling-up will undoubtedly increase, we can assume that overcrowding will also increase, even though the Olympic planners don’t raise the topic. We can assume that the proposals of the Economic Roundtable will not be funded by cash-strapped Olympic organizers. Does this bring us back to 1984…
