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Will LA28 be the displacement Olympics, or the housing Olympics?
Los Angeles will host the Summer Olympics in 2028. Mega-events reshape the cities that hold them: where people can sleep, what gets cleared, which promises are kept. This site gathers research, data and reporting on what the Games mean for Angelenos without housing, in one place, from scholars across institutions.
Photograph: downtown Los Angeles from the Toy District, by Eric Polk (CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons).
5,975unsheltered adults live within a mile of an Olympic venue in LA County.
Estimate for a one-mile security perimeter, excluding Long Beach, Glendale and Pasadena, so it is an undercount. From the mapping report.
See how this was estimated →Five areas, five questions
The work is organised around five areas. Each one has its own page, which any contributor can add to.
- DataHow many unhoused people are affected? What changes are we seeing?Open →
- AnalysisWhat do the data actually mean for people's lives?Open →
- HistoryWhat did previous host cities do, and what is Los Angeles deciding now?Open →
- MediaHow are the Games and homelessness being covered?Open →
- ActionWhat is being proposed, and how can people take part?Open →
Latest
New reports, datasets and updates from the collaboration.
Coming soon
Mapping dashboard: unhoused Angelenos and the 2028 venue map
An interactive map layering Olympic venue locations against homeless count and demographic survey data across Los Angeles County. Now published under Data.
Open the dashboard →In progress
Two reports on the history and processes of Olympic host cities
A pair of forthcoming reports examining how previous host cities handled homelessness in the run-up to their Games, and the decision-making processes now underway in Los Angeles.
Read more under History →In progress
A report on encampment sweeps
Ongoing work documenting encampment clearances in Los Angeles and how they relate to major events and venue corridors.
Read more under Analysis →