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In the full leaked audio, Nury Martinez said she was making backroom deals with @LA28 @RamsNFL @MayorOfLA:
The “he” she refers to in the clip is Councilmember @BobBlumenfield, who is working with the same players on Olympic development. This project is down the street from the proposed @LA28 “Valley Sports Park”:
Here’s a member of the #LA28 executive board telling Blumenfield that this project is “Super exciting.” The entire marketing pitch for LA28 has been “no build Olympics” 
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, who was instrumental in securing the 2028 Summer Olympics for his city, even proclaimed, “We will make at least a billion dollars in 2028.”
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In more subdued fashion, Los Angeles City Council President Herb Wesson called the bid “fiscally responsible” and the city’s pact with the IOC, making Los Angeles responsible for Olympic cost overruns, “too good to pass up.”
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However, University of Oxford researchers analyzed Olympics between 1960 and 2020 and found that every single Games ran over its initial budget, with an average cost overrun of 172 percent in real terms, notably higher than other megaprojects.
She turned trauma into triumph.
Just 2 years after sustaining a spinal cord injury while skateboarding, Alana Nichols (@alananichols21) pursued a new athletic career: wheelchair basketball. 6 years later, she won her 1st Paralympic gold medal at the Beijing Games. #LA28 #WHM
Just 2 years after sustaining a spinal cord injury while skateboarding, Alana Nichols (@alananichols21) pursued a new athletic career: wheelchair basketball. 6 years later, she won her 1st Paralympic gold medal at the Beijing Games. #LA28 #WHM
It’s all about that winning mindset for LA’s own #TrackAndField athlete Chris Atangana, who’s inspired by Usain Bolt—otherwise known as “the fastest man alive.” Learn how Chris strives to be like the 8x @Olympics gold medalist. 🥇 #LA28 #BlackHistoryMonth
Description: The LA28 logo appears over clips of LA (palm trees, city skyline). The word Presents appears on an overhead shot of the freeway. A photo of Usain Bolt dressed in Olympic uniform with an exuberant expression pops in. His name is in the upper left, TrailbLAzers and
Track and Field on the bottom right corner. Transition to a video of a man facing the camera in a white sweatshirt. A neon green grid pattern runs along the left. The screen splits horizontally with a video clip of an ocean pier on the bottom. Cut to a video of competitive
