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Mayor Garcetti outlines Olympics bid
BY ASHER KLEIN /STAFF WRITER Aug. 18, 2014 Updated Aug. 19, 2014 8:21 a.m.
Mayor Eric Garcetti has publicly been tight-lipped about the city possibly bidding for another Olympics, but he outlined Los Angelesâ pitch for the 2024 Games to business leaders Monday.
The mayor told a luncheon put on by the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce about how Los Angelesâ diverse population made it a strong candidate for federal workforce funding.
He used the bid as an example.
âOur simple pitch for the Olympics is every athlete from around the world has a home-field advantage in Los Angeles,â Garcetti told a group that included U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez.
Los Angeles is one of four U.S. cities exploring a bid for the Summer Olympic Games, along with Boston, San Francisco and Washington, D.C.
Delegates from all three made the trip to the United States Olympic Committeeâs Colorado Springs offices in July.
Garcetti and his office have spoke about a bid only hypothetically, including when he visited the USOC in July to discuss what a strong bid would look like.
Many consider the cityâs 1984 Olympics to be among the most successful ever, turning a $223 million profit â the first Games to end up in the black since the 1932 Games in Los Angeles, according to CNBC, and a blueprint for subsequent events.
More than $90 million of that profit was turned into the LA84 Foundation, which funds Southern California youth sports and coaching.
Its president is Anita DeFrantz, a member of both the U.S. and International Olympic committees.
âAny city has to show that itâs prepared to host the athletes in a dignified manner,â said DeFrantz, speaking to the Register last month, on the day Garcetti visited the USOC.
The USOC is waiting until the end of the year to announce which American city will bid for the Olympics, DeFrantz said, partially because the international committee is in the middle of reforming its selection process.
A bronze medal-winning rower, DeFrantz said she had confidence in a possible Los Angeles bid for the 2024 Olympics.
âWeâve experienced hosting the games when there was no money available,â she said. âNow the IOC comes in supporting the games to the tune of around a billion dollars. (Plus) you have facilities available, so youâre not so worried about that.â
Garcetti didnât take any questions at the luncheon, leaving to appear at the L.A. Clippers rally.
But before he did, he said he was surprised they even let him have a microphone at Staples Center anymore, referring to a supposedly alcohol-induced expletive he dropped at the Los Angeles Kingsâ Stanley Cup rally earlier this summer.
Contact the writer: [email protected]; @kleinstar
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