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World Cup gives Los Angeles a chance to showcase Olympic readiness
All eyes will be on the World Cup host cities this summer, but perhaps none more so than Los Angeles, which is also preparing to host the 2028 Summer Olympics. Not only will greater L.A. host eight games in the men’s soccer tournament, but the U.S. team will also play two of its group-stage games at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, the first of which will be on June 12 against Paraguay. That weekend will serve as a launchpad for Los Angeles’ tournament-inspired events.
Workers at Los Angeles stadium hosting World Cup matches reach tentative agreement after authorizing strike
The union representing workers at SoFi Stadium, the Los Angeles-area arena hosting the FIFA World Cup, has reached a tentative agreement with operators at the stadium after voting overwhelmingly last week to authorize a strike — and just days before the venue is scheduled to host its first of several matches. The deal, reached Monday night with Legends Hospitality, will be ratified this week, Unite Here Local 11 said on X Tuesday. The union, which represents nearly 2,000 cooks, dishwashers,...
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Spencer Pratt rides Big Tech’s rightward wave as latest Silicon Valley titan opens wallet
Google co-founder Sergey Brin just became the latest high-profile member of the tech world to throw his financial support behind a Republican. Brin gave Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt a maximum donation of $1,800 on May 27, according to municipal campaign finance records. Other big names in tech making contributions to the mayoral hopeful include Palantir’s chief technology officer, SpaceX’s director of solar production, a communications executive at TikTok, the co-chairman and...
Spencer Pratt rides Big Tech’s rightward wave as latest Silicon Valley titan opens wallet
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California's tectonic stress has reached record level, earthquake model reveals
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US face defining World Cup on home soil
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LA-area stadium workers to vote on strike a week before World Cup begins
Workers say they deserve a greater share of the windfall and want protection from ICE and invasive data collectionWorkers at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, are voting on whether to authorize a strike one week before World Cup soccer games are slated to begin in the Los Angeles area. Unite Here Local 11’s strike authorization vote comes as ongoing negotiations for a new contract with stadium operator Legends Global have stalled, with workers saying they deserve a greater share of the...