Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti says his office has not had conversations with the U.S. Olympic Committee about bidding for the 2024 Games. He might be wise to expect a phone call soon.
With the USOC announcing Monday that it had jointly decided with Boston 2024 to end the group’s beleaguered bid process, it is looking for a city to put forward. With only seven weeks until the Sept. 15 deadline for applications to be submitted to the International Olympic Committee, two-time host Los Angeles seems to be the obvious choice.
“I think that Los Angeles could do this, they could prepare an impressive bid in the next two months,” said economist Andrew Zimbalist, a Smith College professor and author of Circus Maximus: The Economic Gamble Behind Hosting the Olympics and the World Cup.