In four years, the Games will arrive in Southern California. Long Beach plans to host eight events - and an unannounced number of Paralympic events - mostly within walking distance of City Hall.
Richardson sees the Olympics as a chance for Long Beach to redefine itself, stating, 'We all want to build a new economy, post-pandemic, that's less dependent on... oil.'
This is a big opportunity for us to be a catalyst, in many ways to come out of our shadow. The Olympics will allow Long Beach to step out on the world stage once again.
A little more than $210 million of the $933-million infrastructure program will be spent on Olympics-related improvements, aimed at addressing long-standing needs within the city.
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