L.A. is all about sports of late. Dude, what is happening here? When did L.A. become the Midwest? Have we forsaken entertainment and living beyond our means as our cultural centerpieces? First it’s football, now it’s the Olympics. Yes, L.A. is one of five cities that the U.S. Olympic Committee is considering to host the 2016 Olympics. This time, the hope is that fewer countries would boycott. USOC officials will be visiting L.A. in the next few weeks as part of the process to determine which one of these five cities may be bid to the International Olympic Committee. The other four contenders: Houston, Chicago, San Francisco, and Philadelphia. We can totally take them.
· L.A., S.F. among five U.S. cities vying to host 2016 Olympics [Daily News]
· The Olympic Games Could be Coming Back to Los Angeles [ABC 7]
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