World Cup Fan Festival Review

At a glance

• What: an Ad Hoc Committee on the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games report (Council File 26-1055) on a motion by Rodriguez and Hernandez for a review of the FIFA World Cup public watch parties and fan festivals, to prepare for the LA28 Games.
• Where it stands: adopted by the City Council on 2026-10-13 by 13 ayes, 0 noes (Nazarian and Yaroslavsky absent).
• Next: the City Administrative Officer and Chief Legislative Analyst, with the Mayor's Office and Recreation and Parks, report back; no deadline was stated.

Scope of the report

• City-supported events with attendance estimates, locations and departments; public safety and crowd management; traffic management; ADA compliance; multilingual communications; community outreach and feedback; local business activity; permitting and ways to speed it; City costs and reimbursements; and recommendations for planning, coordination, communications, sustainability and readiness for future large events.

Sources

• City Council journal, October 13, 2026: https://lacity.primegov.com/Public/CompiledDocument?meetingTemplateId=150185&compileOutputType=1

Log

2026-10-13 - City Council

Item 7. Adopted, 13 ayes, 0 noes.