Newsom announces a state ‘strike force’ to smooth path for 2028 Olympics
On a weekday morning in Sacramento, the paperwork that usually crawls between agencies was suddenly treated like a starting gun. Gov. Gavin Newsom said California would stand up a Newsom Olympics strike force to clear delays standing between Los Angeles and the 2028 Games. The group, led by Jamie Callahan, is meant to push permits, transit work, security planning, and venue questions through a system famous for taking its time. For a city that has promised the world a Games in less than two years from the announcement window described in state coverage, patience is no longer a civic virtue. It is a liability.
