https://www.siliconvalley.com/2024/08/12/from-paris-to-los-angeles-how-the-city-is-preparing-for-the-2028-olympics/

By JAIMIE DING and ANDREW DALTON, Associated Press

LOS ANGELES (AP) — It’s Los Angeles’ turn for the torch. Mayor Karen Bass accepted the Olympic flag at the Paris closing ceremony Sunday, before handing it off to a key representative of LA’s local business — Tom Cruise — who in a pre-recorded trek via motorcycle, plane and parachute kicked off the countdown to 2028.