Evicting Scout camp for 2028 Olympics

Sailing for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics was expected to be held in Long Beach, as it had been for the 1984 Olympics, but politics moved some of the events to the Port of Los Angeles. Now they are stealing from the poor and giving to the rich:

A Scout camp and training facility that has operated for decades at Cabrillo Beach in San Pedro is being evicted at the end of this month, according to Greater Los Angeles Scouting, the umbrella organization for local troops and Cub Scout packs.

The Port of Los Angeles is terminating Scouting’s lease at the beachfront complex so that the site can be repurposed as a training center for national and international sailing teams in the 2028 Olympics, the Port said.

Tim Lebetsamer, who leads a Cub Scout pack in San Pedro, learned of the news on Wednesday night (Dec. 3) via email. “It came out of the blue,” he said.

For nearly 80 years, Greater Los Angeles Scouting has provided training and programming to hundreds of thousands of youth on Cabrillo Beach, initially operating out of tents and military huts and trailers, the organization said. – Full report

Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Sailing Program (July 16-28):
First Week – July 16-20
Men’s Kiteboard – Formula Kite Class – Long Beach, CA
Women’s Kiteboard – Formula Kite Class – Long Beach, CA
Men’s Windsurfing – iQFOiL – Long Beach, CA
Women’s Windsurfing – iQFOiL – Long Beach, CA

Second Week – July 23-28
Men’s One Person Dinghy – ILCA 7 – Los Angeles, CA
Women’s One Person Dinghy – ILCA 6 – Los Angeles, CA
Mixed Two Person Dinghy – 470 – Los Angeles, CA
Men’s Skiff – 49er – Los Angeles, CA
Women’s Skiff – 49erFX – Los Angeles, CA
Mixed Multihull – Nacra 17 – Los Angeles, CA

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