upper waypoint

Olympics Bid Book Says Jerry Brown Supported State 'Financial Guarantee' for 2024 Games

Save ArticleSave Article
Failed to save article

Please try again

California Gov. Jerry Brown speaks during a news conference on Jan. 17, 2014, in San Francisco, California.  (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

In its pitch to host the 2024 Olympic Games, Los Angeles officials told the U.S. Olympic Committee that Gov. Jerry Brown had "expressed support for a state financial guarantee for the Games."

But, one day after that pitch booklet was made public, it is not clear if Brown actually made such a statement.

The line was deep in the 218-page "bid book" that Los Angeles Olympics organizers prepared for the U.S. Olympic Committee. The guarantee is mentioned in a section of the booklet where organizers detail widespread political support for the games, though no one from the governor's or mayor's office could say when Brown expressed such support. Neither office would confirm that a state financial guarantee meant that the state would cover cost overruns, should the games go over budget.

"The sentence you quote re: a 'state financial guarantee' is not accurate," Evan Westrup, a spokesman for Brown, wrote in an e-mail, while adding that the governor's administration has stated its "general support" for a bid.

Sponsored

Read the full story via KPCC

lower waypoint
next waypoint
Bay Area High School Students Scramble to Find Seats to Take the SAT and ACTCalifornia Housing Is Even Less Affordable Than You Think, UC Berkeley Study SaysEvan Low Advances in Silicon Valley Congressional Race, After Recount Breaks Historic TiePhotos: Campus Protests Grow Across Bay AreaE. Coli Outbreak Linked to Organic Bulk Walnuts Sold in Some Bay Area StoresMay Day Rallies Focus on Palestinian Solidarity in San Francisco, OaklandTunnels Under San Francisco? Inside the Dark, Dangerous World of the SewersPro-Palestinian Protests on California College Campuses: What Are Students Demanding?Alice Wong Redefines ‘Disability Intimacy’ in New AnthologyCalifornia PUC Considers New Fixed Charge for Electricity