Beyond the Tickets: The Hidden SECURITY Challenge of LA28

Most of the conversation around LA28 is happening where you’d expect it—tickets, venues, transportation, and legacy. But there’s another layer that rarely gets the spotlight: the scale of the security operation required to actually make the Games work.

Behind every entry gate, transit hub, and crowded fan zone is a contract security workforce that has to be recruited, trained, coordinated, and sustained across weeks of nonstop demand in one of the most operationally complex cities in the world.

Click HERE to read my latest article reflecting on my own experiences partnering with some of the largest contract security companies in the country to support large-scale, highly visible events. I’ve seen firsthand how quickly these systems are tested under pressure, and how much hinges on preparation long before the first guest arrives.