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Today on the LA Report, why public health officials are worried about the spread of typhus

and how the weather plays a critical role.

We'll talk about the chaotic pre-sale of Olympic tickets for locals

and free concerts are coming to downtown LA during your lunch break.

It's Tuesday, April 7.

I'm Nireita Moreno and you're listening to the LA Reports after noon edition from LAist News.

The weather might be mild this week, but LA County health officials say unseasonably high temperatures

can indirectly mess with free-born typhus transmission.

Destinito Rez explains.

LA County has seen a steady increase of typhus cases over recent years.

The disease which can be treated with antibiotics is spread by infected fleas

carried by rats, possums, and feral cats.

And when it gets hot, officials say the warmer weather can affect animal movement and human behavior

like the amount of time people spend outside.

I'm in Hawaii, is with the county's public health department.

It's hard to control the case there are so many different factors that play a part in transmission.

It's best to use flea control products for pets and wear bug repellent.

Destinito Rez, LAist News.

For Town Hall Tuesday, we're diving into the Olympics, and more specifically,

how to get tickets to watch the games in 2028.

The pre-self for locals recently launched and it seems like all of LA is talking about them.

The prices, the available seats, and who got a slot to press purchase.

Olympics reporter Libby Rainey has been following the ticket sale and she joins us now.

So let's start with prices.

I think some people were really shocked at the ticket prices they were seeing,

especially for these big ticket events, right?

Yeah, I've been hearing from a lot of people that were really surprised at the prices

and especially overwhelmed seeing how things added up once they put them in their carts.

Tickets started at $28, but they go up to $5,500.

And for the opening ceremony, tickets start at more than $300.

And each ticket included in that price is a 24% service charge.

So people were just really shocked when they saw the numbers.

So I think that had some people sort of pivoting their strategy

on what they were going to try to see.

And what about the $28 tickets?

Have people been able to get those?

Some people definitely have, especially those who were able to buy

in the beginning of this ticket drop.

Some of those people said, oh yeah, I bought a bunch of $28 tickets, no problem.

But people who had a later slot in the locals only sale basically said

there were far fewer affordable options.

I had some friends yesterday who actually decided not to buy tickets

because they just couldn't find anything at an affordable price

that they were interested in.

Coming up, what the organizers of the LA Olympics

have to say about ticket sales.

Stick around.

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Welcome back to the LA Report, Netty.

That's what I know with you.

So, Libby, what is LA 28 saying about ticket availability?

So, LA 28 told me yesterday that tens of thousands of $28 tickets are still available,

but I really have to say that does not square with the fan experiences that I was hearing

as of yesterday.

And LA 28 also told me that the availability of those $28 tickets in the later ticket drops

depends on how many sell in drop one.

So, it really seems like those cheaper tickets may be even harder to come by.

And Libby remind us of the rules around ticket purchasing really quick.

So, people had to register to even get a chance to buy tickets.

And after that, only some people actually received a link to buy them.

Anyone who did get a time slot got a start time somewhere between April 2nd and 6th.

That's at least for the locals only pre-sale.

And people can buy up to 12 tickets and then an additional 12 for the Olympic soccer tournament,

which is not just in LA, it's in a number of U.S. cities.

That was the Olympics reporter, Libby Rainey, who has been closely following the pre-sale

for tickets to the 2028 games.

You can read her story and get answers to your burning Olympic questions at LAS.com.

Libby, thank you so much.

Thanks, Nareda.

Colburn Plaza in downtown LA kicks off a series of free lunchtime concerts today.

Every Tuesday for the next month, students from the Colburn School of Performing Arts

will perform classical music from noon to 1 p.m.

Today's performances include Beethoven and Mendelsohn Piano Trio's.

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