Alonzo "Lonzo" Williams is sounding an alarm: Compton could watch the 2028 Olympics come and go and gain almost nothing.

The president of the Compton Entertainment Chamber of Commerce says the city must treat the Games with emergency-level urgency.

In an open letter, he warned that neighboring cities are organizing while Compton is still talking.

Williams recently met with Carson officials alongside Renee Bowen, a member of Compton's Olympic committee.

Carson already has committees planning for the competition and for residents and visitors who cannot afford tickets.

That is the opening Williams wants Compton to seize.

His blueprint for Compton tourism leans on what already makes the city famous: hip-hop history, a deep sports legacy, car and bike culture, and an entrepreneurial streak.

He is pushing a Compton Hall of Fame and Walk of Fame to celebrate the people who put the city on the map.

He also wants a revitalized Eazy Street, cleanup near the hotel and casino, renewed pride in 1984 Olympic Park, and upgrades to the César Chávez and Martin Luther King monument area at Willowbrook and Compton Boulevard.

Much of that work starts with landscaping, lighting, repairs, signage and steady upkeep rather than costly new construction.

With Metro trains already cutting through the city, the question is whether riders will have a reason to step off.

Federal Olympic security dollars will not pay for beautification, he cautions, so Compton must chase its own funding and partners.

He is calling on the Olympic committee, the City Council, the chamber, local businesses and community groups to adopt a working plan within 30 days, with priority sites, budgets, deadlines and named leaders.

Affordable events, from hip-hop history experiences to car shows and vendor markets, could draw Carson's crowds into Compton.

Residents, he insists, must see the payoff in customers, jobs and public spaces that last.

His warning is simple: avoid analysis paralysis and get busy.

The Games will end, but the economic development they spark could serve Compton for generations.