Why Do Locals Hate Living Near SoFi Stadium?

As stadium lights shine and crowds roar, the 2026 FIFA World Cup has transformed a quiet neighborhood into a loud and chaotic sports hub. While everyone else is celebrating, local families are dealing with loads of traffic, security, and loss of privacy.

On June 24, 2026, 55-year–old Adrian Pitts expressed his concern regarding his privacy and convenience ever since the start of the World Cup. Pitt lives near Hollywood Park in Inglewood, California, so close to the SoFi Stadium his bathroom can be seen from the stadium’s parking lot. Shots of Pitts’s $5 billion neighborhood, Renaissance, and its artificial lake were shown on television. Pitts also shares that fans have been hopping over the neighborhood’s gates and stopping on sidewalks near his home as shortcuts to exit.

“They can literally see my waist up,” Pitt complained. “You can see the mirror in my shower.”

Getting around his own neighborhood has also been a headache for Pitts. For the first World Cup game, the closest available parking spot cost a shocking $661. He shared that his usual drive from this house to work (and vice versa) went from 12 minutes to 45. On top of that, he’s also been forced to argue with traffic officers in his neighborhood, making it a struggle just to get back home. He even installed eight security cameras to keep an eye on late-night wanderers onto his property when he’s not around.

“Honestly, the traffic during football season is worse,” Pitts said later that weekend. “It’s not the World Cup. It’s the whole thing. Our city’s a little bit different now.”