Today I watched the LA City Council vote to boost Hollywood production here at home. Real wins.

More is still needed to keep LA competitive, but this is movement in the right direction.

Big thanks to @stayinla for organizing and doing the heavy lift. Sustained pressure works.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/city-council-votes-boost-hollywood-production-los-angeles-1236521450/

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Went to City Hall for Stay In LA's push to make filming here easier. Started with 1 yes, 4 undecideds. Ended with unanimous yeses. People showed up and it mattered.

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Stay In LA Suggests Permit Reforms To Bolster Mid-Sized Productions
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https://deadline.com/2025/10/stay-in-la-permit-reforms-1236577751/

Stay In LA Suggests Permit Reforms To Bolster Mid-Sized Productions

Stay in LA has released eight “targeted” permitting reforms spanning fire, police, parks, Department of Transportation and the City Council.

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As California Dishes Out $256M In TV Tax Credits, Here’s How Lawmakers, Union Leaders & Production Workers United To (Hopefully) Revitalize Hollywood
#News #CaliforniaFilmandTelevisionTaxCreditProgram #CaliforniaFilmCommission #EntertainmentUnionCoalition #Labor #StayInLA

https://deadline.com/2025/08/california-tv-film-tax-credits-new-law-explained-1236497891/

As California Dishes Out $256M In TV Tax Credits, Here’s How Lawmakers, Union Leaders & Production Workers United To (Hopefully) Revitalize Hollywood

As California dishes out $256M in TV tax credits, we dug into how lawmakers, union leaders and production workers united to help bring production back

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Stay in LA Group Pushes Los Angeles to Streamline Production Permits as State Awaits $750 Million Tax Credits
#IndieWire #GeneralNews #News #Film #LosAngeles #StayinLA #Taxcredits #TV

https://www.indiewire.com/news/general-news/stay-in-la-pushes-streamline-production-permits-1235134354/

Stay in LA Pushes City to Streamline Production Permits

The film and television production advocacy group Stay in LA put pressure on Los Angeles officials to cut production red tape.

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LA Closes In On Measures To Bolster Local Production As City Council Sets Vote
#News #California #Labor #StayInLA

https://deadline.com/2025/04/la-city-council-vote-local-production-measures-1236378885/

LA Closes In On Measures To Bolster Local Production As City Council Sets Vote

The motion was introduced by Councilmember Nazarian.

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Stay in L.A. Rally Calls for Increased Tax Incentives to Keep Production Local: ‘This Is Our Iconic Industry’
#Variety #News #SirReel #StayinLA

https://variety.com/2025/film/news/stay-in-la-rallylawmakers-tax-incentives-production-local-1236361333/

Stay in L.A. Rally Calls for Lawmakers to Increase Tax Incentives

The Stay in L.A. rally on April 6 featured industry guest speakers who put the pressure on lawmakers to bring production back to Los Angeles.

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Stay In L.A. Rally In Sun Valley Attracts Hundreds In Support Of Tax Incentives: “We’re Not Asking For A Handout, We Are Asking For The Chance To Work”
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https://deadline.com/2025/04/stay-in-la-rally-sun-valley-tax-incentives-film-production-1236361718/

Stay In L.A. Rally In Sun Valley Attracts Hundreds In Support Of Tax Incentives: “We’re Not Asking For A Handout, We Are Asking For The Chance To Work”

Stay In LA Rally In Sun Valley Attracts Hundreds In Support Of Tax Incentives: "We're Not Asking For A Handout. We Are Asking For The Chance To Work"

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Film Workers to Rally in Support of Doubling California Tax Incentive

Film and TV workers will gather at SirReel Studio Services on Sunday to rally in favor of a major expansion of the California film incentive.

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LA Might Have Found A Local Solution To Stop Movies Being Made In Other States

EXCLUSIVE: LA has been trying to find ways to encourage more films and TV series to stay in the city – reducing the 30% reduction over the last five years, according to FilmLA. Now, a small group, including City councilmember Adrin Nazarian, are working on a local solution to help bring mid-budget movies back to […]

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