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LA Mayor Karen Bass signs order to support local film and TV industry
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is advocating for the film and television industry in Los Angeles with a new executive directive ...
‘We’ve taken the industry for granted’: Mayor Bass pledges to make it easier to film in L.A.
The mayor signed an executive directive to support local film and TV jobs — an order that she said will lower costs and ...
L.A. Mayor Karen Bass Issues Executive Directive To Reduce Red Tape On Local Film & TV Production
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass issued an executive directive Tuesday aimed at removing some of the red tape surrounding local ...
L.A. City Council approves $14-billion budget, scaling back Bass' public safety plans
The council provided the funds to recruit 240 police officers next year, down from the 480 proposed by the mayor. Bass' ...
With L.A. in crisis, Mayor Karen Bass’ hiring goal for the LAPD slips further out of reach
Bass called for a burst of hiring at the LAPD two years ago. Now, her goal of a 9,500-officer force looks farther away than ...
LA Mayor Karen Bass Issues Executive Order to Streamline Film Permitting Process
Only one city officer will be required at on-location shootings as part of Karen Bass' efforts to reduce costs for film and ...
LA Mayor Karen Bass Wants to Cut the Red Tape Required to Get a Movie Made in Hollywood
The mayor issued an executive order that would streamline the application process for filming at city-owned landmarks while ...
Mayor Bass moves to cut film permit costs as LA battles production loss
The mayor has signed an executive order to lower filming costs, streamline permits and keep film and TV production in LA as ...
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L.A. Aims to Lower Production Costs by Requiring Only One City Staffer on Film Sets
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is aiming to reduce production costs by requiring only a single city staffer on film and TV sets. Bass signed an executive order on Tuesday that is also intended to ...
Newsom plays hardball with Bass over LA funding amid California budget crisis
Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) refused Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass’s request for roughly $2 billion to keep California’s largest city from going off the fiscal cliff. As Los Angeles faces a nearly ...