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Sunday, December 28, 2025
Film Production The state continues to try to put the brakes on runaway Hollywood production. Earlier this month, the governor’s office announced 28 films are receiving awards in the latest round of the expanded Film & Television Tax Credit Program , through the California Film Commission. Among them is a Long Beach-set biopic produced by hip-hop icon/entertainer Snoop […]
Wednesday, April 30, 2025
The Los Angeles City Council has taken the first step in stopping runaway film production. Yesterday, the council unanimously approved a measure to slash the red tape and make it easier for production companies to operate in Los Angeles. Second District Councilmember Adrin Nazarian introduced the measure. After the vote, Nazarian spoke to a crowd of supporters in front […]
Thursday, July 31, 2014
Film production is up in the Media City. It’s been very busy over at the Burbank Police film permit office. Norma Brolsma has been running the operation for years. “Drowning in work,” Brolsma said last Thursday in an email. She wasn’t complaining, just describing how robust the permit business is in Burbank . So far this year, 500 Burbank permits […]
Monday, April 2, 2012
That controversial General Motors training facility site over on Riverside Drive in the Rancho has gone Hollywood — at least for a few days. The production of the new CBS TV drama, “Widow Detective” is reportedly shooting there now. The cop series stars John Corbett as a lieutenant who offers his help, as a surrogate husband, lover, and father, to […]