Karen Bass Plugs Hike in Film Tax Credit: ‘Let’s Bring Hollywood Back’

L.A. Mayor Karen Bass included a plug for the expansion of the film and TV tax credit in her State of the City speech on Monday, saying it is time to “bring Hollywood back.”

Bass spent most of the speech addressing the city’s dire fiscal situation, homelessness, and the work of recovering from the Palisades Fire. But toward the end, she renewed her call for California lawmakers to triple the $330 million state subsidy for the film industry.

“We have to win back our entertainment jobs,” Bass said in the City Council chambers, calling Hollywood “our

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