Some 1,500 film and TV workers are set to rally this weekend in Los Angeles in support of restoring lost production jobs, as the industry continues to struggle with a content slowdown.
Union and business leaders are pushing for legislation to more than double the California production tax incentive, and to open up the program to a wider range of projects, including sitcoms and animation. Gov. Gavin Newsom originally proposed raising the incentive from $330 million to $750 million in October, but the bill must still pass through a Legislature that is facing competing priorities.
“We want to keep the pressure on all of our politicians to make
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