California Set to Approve $330 Million Extra for Hollywood, Including New Soundstage Incentive

Bill Prady Bill Prady is probably best known as the co-creator of “The Big Bang Theory.” But four years before the launch of that sitcom mega-smash, Prady — on a lark — was among the motley crew of candidates who ran in the 2003 California recall election circus. Now, as California faces another recall drama, this time an effort to remove Gov.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterLos Angeles officials announced Tuesday that city employees must either get vaccinated or submit to regular COVID-19 testing, joining the state of California, New York City and other localities in an effort to goad public workers to take the vaccine as cases surge.Mayor Eric Garcetti and Council President Nury Martinez announced the policy in a joint statement, saying they will push for a full vaccine mandate once the COVID vaccines are fully authorized by the

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterAn 18-year-old woman was killed and a 19-year-old man was badly injured during a shooting at a screening of “The Forever Purge” in Corona on Monday night.Police have yet to identify a suspect in the case or make any arrests. Police were called around 11:45 p.m.

California Governor Gavin Newsom called out Tucker Carlson and other figures on the right specifically for spreading vaccine misinformation and urged others to do so.

Cynthia Littleton Business EditorCalifornia Gov.

As he urged Californians to get vaccinated, Governor Gavin Newsom said twice this week that the share of analyzed positive Covid cases caused by the more transmissive Delta variant would be north of 60% when new numbers were announced. That’s up from about 53% in late July. The governor was underselling his point.

election aimed at removing Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom from office.Elder scored a swift court victory in Sacramento, where he challenged a decision by state election officials to block him from the September recall ballot.In a tweet, Elder wrote, “Victory! My next one will be on Sept.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterCalifornia is starting to ratchet up the pressure on Hollywood to diversify its workforce. Last week, the Legislature passed a new $150 million tax credit that requires productions that benefit to be “broadly reflective of California’s population.”But nobody knows exactly what the industry’s demographics look like.

“In two weeks, we can end this pandemic in the United States of America,” said an upbeat Governor Gavin Newsom at a news conference on Monday. That California is “roaring back” has become Newsom’s mantra as he announces programs funded by the state’s record budget surplus. Ironically, nowhere was that assertion more true on Monday than in the state’s skyrocketing Covid-19 numbers.

Hollywood studios are lining up to support Gavin Newsom and the effort to defeat the Sept. 14 recall, as executives and the companies themselves pour money into his campaign and a committee set up to ensure that he remains in office.

Caitlyn Jenner is in hot water for traveling into Australia for a television show while the country faces strict COVID-19 travel restrictions!

California gubernatorial candidate Caitlyn Jenner denied reports that she has paused her campaign to unseat Gov. Gavin Newsom in the September recall election.  "I have not paused my campaign at all.

“The Advertiser” reported that she is expected to be paid roughly $372,500 for the appearance.Despite what her trip — which comes just two months before Gov. Gavin Newsom’s recall election — may suggest, Jenner is still in the running to become California’s next governor. Jenner’s “pause” on her campaign isn’t the only part of this story that’s raising eyebrows.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterA bill that for the first time establishes a goal to make Hollywood’s workforce more reflective of California’s diversity passed the state Assembly on Thursday and is expected to be signed by the governor.The bill also includes a dramatic expansion of the state’s film and TV tax credit, including a new program to encourage the construction of new soundstages.

The California state legislature reviewed a new bill Sunday that would increase the state’s film and television tax credits program by $330 million, with $150 million of that being allocated to the construction of new soundstages in the state, according to multiple media reports.If the bill is signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom, it would double the current $330 million that California gives Hollywood in film and TV tax credits each year.

The Golden State is about to hand out lots more gold to Hollywood, if a newly proposed legislative effort secures Gov. Gavin Newsom’s signature.

election on Monday, bringing a well-known voice on the political right to a muddled Republican field trying to oust first-term Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom.Elder, whose show is nationally syndicated, is a regular guest on Fox News.

Ed Buck (center), a one-time celebrated and sought-after donor to the Democratic candidates and elected officials in California, is schedule to go on trial this week. He faces nine felonies, including two counts of distribution of controlled substances resulting in death. One count for the 2017 death of 26-year-old Gemmel Moore (left) and one for the death of 55-year-old Timothy Dean (right) in 2019. Photos: Facebook

The studios are continuing to line up against the effort to recall California Governor Gavin Newsom, with the latest contribitions coming from the Motion Picture Association’s political action committee along with that of MPA’s chairman, Charles Rivkin.