Tax Credit Bill Passes Assembly, Aims to Make Hollywood Reflect California’s Diversity

Corona Police Department. Barajas was a TikTok sensation with nearly one million followers.Police say Joseph Jimenez was the gunman who shot Rylee Goodrich, 18, and Barajas, 19, both of Corona, during a Monday night showing of at the Regal Edwards Corona Crossings movie theater.

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 WriterSeven years ago, a developer floated a plan to build a new TV and film production facility on the site of an old gravel pit in the San Fernando Valley.

EXCLUSIVE: BET+ is gearing up for the holiday season with the release of eight new original films that’ll begin rolling out in November. The slate includes a variety of genres including family comedies, yuletide romances, and a little musical magic featuring Amber Riley, Bill Bellamy, Loretta Devine, among others.

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.

LGBTQ+ rights activists in California say they will challenge an appeals court decision that struck down part of a state law meant to protect LGBTQ+ nursing home residents by prohibiting staff from these care facilities from using anything other than the resident’s self-determined name and pronouns. The court’s ruling came from a panel of three judges: Elena J.

A new $100 million tax credit to encourage and support the reopening of Broadway was launched today with an announcement by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

UCLA’s Hollywood Diversity Report has been awarded funding from the 2021-2022 California state budget for the first time. The total of $250,000 will support the industry’s only longitudinal analysis that connects the relationship between the diversity of key jobs in Hollywood productions with the spending power and appetites of increasingly diverse U.S. audiences.

IATSE Local 600 — never did more to recruit minorities. When Langley started his career, he said the goal was to bring Black membership up to 10%.

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.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterA California film producer was arrested on Thursday on charges that he used his production company, PaperChase Films, as a front for an international prostitution ring.Dillon Jordan, who produced “Skin” and “The Kindergarten Teacher,” was indicted last month on prostitution and money laundering charges.

“Investing in sound stage construction and the creation of studios and filming locations is a critical addition to our efforts in increasing filming in the Golden State,” read a statement from State Sen. Anthony Portantino, who authored the bill.

Tax Credits annual calendar as renewals for the additional financial support must be completed and returned to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) by July 31. Regular payments of Working Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit are a vital source of income top-ups for thousands of claimants across the UK.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterThat escalated quickly.In May, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced an extra $30 million for the state’s film and TV tax credit program.