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https://www.cbsnews.com/news/concern-over-whether-hollywood-film-tv- industry-can-survive-in-california/

Los Angeles � For years, Phil Mangano made a good living as a film and television editor in Los Angeles.

"It was just job after job after job," Mangano told CBS News. "�Very
consistent work."

But after Hollywood writers and actors went on monthslong strikes in 2023, production ground to a halt.

California lost roughly 40,000 film and tv jobs that year alone, according
to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

"When that finally settled, we were like, OK, great, things will come
back," Mangano said. "And there has been no significant increase in job opportunities."

Since its peak in 2021, television production in the greater Los Angeles
area has decreased by 58%, according to the nonprofit group FilmLA, which handles film permitting for the city and county of Los Angeles. The number
of shoot days for television fell from 18,560 in 2021 to 7,716 in 2024.

And in the first quarter of 2025, on-location production in L.A. declined
by 22.4% from the same period last year, per numbers from FilmLA.

"Right now, it's a triage situation. The patient is dying and you need to
bring it back to life," Matthew Belloni, who covers show business for Puck
News and hosts the popular podcast "The Town," told CBS News.

Belloni says Hollywood productions, and hence the jobs, have gone to other
U.S. states and other countries who are willing to offer generous tax incentives.

"Some European countries that are offering up to 40% back on these productions," Belloni said. "And that's incredibly influential."

California Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to stop the bleeding by more than
doubling the state's annual film and TV tax credits from $330 million to
$750 million.

"Film and film making, pre and post-production, it's on life support,"
Newsom told reporters earlier this month. "L.A. County and L.A. city are struggling."

But is the proposal too little too late?

"The sad reality is that California has sat on this issue for 30 years," Belloni said.

Belloni is unsure if California can provide enough tax credits to offset
the high cost of working in the state.

"Other jurisdictions have done their own aggressive cuts to that
bureaucracy," Belloni said. "Is California willing to do that? Don't
know."

In the meantime, Mangano and thousands of others in Hollywood are looking
for whatever work they can find.

"I applied for a job at Costco a couple months ago," said Mangano, who
adds that he cannot hold out "much longer."

"I have a little savings left," he adds. "We're hoping that'll float us
for a few more months. And then we have to start making some hard decisions�Whether or not we can keep the house."


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