Apr 30, 2026 3:54pm PT

Trump-Backed Governor Candidate Joins Call for Unlimited California Film and TV Incentive

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Steve Hilton, the Trump-endorsed candidate for California governor, joined in calls on Thursday for an unlimited state subsidy for film and TV production.

Joined by Gloria Romero, who is running for lieutenant governor, Hilton unveiled his proposal outside the shuttered Cinerama Dome, which has become a symbol of Hollywood decline.

“This is an emergency,” Hilton said, saying the industry had suffered from “benign neglect” under 16 years of Democratic Party rule in California. “We are allowing it to die, because other states in America and other countries are aggressively competing for the work and the jobs that go with it.”