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Hollywood Jobs Crisis Becomes Focus of Governor's Race as Candidates Offer Incentive Hike

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entertainmentApril 20, 2026

Apr 20, 2026 5:00am PT

Hollywood Jobs Crisis Becomes Focus of Governor’s Race as Candidates Offer Incentive Hike

Matt Mahan and Antonio Villaraigosa pledge to eliminate the state's $750 million cap on film and TV subsidies, without saying how much that would cost.

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The collapse of film and TV production over the last three years has cost California some 51,000 jobs — mostly in Los Angeles — roughly equivalent to the decline in L.A.’s aerospace workforce in the early 1990s.

The candidates for California governor are taking notice and starting to roll out plans to resuscitate the industry, largely centered on a significant expansion of the state’s $750 million tax incentive for in-state production.

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