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L.A. Is Set To Become A Little Easier To Film In After City Council Passes Motion To Reduce Red Tape
The motion is designed to reduce “onerous regulations and permitting” for mid-budget movies and series.
The LA City Council has passed a motion that reduces “onerous regulations and permitting” as well as other “unnecessary fees, inconsistent safety requirements.” The idea is to keep film, television and commercial production in Los Angeles as the number of shoot days dwindles in the city following the recent wildfires, dual strikes and increased competition from other states such as Georgia and New Mexico. Nazarian proposed alternatives for reducing requirements of public safety personnel required at shoots; offering waived or reduced fees for utilizing public property as shoot locations; creating a pool of film-certified public safety officers available for rates competitive with other cities that are currently taking production away from L.A.; identifying and enforcing the price gouging of crew parking and base camps for film shoots; and recommended streamlining the film permitting review process which includes staffing and resources necessary across all departments involved and revising the stage certification process that allow for more stages to certify and limit additional expenses.
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