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Mayor Karen Bass On Paris Olympics Closing Ceremony, LA 2028, Kamala Harris, & More Tax Credits To Keep Production In Hollywood
The first Black female mayor to participate in the Olympic flag handover, LA's Mayor has a lot of plans for when the Games come to the City of Angels
Of course, in this year of a distinctly unpredictable election in the United States, a smart retail politician like Bass is in Paris to suss out what can be learned from the past two weeks of competition and culture for the next summer Olympics here in Los Angeles. Mayor Bass also spoke about her efforts to help jump start the film and TV industry in Los Angeles after a hard past few years that have seen a pandemic, strikes, cuts galore and more belt tightening by the studios and streamers. DEADLINE: On another local issue, you recently made moves to boost production here in the home of Hollywood, and put together an Entertainment Industry Cabinet, with the likes of MPA boss Charlie Rivkin, NBCU VP Yvette Estrada, ex-Film Czar Ken Ziffren, Netflix’s Amy Lemisch, and Jason Reitman in it.
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