Overview
- Bass, who issued the call Friday, endorsed removing the state cap on film and TV tax credits to keep shoots in California.
- The stance matches Councilmember Nithya Raman’s April 21 proposal, which sought guaranteed access to the credit so productions know support will be there.
- Bass also urged a federal incentive to counter richer deals abroad and said she opposes a Paramount–Skydance acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery if it would cost jobs.
- Locally, she rolled out a pilot to cut permit fees for low‑impact shoots and a one‑year 20% discount on city‑run parking lots to lower on‑set costs.
- State lawmakers, not the mayor, control subsidy levels, so any expansion would run through Sacramento as the June 2 primary keeps jobs policy at center stage.