Trump wants tariffs on ‘foreign’ movies. But there’s a reason no one wants to shoot in Los Angeles.

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• Reverendender@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  If we want to revitalize the movie business in Los Angeles, then maybe we should start by improving the quality of life in Los Angeles. Ensuring our neighbors all have housing. Expanding and improving public transportation. Lowering the cost of living so everyone isn’t so annoyed at every second. Closing at least half of the Sweetgreens. The city of Los Angeles has been at the mercy of the film industry for over a century. Municipal planners and business leaders reverse-engineered LA to be a company town, often at the expense of its citizens. As that very industry packs up and shuffles off, perhaps it’s time we reflect on what we gave up to shore up this shotgun wedding and claw just a bit of it back.

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  • Rodneyck@lemm.ee ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Not just LA, but CA as a whole. It is too expensive, filled with red tape and financial waste. I think at this point, it is a lost cause, much like our gov’t. Too many hands at play digging into the money to ever over-change the system. CA is no different, maybe the worst of the example. Hollywood is dead. They are starting to film in other states, like TX, even NY is cheaper.

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