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Any Place But Here: Film, television and commercial shoots on L.A.. streets have dropped 6.8% during the second quarter as TV production slows down and other states lure crews away with better incentives. Twice as many TV pilots this year were shot outside L.A. as last year.
If this keeps up, how will kids in Iowa know what Calabasas looks like?
Responding this sobering thought, the Los Angeles City Council Tuesday “approved a proposal pushed by Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa to waive fees for film and TV production taking place on most city-owned property.”
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