2023 SAG-AFTRA strike – Page 4

LA Evictions Coming With Looming COVID-19 Back Rent Due

August 1, 2023 2:30 amAugust 1, 2023 2:31 am

Los Angeles officials said on Monday that a rise in homelessness in the city is expected in August, with the looming August 1st deadline for tenants to pay all back rent owed from March 2020 through September 2021. Citywide eviction...

Actors Union, Hollywood Producers Turn Down Gov. Newsom’s Offer To Mediate SAG-AFTRA Strike

July 27, 2023 12:14 pmJuly 27, 2023 12:15 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom’s office announced late on Wednesday that the Governor has been attempting to mediate the SAG-AFTRA strike behind the scenes, with both actors and producers in Hollywood having turned down the offer so far. The Screen Actors Guild-American...

California Democratic Congressional Members Add Pressure Against Hollywood Studios In New Letter

July 26, 2023 5:57 pmJuly 26, 2023 5:59 pm

In a letter written to both Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television (SAG-AFTRA) president Fran Drescher and Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) President Carol Lombardini, 37 Democratic members of the House from California warned Hollywood studios on...

Studios Play Hardball While SAG-AFTRA Refuses to Negotiate

July 22, 2023 2:27 amJuly 22, 2023 2:28 am

The realities of the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and Screen Actors Guild–American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) began to settle in for strikers on Friday, as the the one week SAG-AFTRA strike mark hit with more actors...

Congressman Adam Schiff Leads Q2 2024 Senate Race Fundraising With $8.3 Million Raised

July 18, 2023 2:30 amJuly 18, 2023 8:45 am

During the weekend, the FEC released second quarter fundraising reports for the 2024 California U.S. Senate race, showing that Congressman Adam Schiff (D-CA) raised more than the other major candidates combined. According to the reports, Schiff raised $8.3 million in...

The Unseen Impacts Of WGA/SAG-AFTRA Strike In California

July 17, 2023 3:53 pmJuly 17, 2023 3:53 pm

Late last week, the Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) joined the Writers Guild of America (WGA) in striking against the major Hollywood studios, producers and streaming services, represented by the Alliance of Motion...