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Hollywood Declines to Donate to Gavin Newsom

August 19, 2021 8:00 amMarch 29, 2022 6:54 am

With 28 days before California votes to keep or oust Democrat Governor Gavin Newsom, Hollywood social media activists have mostly held back their considerable means from the embattled French Laundry frequenter. Press play to hear a narrated version of this...

It’s Not a ‘Republican Recall,’ Mr. Hastings

July 28, 2021 12:09 pmJuly 28, 2021 2:25 pm

Consumers of broadcast television were treated to a barrage of ads over the past week lambasting the “Republican Recall.” Revealed at the close of these ads was the source of major funding for the ads, Netflix founder and billionaire Reed Hastings. Compared...

Streaming: California’s Big Growth Industry of 2020

December 22, 2020 2:35 amDecember 21, 2020 9:50 pm

In recent months, companies and tech giants such as Oracle and HP have left the state to be headquartered in Texas. Other segments of the economy have also been battered by the COVID-19 pandemic and the following economic downturn. But...

New Federal Lawsuit Accuses Gov. Newsom of ‘Gross Abuse of Power’ and Violation of Due Process Clause

December 21, 2020 1:36 pmDecember 21, 2020 2:25 pm

“It is time — past time — to make plain that, while the pandemic poses many grave challenges, there is no world in which the Constitution tolerates color-coded executive edicts that reopen liquor stores and bike shops but shutter churches,...

Gov. Newsom’s Hollywood Lockdown Exemptions Facilitated by Lobbyist Pals

December 13, 2020 10:50 amJanuary 13, 2021 10:42 am

If industries can buy themselves an exemption from Gov. Gavin Newsom’s COVID-19 lockdown restrictions, then there is no real deadly pandemic. If the coronavirus was really as deadly as the Spanish Flu, no one would be lobbying the governor for...

Oscars Announce New Diversity And Inclusion Requirements

September 9, 2020 2:47 pm

On Tuesday, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that Oscar eligibility for best picture must now meet diversity and inclusion requirements. New diversity standards for best picture nominees Starting in 2024, best picture nominees must now meet...

Gov. Newsom Announces Movie and TV Production Can Begin Next Week: Except Los Angeles

May 22, 2020 2:18 amMay 22, 2020 3:53 pm

During his Economic Recovery & Reinvention Listening Tour session on Wednesday, Governor Gavin Newsom gave a surprise announcement that movie and TV production can begin in some areas of the state as early as next week. A surprise industry reopening...