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Writer’s Guild, Studios Near Agreement to End 143 Day-Long Strike

September 22, 2023 2:30 amSeptember 22, 2023 2:31 am

The Writers Guild of America (WGA) and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) continued the second day of talks on Thursday at the AMPTP headquarters in Sherman Oaks, with sources close to the negotiations saying that both...

Gascon Campaign Already Wobbly?

September 21, 2023 5:36 amSeptember 21, 2023 5:38 am

As the race to replace him heats up, Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon is already running an aggressive, well-funded, well-endorsed campaign to keep his job. Only part of that sentence is true – the part about Gascon’s campaign...

Writers and Studios Resume Bargaining Talks Wednesday, With Several Studio Heads Joining

September 20, 2023 5:03 pm

The Writers Guild of America (WGA) and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) resumed talks on Wednesday at the AMPTP headquarters in Sherman Oaks, with several studio heads joining the talks later in the day. The WGA...

Controversy-Prone LA Councilman Kevin de Leon Announces He Will Run For Reelection

September 20, 2023 11:58 amSeptember 20, 2023 11:58 am

LA City Councilman and former California Senate President Kevin de Leon (D-Los Angeles) announced on Wednesday that he would be running for reelection next year despite being caught making racist statements in a leaked audio recording last year, which resulted...

9th Circuit Judges ‘Shocked’ and ‘Floored’ by LAUSD’s Ongoing Covid-19 Vaccine Mandate for Employees

September 16, 2023 9:37 amSeptember 17, 2023 10:25 am

In April, the Globe reported that the Los Angeles Unified School District was facing a lawsuit over its COVID vaccine mandate as some district employees were still on unpaid leave status for refusing to take the shot or booster. In...

Writers Guild, Studios To Meet Next Week

September 16, 2023 2:49 amSeptember 16, 2023 2:50 am

The Writers Guild of America (WGA) and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) both announced late on Thursday that they will likely meet once again next week for the first time in nearly a month. The WGA...

More Shows To Carry On Without Writers As Strike Continues In Hollywood

September 14, 2023 2:45 amSeptember 14, 2023 2:46 am

Both writers and producers saw significant action occur relating to the Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike on Tuesday and Wednesday, with some showrunners wanting to meet writers directly later this week and more shows returning to air without writers....