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Woke Organizations Linked to WGA Not Doing Them Any Favors

August 8, 2023 9:15 amAugust 8, 2023 9:16 am

An organization with close ties to the Writer’s Guild of America (WGA) is pushing a woke agenda and working it into their demands to end the strike. Think Tank for Inclusion and Equity (TTIE) has much overlap in membership with...

More Movie, TV Productions Find Ways To Continue Around Hollywood Strikes

August 8, 2023 2:27 amAugust 8, 2023 2:28 am

The number of active movie and TV productions in the Los Angeles area continued to climb this week, with more producers and studios finding ways around the concurrent writers and actors strikes. The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television (SAG-AFTRA)...

SEIU Announces 11,000 LA City Workers Will do One Day Strike Tuesday

August 7, 2023 4:14 pmAugust 7, 2023 4:14 pm

The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 721, which represents city workers in Los Angeles, announced Monday that they will be conducting a 24 hour strike on Tuesday, adding to the already large number of strikes that have occurred in...

Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis Fails To Force Postponement of Taylor Swift Concert After Attending Santa Clara Event

August 2, 2023 10:05 pmAugust 3, 2023 9:01 am

After attending a Taylor Swift concert in Santa Clara, Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis signed a letter signed with dozens of state and local Los Angeles officials urging singer Taylor Swift to cancel her highly hyped concerts at LA’s SoFi Stadium...

Writers Guild, Hollywood Producers Agree To Meet In LA Friday

August 2, 2023 11:41 amAugust 2, 2023 11:41 am

After three months of no talks, the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), which represents studios and streaming services, agreed on Wednesday to meet on Friday, reigniting hopes that the writers...

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...

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...