Assemblymember Rick Chavez Zbur Honors Beverly Hills Councilmember Lester Friedman as 2025 Yom HaShoah Honoree
State Lawmakers, Workers, Small Businesses, Industry Leaders, and Renowned Actor Unite to Support California Film & TV Jobs Act
Sacramento, CA - Today, Assemblymember Rick Chavez Zbur (D-Hollywood) and State Senator Ben Allen (D-Santa Monica), along with joint authors Assemblymember Isaac Bryan (D-Los Angeles) and Assemblymember Sharon Quirk-Silva (D-Fullerton), and Senator Caroline Menjivar (D-San Fernando Valley), Senator Sasha Renee Perez (D-Pasadena) and Senator Henry Stern (D-Los Angeles), held a press conference uniting legislators, workers, small businesses, industry leaders and more behind the California Film & TV Jobs Act, AB 1138 & AB 630.
Yom HaShoa Honoree
Assemblymember Zbur honored Lester Friedman on the Assembly Floor on California Holocaust Remembrance Day.
California Film & Television Tax Credit Press Conference
State Legislators rally around bills AB 1138 (Zbur) and SB 630 (Allen) in a joint effort to modernize and expand California's Film & Television Tax Credit to save jobs, protect small businesses, and keep Hollywood in California.
California Film & Television Jobs Act Advances Out of Key Policy Committee
AB 1138, authored by Assemblymember Rick Chavez Zbur, Assemblymember Isaac Bryan and Assemblymember Sharon Quirk-Silva, along with companion bill SB 630, authored by Senator Ben Allen, will strengthen and modernize the California Film & Television Tax Credit, keeping productions and jobs in California.
Key Elements of Bills to Modernize California Film & TV Tax Credit Unveiled
AB 1138 and SB 630, introduced by Assemblymember Rick Chavez Zbur and Senator Ben Allen, with joint authorship from Assemblymembers Isaac Bryan and Sharon Quirk-Silva and Senators Caroline Menjivar and Henry Stern, will strengthen and modernize the California Film & TV Tax Credit, keeping productions and jobs in California.
California Lawmakers Unveil Plans To "Modernize" Film & TV Tax Incentive Program Via Expanding Eligible Projects, Upping Credit To 35% In LA — Update
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The California Legislature has acknowledged that money alone might not be enough to entice production back to the state, introducing a pair of bills Wednesday aimed at bolstering Gov. Gavin Newsom's plan to expand the state's Film and Television Tax Credit Program.
The bills, sponsored by state Sen. Ben Allen and Assembly members Rick Chavez Zbur and Isaac Bryan, are meant to "amend, update, and modernize" the current program beyond Newsom's commitment to increase the tax credits from their present level of $330 million a year to around $750 million annually.
Zbur Announces the FOUND Act to Strengthen Pet Rescue Efforts in Disasters
Inspired by the Story of Oreo, a Pomeranian Reunited with His Owner After Surviving for Five Days in the Debris of the Palisades Fire, the FOUND Act Not Only Protects Pets but Also Prevents Their Owners From Endangering Themselves by Attempting Unauthorized Rescues
Man Who Reunited With Dog Amid la Fires Inspires New Bill Protecting Pets
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One of the enduring scenes of the devastating fires in January was Pacific Palisades resident Casey Colvin sharing his unbridled joy at being reunited with his Pomeranian, Oreo, who ran away when Colvin's home was engulfed by the wildfire.
NBC News national correspondent Liz Kreutz reported in a TODAY exclusive on March 18 that Colvin's heartwarming moment sparked Los Angeles Assemblymember Rick Chavez Zbur to file the "FOUND" Act, which stands for Friends of Oreo Uniting During Disasters.