California State Film Commission
Executive Director of the California State Film Commission, which facilitates and assists the entertainment industry in California
PROFILE
Amy Lemisch
Guest
FROM Amy Lemisch
Which Way, L.A.?
Is Hollywood Really in Trouble? Runaway film and TV production may not be a problem as old as Hollywood, but it's been around long enough to cause major headaches for the local economy. Last week, the LA County Economic Development Corporation came up with some new numbers. Since 2004, 16,000 jobs have been lost.
Which Way, L.A.?
Hard Times for Hollywood "The Hollywood business is leaving town and going to various other states. I'm broken hearted." Those are the words of Harvey Schwartz, whose 20th Century Props is closing at the end of this month, auctioning off 93,000 items from decades of films and TV shows. After 40 years, 20th Century is the second-largest prop house in Hollywood. We speak with him and others about the economic downturn facing Hollywood.
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Trump's 'America First' goes missing abroad In the Middle East, President Trump is changing some policies of the Obama Administration—and reversing his own campaign attacks on Islam as a religion that "hates us." We hear about his visit to Saudi Arabia and what's at stake for the rest of his foreign excursion.
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The Trump agenda: where's the beef? President Trump says big things are happening. After celebrating a House bill on health care, he doesn’t yet have Senate agreement. With James Comey’s public testimony scheduled tomorrow, the President today tweeted his selection of a new FBI Director. Is the Chief Executive all style and no substance? Later, terror attacks in Iran and conflicting claims about who’s behind them.
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Replacing Obamacare: Now you see it… now you don’t As the Senate deliberates replacing Obmacare, health coverage for millions of people is at stake. There've been no public hearings, and a draft measure won't be made public. Is the House version so unpopular that that Senate is hiding a version that looks much the same?
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Human Rights in the era of Donald Trump President Trump’s UN Ambassador, Nikki Haley, said today the US might pull out of the United Nations’ Human Rights Council. Serious violators of human rights are members of the Council itself–and a US resignation could make things worse. Later on today’s show, now that he’s into his second term, comedian turned US Senator Al Franken is telling jokes again.