Which Way, L.A.?
Movies Leaving Hollywood
For years, California's been trying to stem runaway film and TV production to other states and countries. We get the latest on a major sector of the local economy.
By Warren Olney • • 1h 0m ListenFor years, California's been trying to stem runaway film and TV production to other states and countries. Is the effort a failure? A new report says LA County has lost 16,000 jobs since 2004, the year of peak production. Another study says the state as a whole lost $3 billion in wages from the decline. We get the latest on what's still a major sector of the local economy. Also, if you need to use the 405 freeway while it's under construction, there's bad news and good news: the completion date's been delayed for six months, but a residents' group has been formed to speed up the contractors. On our rebroadcast of today's To the Point, new rules for violence in a changing Middle East.
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3 storiesAnti-Gridlock Group Urges Speeding Up 405 Improvements
The new HOV lane from Orange County to the San Fernando Valley is supposed to speed up commuter traffic on the 405 when it's finally complete. In the meantime, it seems like it'll never be done. The original deadline — Spring of 2013 — has been pushed back until December.
Read the story9 minIs 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.
Read the story16 minNew Rules for Violence in a Changing Middle East
The death toll from six days of Israeli strikes in Gaza is approaching 100 with 700 wounded. Yesterday, a bomb missed its intended target, killing 11 people, including nine in three generations of a single family. During years of sporadic rocket attacks from Gaza, Tel Aviv has seemed, somehow, beyond the conflict.
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