The 23rd Annual Fiesta Broadway Presented by O’Reilly Auto Parts Event will be held on Sunday, April 29th 2012. Temporary Street Closures on Broadway between 1st and 5th starting on Saturday, April 28th until Monday, April 30th 5am. Steet Closures: – Broadway between Temple St & 3rd St. will be closed: 12pm Saturday April 28th – 5am Monday April...
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The grand opening of Metro’s Blue Line on Exposition Blvd. on Friday April 27th will cause multiple street and lane closures from 10a.m. on April 27 through 8p.m. on April 29th. Friday’s grand opening ceremony for VIPs and elected officials will have an estimated crowd of 1,000 attendees. On Saturday and Sunday, Exposition Blvd. will be open to the public for free...
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from: FilmWorksLA.com — The editorial board at The San Francisco Examiner is calling for an extension of the city’s film rebate program. The program, which began in 2006, allows qualifying productions a refund on all of their payroll tax and city fees up to $600,000. With the help of the city’s incentive, “there was a 26 percent increase in the number...
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from: FilmWorksLA.com — According to an article in today’s Times-Standard, a new Sony Pictures science fiction movie starring Will Smith will be infusing the Humboldt County economy with production spending for two weeks of shooting expected to wrap on May 5th. According to film permits, filming will take place in Humboldt County’s old growth redwood...
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from: Stop-Runaway-Production.com — In an ideal world, like the one that existed before 1997 (when Canada created the modern film incentive), no state or nation would be foolish enough to offer a film incentive. Movies and television shows would still get made, but decisions on where to film them would be based on creative needs and things like infrastructure,...
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from: FilmWorksLA.com, News Reel Apparently, some residents in Northern California’s Marin County, the long-time home of George Lucas’ Skywalker Ranch, aren’t all that concerned about runaway production. Due to “bitter opposition” from some of its Marin County neighbors and related delays and setbacks on its new proposed studio, Lucasfilm Ltd. decided to cut...
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