SUPERVISOR HORVATH INTRODUCES MOTION TO SUPPORT CALIFORNIA'S CHALLENGE TO PARAMOUNT–WARNER BROS. MERGER
July 14, 2026
LOS ANGELES, CA — Today, Los Angeles County Supervisor Lindsey P. Horvath introduced a motion to support California Attorney General Rob Bonta’s legal challenge to the proposed Paramount–Warner Bros. merger by authorizing the County to provide legal support, including a potential amicus brief or supporting declarations, and to share the County’s economic analysis of the merger with the Attorney General and the other states challenging the deal. The read-in motion will be considered by the Board on July 21.
“Los Angeles must use every tool available to protect good-paying jobs and the entertainment industry that powers our economy,” said Supervisor Lindsey P. Horvath. “For too long, working people have borne the cost of corporate consolidation, while jobs disappear and production leaves our region. Our economic analysis shows this merger could put thousands of local jobs at risk. As the global capital of the creative economy, Los Angeles County has a responsibility to help make the case against this merger by providing the facts, supporting Attorney General Bonta’s litigation, and standing up for the workers, small businesses, and communities that depend on this industry.”
The motion builds on Supervisor Horvath’s March 2026 initiative directing the Los Angeles County Department of Economic Opportunity to assess the merger’s potential impacts on the regional economy. The County’s analysis found the proposed merger could put nearly 2,500 jobs in the Greater Los Angeles area at risk while further weakening one of the County’s signature industries.
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