SUPERVISOR HORVATH CONVENES ENTERTAINMENT UNION COALITION TO ADVANCE SOLUTIONS FOR HOLLYWOOD
July 14, 2026
LOS ANGELES, CA — Last week, Los Angeles County Supervisor Lindsey P. Horvath met with leaders of the Entertainment Union Coalition to discuss the urgent challenges facing Los Angeles’ film and television industry and identify strategies to keep production, jobs, and investments in the region. Following this meeting, she introduced a motion at today’s Board of Supervisors meeting to support legal action against the Warner Bros-Paramount merger.
The roundtable, led by Teamsters At-Large Vice President and Motion Picture Division Director Lindsay Dougherty, brought together representatives from entertainment unions spanning film, television, music, and live production to discuss expanding production incentives, streamlining permitting, protecting entertainment workers, and strengthening the long-term competitiveness of Los Angeles County as the entertainment capital of the world.
“Hollywood and our entertainment industry is too important for Los Angeles County to simply hope someone else will save it,” said Supervisor Lindsey P. Horvath. “Local leaders have an obligation and responsibility in ensuring that we remain the creative capital of the world. That means partnering with labor and studios, pushing for smarter incentives, modernizing how productions work with government, and fighting for the hundreds of thousands of workers and small businesses whose livelihoods depend on a thriving entertainment economy. Los Angeles County is an active partner in making sure this happens.”
“We appreciate Supervisor Lindsey Horvath taking the time to meet with our Entertainment Union Coalition yesterday. She has been a staunch advocate for our industry, understanding the important jobs it creates for our members and its critical economic impact for Los Angeles County and across our state,” said Rebecca Rhine, Entertainment Union Coalition President. “Her commitment and fight to preserve and grow our industry makes her a critical ally in the ongoing efforts to stabilize our industry through an increased state incentive and streamlining on location filming processes to keep LA film friendly.”
Supervisor Horvath reaffirmed her support for California’s expanded Film & Television Tax Credit Program and highlighted additional legislative efforts to strengthen production incentives, including proposals to expand credits for post-production and commercial production. She also provided an update on Los Angeles County’s work to respond to industry consolidation, including continued advocacy in response to the proposed Paramount–Warner Bros. Discovery merger and efforts to elevate the County’s economic impact analysis with state partners.
The discussion also highlighted the County’s ongoing work to implement Supervisor Horvath and Supervisor Barger’s motion to strengthen the resilience of film and television production in Los Angeles County. That work includes exploring an evergreen production fund and local rebate programs, streamlining permitting through the LA County Film Office, eliminating duplicative fees, and developing a new low-impact permitting process to make filming in unincorporated Los Angeles County faster, more predictable, and more competitive.
The Entertainment Union Coalition is composed of the California IATSE Council, Directors Guild of America, LiUNA! Local 724, Teamsters Local 399, Writers Guild of America West, American Federation of Musicians Locals 47 and 6, IBEW Local 40 and SAG-AFTRA.