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Lawmakers patch a hole in California’s film tax credit, for now
Los Angeles Times - Cerys Davies, Wendy Lee
State lawmakers have approved a series of modest changes intended to bolster California’s film and TV tax credit program. Among the key revisions, independent filmmakers would be exempted from the $5 million state corporate tax credit cap that was approved earlier this year as part of Gov. Gavin …
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Did Miley Cyrus just go mononymous? The pop star appears to have changed her name
Los Angeles Times - Emily St. Martin
The artist formerly known as Miley Cyrus appears to have changed her name, or just shortened it. The “Flowers” hitmaker dropped her last name on all of her socials. Miley has gone mononymous à la Cher, Madonna, Prince, Beyoncé, you get the picture. The persona pivot comes just in time for a 10th …
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A baby was found dead on a California road. Girl, 14, and her father are sought
Los Angeles Times - Iris Kwok
A manhunt is underway for a man authorities believe is the father of both a newborn baby found dead on a California road and the 14-year-old who gave birth to that baby. Monterey County authorities received a disturbing report on a recent Saturday morning: An infant had been discovered on the side …
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Voters would decide on a $7.5-billion science bond to fund state research if Newsom approves
Los Angeles Times - Andrew Khouri
California voters in 2028 could decide whether to establish a $7.5-billion state scientific research arm — similar to the National Institutes of Health — to backfill threatened funding cuts by the Trump administration that could affect groundbreaking research at the University of California and …
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‘Odyssey’ scholar Emily Wilson is translating the epic, again. This time she’s breaking the rules
Los Angeles Times - Emily St. Martin
Emily Wilson, the classicist who in a review eviscerated Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey,” isn’t done with Homer’s epic. She’s translating the ancient Greek poem again. “It’s a complete retranslation. It’s not a revision of the old version,” Wilson told the Associated Press last week. “I’m about …
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2 drivers careen off PCH onto beach near Mugu Rock just days apart
Los Angeles Times - Terry Castleman
A car tumbled 75 feet from Pacific Coast Highway onto a rocky shoreline near Mugu Rock early Sunday — just days after a vehicle plunged off the road in the same area, according to authorities. Shortly after 5 a.m., California Highway Patrol officers received calls about a vehicle that had been …
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Reining In Big Tech: How California lawmakers plan to regulate AI and social media
Los Angeles Times - Queenie Wong, Dakota Smith
SACRAMENTO — Long the epicenter of the global tech industry, California is taking more action to shield its children, communities and workers from the threats posed by the very industry that’s become central to the state’s identity and enviable economy. State lawmakers on Monday passed new …
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Bill to aid California newsrooms now on the governor’s desk
Los Angeles Times - Suhauna Hussain
California lawmakers have approved a bill that seeks to throw a lifeline to the state’s struggling journalism organizations. Assembly Bill 2222, which would create refundable tax credits for California local news organizations based on the number of journalists they employ, joins a litany of bills …
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Teenage Five Guys worker hit by stray bullet while on the job
Los Angeles Times - Iris Kwok
JJ Vasquez was at his first real job, working at Five Guys in Oxnard, to make money while attending community college when the bullet struck. The teenage restaurant worker was not the intended target of the 16-year-old who is accused of firing the gun, according to police, but he was hit and …
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L.A. County sues State Farm over its handling of wildfire claims
Los Angeles Times - Melody Petersen
Los Angeles County announced Monday that it had filed a lawsuit against State Farm General after hundreds of victims of last year’s devastating wildfires complained that their claims had been delayed, denied or underpaid. The lawsuit alleges that State Farm engaged in illegal and deceptive business …
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Trump calls for federal tax incentives to revive U.S. film industry
Los Angeles Times - Ana Ceballos
WASHINGTON — President Trump on Monday urged Congress to approve federal tax incentives aimed at reviving American film and television productions, saying Hollywood has been hollowed out by productions moving to Canada and other countries. In a social media post, Trump said he met with actor Jon …
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State lawmakers back environmental carve-out for new San Diego stadium
Los Angeles Times - Dakota Smith
SACRAMENTO — California state lawmakers on Sunday voted to fast-track a San Diego stadium and housing project by helping it avoid lawsuits over its impacts to the environment. State Sen. Akilah Weber Pierson (D-La Mesa) led the push for two bills to help Midway Rising, a project backed by Los …