{"id":294231,"date":"2026-05-01T02:59:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T02:59:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/294231\/"},"modified":"2026-05-01T02:59:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T02:59:15","slug":"gop-governor-hopeful-steve-hiltons-plan-to-revive-california-film-tv-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/294231\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP Governor Hopeful Steve Hilton’s Plan To Revive California Film & TV industry"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tRepublican gubernatorial candidate<\/a> Steve Hilton<\/a> on Thursday released his five-point plan to revive California<\/a>\u2018s sagging film and television industry, noting, \u201cThe lights are literally going out in Hollywood.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tA former Fox News host<\/a> who announced his governor bid a year ago<\/a>, Hilton is the GOP front-runner in the race, according to several polls this week. He appeared at the site of the shuttered Cinerama Dome in Hollywood on Thursday to tout his ideas on how to boost movie and TV production in the Golden State.<\/p>\n

\t\tRead Hilton\u2019s plan in full here.<\/a>\t<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cCalifornia invented the entertainment business,\u201d he wrote. \u201cHollywood became the global center for film and television, supported by world-class talent, crews, studios, and infrastructure. But that advantage is slipping away.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe former adviser to then-UK Prime Minister David Cameron ran through some reasons that production is moving out of the state, including \u201crigid application windows, complex categories and limited access for smaller productions.\u201d He also cited that competitors in other regions \u201coperate faster, simpler and more competitive systems \u2014 often without caps.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tRELATED: KABC & USC Face \u201cLegal Remedies\u201d From Ex-LA Mayor Over Exclusion From Gubernatorial\u00a0Debate; Ex-CA Attorney General Calls Decision \u201cChilling & Dangerous\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

\n\tHilton\u2019s five-point plan to fight runaway production is:<\/p>\n

Make California competition again.<\/p>\n

Give producers clarity and certainty.<\/p>\n

Protect independent and mid-sized productions.<\/p>\n

Make the incentives real.<\/p>\n

Protect California\u2019s creative future.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThe bottom line,\u201d he wrote, is that \u201cHollywood should not be leaving Hollywood.\u201d he noted that California still has \u201cthe talent, the workforce, the infrastructure, the global brand\u201d but said, \u201cWhat it has lacked is leadership.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tDonald Trump has endorsed Hilton<\/a> for governor, and the Republican hopeful took part in this week\u2019s bipartisan debate at Pomona College. That spirited event also featured fellow GOP hopeful, Riverside County Sheriff Chad Blanco, along with six Democrats: ex-state Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra, San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan, former Rep. Katie Porter, busiessman Tom Steyer, state Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond and former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa.<\/p>\n

\n\tFormer Rep. Eric Swalwell quit the governor\u2019s race<\/a> this month and resigned from Congress<\/a> amid multiple allegations of sexual abuse<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\n\tRELATED: L.A. Is One Step Closer To Streamlining Local Film & TV Production Processes<\/a><\/p>\n

\n\tRELATED: L.A. Soundstage Occupancy Held Steady During First Half Of 2025 But Remains Way Below A Decade Ago, FilmLA Says<\/a><\/p>\n

\n\tRELATED: Los Angeles On-Location Production Down 16.1% In 2025, But California\u2019s Revamped Tax Incentive Helps Fuel Small Growth In Q4, FilmLA Says<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Republican gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton on Thursday released his five-point plan to revive California\u2018s sagging film and television…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":294232,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[7,2926,9,8,17353,17382],"class_list":["post-294231","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-california","tag-california","tag-california-governor","tag-california-headlines","tag-california-news","tag-electionline","tag-steve-hilton"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/294231","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=294231"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/294231\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/294232"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=294231"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=294231"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=294231"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}