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10:56 a.m. June 7: SAN JOSE – President Obama on Friday morning held up California as an example of how his healthcare law will help consumers, citing the state’s progress getting health insurers to offer better plans at affordable prices.
“A lot of opponents of the Affordable Care Act … had all kinds of sky-is-falling, doom-and-gloom predictions that not only would the law fail, but what we would also see is costs would skyrocket,” the president told reporters at a stop in Silicon Valley. “It turns out that what we are seeing in the states that have committed themselves to implementing this law correctly, we’re seeing some good news.”
Yesterday, the California Film Commission announced that the Golden State will be issuing $100 million in tax credits to a group of 30 qualifying projects with the hopes they maintain production in state. Although not all will receive a credit, among the qualifying projects feature film Entourage seems to be leading the way for a bid. Having already obtained the green light from Warner Bros. back in January, the feature version of HBO’s Hollywood-based series was always going to film at least a portion of its big screen debut in California, however now it will be doing it with a 20% tax credit. Based on info provided by its applicants, the Commission estimates the total sum of all projects will spend more than $771 million in state, including more than $290 million in qualified wages, employing around 2,980 cast members, 3,730 crew members and 80,680 extras/stand-ins. Other applicants include MTV’s Teen Wolf series, Justified, The Bundheads and many more.
Los Angeles native Joy Yoon has gathered together the city’s best pass-time hangouts in a 384-page tome titled The Best Things to Do in Los Angeles: 1001 Ideas. The comprehensive guidebook draws from a myriad of local experiences from those in the know, taking you to places mundane tourist guides often forgo. Organized by theme from destinations to views, sights, food and drink, the comprehensive guide offers the best spot to view the Hollywood sign, tasty hole-in-the-wall eateries, or where to catch post-game fireworks at the Dodger Stadium and more. Priced at $19 USD, the book is now available from the Rizzoli online store.