Gavin Newsom has a long record of blunders, from the French Laundry to the Train to Nowhere. The latest is the Hollywood tax credit, which he canceled by mistake.
Gavin Newsom has a long record of blunders, from the French Laundry to the Train to Nowhere. The latest is the Hollywood tax credit, which he canceled by mistake.
, the California Film & Television Jobs Act. It more than doubled the state’s tax credits for Hollywood productions, from $330 million per year to $750 million per year. The state is under pressure to compete with other states and countries that have lower costs and generous benefits for film and TV productions. New Jersey, for example, generally a high-tax state,$430 million per year in tax incentives for Hollywood studios.
That has put the Garden State on the entertainment industry map — even as it has cost the Golden State jobs. However, what he granted with one stroke of a pen, he took away with another. Companies can only claim up to $5 million in tax credits, or 70% of tax liability, whichever is higher. That means that the Hollywood studios can barely take advantage of the tax credits that were passed for their benefit.
How did that happen? Apparently, the state legislators who voted on Newsom’s budget imagined there was some kind of special Hollywood carryout. 6After all, the costs and regulations that make filming difficult in California also make everything difficult in California. Regardless, the fact that Newsom canceled his own highly-touted Hollywood tax credit says a lot about the way he has governed — or failed to govern — for eight years.
Newsom is good at the launch — the high-minded statements, the press conferences stuffed with endless details. Near the end of Newsom’s two terms, there’s no Sites Reservoir; no high-speed rail track; and no digital 911 service, to name a few examples. As he campaigns for Democrats nationwide, no doubt preparing for the 2028 presidential primary, the Hollywood tax credit blunder should follow him. Anadolu via Getty Images
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