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State lawmakers cry foul over new cap placed on film tax credits
Things to Do in L.A. Tap to enable a layout that focuses on the article. This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here . See more from the L.A. Times in Google Search. More than three dozen California legislators are calling for Gov. Gavin Newsom to exempt the state's film and TV production incentive program from a recently approved cap on corporate tax credits, warning that without action it will be "significantly kneecapped."
Legendary Television City may be be sold in further blow to Hollywood
Things to Do in L.A. Tap to enable a layout that focuses on the article. Television City, at Beverly Boulevard and Fairfax Avenue, has served as a stage for some of TV's most legendary moments. This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here . See more from the L.A. Times in Google Search.
Nobel Prize winner leaving UC Berkeley for new role in China
Things to Do in L.A. Tap to enable a layout that focuses on the article. Omar Yaghi, professor at the University of California, Berkeley, speaks during a media conference in Brussels, Oct. 8, 2025, after being one of three scientists awarded the Nobel Prize in chemistry. This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here . See more from the L.A. Times in Google Search.
Trump administration seeks to limit federal funding that doesn't 'advance' presidential policies
Things to Do in L.A. Tap to enable a layout that focuses on the article. Trump administration seeks to limit federal funding that doesn't'advance' presidential policies The White House Office of Management and Budget has proposed sweeping new rules for the way federal grants are awarded and overseen. This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here . See more from the L.A. Times in Google Search.
Teen on e-motorcycle tried to engage officers in a pursuit, police say. He ended up getting much more
Things to Do in L.A. Tap to enable a layout that focuses on the article. Teen on e-motorcycle tried to engage officers in a pursuit, police say. An e-motorcycle rider pops a wheelie in a Palm Springs intersection on June 26. This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here .
DMV could revoke thousands of California licenses due to mysterious testing 'anomalies'
Things to Do in L.A. Tap to enable a layout that focuses on the article. DMV could revoke thousands of California licenses due to mysterious testing'anomalies' The DMV informed about 11,000 California residents that they must retake their written driver's license test within 30 days. This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here . See more from the L.A. Times in Google Search.
Lopez: Happy 100th birthday to Mel Brooks. I'm not sure I want to be around that long
Things to Do in L.A. Tap to enable a layout that focuses on the article. I'm not sure I want to be around that long Mel Brooks, shown in January, celebrated his 100th birthday this week. This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here . See more from the L.A. Times in Google Search.
Gas giants use AI to raise prices, lawsuit says, another algorithmic hit to the cost of living
Things to Do in L.A. Tap to enable a layout that focuses on the article. This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here . See more from the L.A. Times in Google Search. A new federal lawsuit by California drivers accuses major gas chains, including Walmart and 7-Eleven, and technology company Kalibrate of using AI software to collude and keep pump prices artificially high.
How Airbnb uses AI to thwart disruptive parties during the Fourth of July holiday
Airbnb says the "anti-party system" it deploys ahead of major holiday weekends flags bookings with characteristics indicating guests are likely to use properties for unauthorized parties.
Nancy Pelosi's next challenge: Building a nonpartisan democracy institute at UC Berkeley
Things to Do in L.A. Tap to enable a layout that focuses on the article. Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco) tours the UC Berkeley campus alongside Chancellor Rich Lyons ahead of announcing the Nancy Pelosi Institute for Representative Democracy. This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here . See more from the L.A. Times in Google Search.