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HOLLYWOOD, CA — Today, September 29, 2025, U.S. Representative Laura Friedman (CA-30) released the following statement on Trump’s announced 100% tariff on foreign movies. Friedman represents nearly every major Hollywood film studio and previously worked in Hollywood as a producer:
The Hollywood Burbank Airport is getting another cash infusion from the Federal Aviation Administration, which recently announced that it was awarding approximately $8.05 million in additional grant funding to the airport for its ongoing terminal replacement project.
HOLLYWOOD, CA — U.S. Congresswoman Laura Friedman (CA-30) met with members of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce to discuss top-of-mind-issues concerning local business owners. Topics included Friedman’s work on a national film tax credit, the recent protests, efforts to make housing more affordable, combatting homelessness, and how tourism will be impacted by the Trump Administration’s immigration policies.
The dissolution of the Donald Trump-Elon Musk marriage was enough, for a brief moment, to lift beleaguered California Democrats’ spirits.
LOS ANGELES — Gavin Newsom wants to claim the role of Hollywood’s superhero. But California’s iconic industry is so battered that even its governor may not be able to save it.
SACRAMENTO — California officials were bracing Friday for a potential major escalation in President Donald Trump’s efforts to starve the state of federal funding, including possibly the elimination of grants for the University of California.
The first 2026 FIFA World Cup match in the U.S. — to take place in Los Angeles County — may be more than 12 months out, but some members of Congress are concerned that time is running out to approve visas for all of the millions of athletes and tourists planning to travel to the United States.
Following a post on May 4 in which President Donald Trump suggested that a 100% tariff be applied to films produced “in foreign lands,” California Gov. Gavin Newsom countered with a federal film tax credit program proposal, which would be modeled after the same program the state is currently looking to expand.