Will budget cuts ruin Oakland's chance to again be a major film setting?

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Will budget cuts ruin Oakland’s chance to again be a major film setting?

With Oakland facing a roughly $80 million hole in the city budget, a heralded new program to bring film productions to town is on the chopping block. The Film Rebate Incentive Program, an effort to lure film and television with rebates on production costs, was approved unanimously in July by the City Council. The $600,000 … Continue reading Will budget cuts ruin Oakland’s chance to again be a major film setting?