Stop! Runaway Production!

Looking to deal with the ongoing problem of runaway film production, Assembly Speaker Fabian Nunez is forming a special panel to keep the movie business in Hollywood.

Nunez said he is forming the Select Committee on the Preservation of California's Entertainment Indusry, to be chaired by Assemblyman Paul Krekorian, D-Burbank. The committee will look at what the state can do to stop runaway production due to incentives being offered by other states.

"California 's entertainment industry is a treasured part of California's heritage, and it is also an invaluable foundation for our economic future," Krekorian said. "So many other states and countries are working overtime to lure this industry away from us because they know it produces tremendous economic benefits and revenues with good middle class jobs. Let me make clear -- we are going to fight hard to keep those jobs here, keep California competitive and make sure the state is a great partner for this industry."