Film Commission to fight runaway production

Heeding warnings that runaway production has reached the "crisis" stage, the City Council took steps Tuesday to create a commission tasked with marketing Los Angeles to filmmakers. Daily News.

With its 13-0 vote, the council directed the Chief Legislative Office to research how a film commission would operate and be financed.

"The loss of productions to other states is no longer a trickling effect; it is a crisis," said Pamm Fair, chairwoman of FilmLA, the nonprofit agency that coordinates film permits.