If you're enjoying this article, you'll love our daily morning newsletter, How To LA. Every weekday, you'll get fresh, community-driven stories that catch you up with our independent local news.For one newly employed TV writer, tradeoffs have been top of mind as their promotion gets eaten away by commissions, taxes and fees.The entertainment industry is in a period of contraction, and the workers left to bear the brunt of the crunches have struggled mightily.
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Samy Kamienowicz, the man who founded the retail camera stores and became a fixture for the city's creative community, has died. Los Angeles pays tribute.Known for its elaborate light displays, this year, the neighborhood is expecting a bigger crowd tied to the release of “Candy Cane Lane” on Amazon Prime Video.
The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers rejected the SAG-AFTRA union's request for a separate type of residual payment that actors would get once their programs hit streaming services.Why homelessness has more than doubled in LA County’s once-affordable northern desertThe toxic footprint of the Tustin hangar fire: We mapped 1,382 locations where debris was reported
Accounting details still missing for $3 million in OC taxpayer dollars to feed seniors during pandemic