Film L.A., the local film permitting office, released a report this week indicating television production in Los Angeles posted its busiest quarter since 2010 during the third-quarter growth, driven primarily by a 54.5 percent jump in scripted television activity over the same quarter past year.
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Los Angeles is a pretty chill place. The latest funding pledge, for which the foundation would fundraise, is $300 million more than what the organization spent from 2005 to 2015.
Today’s town hall event brought together more than 400 prominent civic leaders to determine how we can collectively build a stronger L.A. County over the next century.
The California Community Foundation funds would help address those issues and others.
So it’s no surprise the findings of a recent Los Angeles Times poll indicated traffic is the city’s number one concern – more so than economics, housing, and even gang violence.
The polls is looking to get a better understanding of how residents view their county and neighborhoods.
CCF’s centennial celebration will continue through 2016 with a series of events that engage residents across the county, including roundtable discussions to continue conversations around building a stronger L.A. County, giving season engagement to spur charitable giving and volunteerism in Los Angeles and a major public art initiative next year.
A new survey shows that those who use the Los Angeles freeways are more concerned about traffic than crime.
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Taleen Ananian, a foundation spokesperson, said the organization was optimistic that it can meet the $1 billion fundraising goal.
