Kinda wild that we now have to sell people on making movies in California by talking like it's a warehouse subsidy, but here we are. I’m glad a big awards movie shot here and hired union crews here. That matters. These are middle-class jobs, not glitter. But I also think the state can't just hand out tax credits forever and call it strategy while rent eats everyone's paycheck and studio bosses still threaten to bolt. If California wants film production to stay, tie the money to labor standards, local hiring, apprenticeship slots, and maybe clawbacks when companies take the credit then cut jobs anyway. "Keeping Hollywood in Hollywood" can't just mean protecting executives' margins. It should mean grips, costumers, drivers, editors, all the people who make the thing exist can afford to live within an hour of set.