Nithya Raman

Knock on effects from what's happening in the Middle East, I think, have to be also the focus of our work here in the city.

So in my district, we've had increases in really horrifying incidents of anti-Semitism and Islamophobia.

And I've had to respond to both of those.

And as mayor.

I would need to do more of that.

I would need to ensure that this city is a place where people are able to express their political opinions freely, where people are able to express their First Amendment rights, but that they are not victims of anti-Semitism and Islamophobia.

And when those happen, we have to speak up about it.

We have to make sure that this is a place that's safe for everyone.

Yeah, you know, one of the big things that I think we need to be doing is making it easier to film here.

And there have been some efforts that are making their way through the council around kind of reducing restrictions on how production happens, on reducing costs for production, improving how Film LA works.

These have been moving, I think, all too slowly.

There's no reason why through executive directive these fixes can't be made immediately.

And that the bureaucracy that's standing in the way of people producing here, actually making films here, cannot be eased more quickly by a mayor who is deeply focused on this issue.

But I think there's more that can be done.

You know, last year we had a conversation about a tax credit that increased significantly.

You know, I wanted to see more advocacy from our mayor for a tax credit that would have no cap and that would be guaranteed a decade into the future.

Right.

That's the kind of system that studios are looking for as they're thinking about where to invest.

And L.A.

should be the loudest advocate.