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Board amends film rebate program to boost local hiring and raises per‑production cap to $600,000; passes first reading
Summary
Supervisors amended the city’s film rebate program to increase the maximum rebate per production and add stronger First Source hiring language encouraging productions to recruit economically disadvantaged local residents; the ordinance passed its first reading 10–1.
The Board of Supervisors on March 2009 voted in favor of amendments to San Francisco’s film rebate program that raise the individual production cap and add new language aimed at improving local hiring of economically disadvantaged residents.
Supervisor Alioto‑Pier, the item’s author, and supporters said the existing rebate program had been underutilized because of restrictive cost‑eligibility rules. The ordinance removes…
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