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Committee recommends allowing leased stage space to qualify for San Francisco film rebate
Summary
The Government Audit and Oversight Committee recommended the Board of Supervisors consider amending the film rebate to allow rental costs for private stage/cover space to be included in the rebate (within existing $600,000 per production cap), citing lost productions and local economic benefits.
The Government Audit and Oversight Committee voted to forward to the full Board of Supervisors a proposed amendment to San Francisco’s film rebate program that would allow rental costs for leased stage or cover space to be treated as a qualified production cost under the existing $600,000 per‑production cap.
Susanna Robbins, executive director of the Film Commission, told the committee the city has seen rising interest in basing productions here but lacks sufficient city‑owned stage space for cover sets. Robbins said the commission has “had to turn away a Universal Pictures film” that would have shot 25 days in San Francisco and…
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