Rules Committee backs changes to film rebate program, urges streamlined permitting
The committee forwarded an ordinance to repeal a cap that limited individual film rebates to the city tax paid and a resolution urging streamlined city permitting; the Office of Economic Analysis projected modest net general-fund impacts but predicted job and spending gains if the rebate encourages more productions.
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The Rules Committee voted to send forward two related items intended to boost film production in San Francisco: an ordinance to repeal a provision that limits individual rebates to the amount of tax a production pays to the city (while retaining the $1.8 million program cap), and a resolution urging city departments and public entities to streamline permitting and adopt single-use agreements and insurance for film productions.
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