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Rules Committee backs changes to film rebate program, urges streamlined permitting
Summary
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.
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.
Supervisor (sponsoring) described the measures as efforts to preserve and grow local film industry employment and infrastructure after a period of decline. "This legislation would...repeal the provision in the rebate program that…
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