{"id":79927,"date":"2026-03-24T21:40:34","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T04:40:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=79927"},"modified":"2026-03-25T21:41:05","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T04:41:05","slug":"board-approves-sup-horvaths-motion-to-evaluate-economic-impact-of-warner-bros-acquisition-and-protect-l-a-entertainment-jobs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=79927","title":{"rendered":"BOARD APPROVES SUP. HORVATH\u2019S MOTION TO EVALUATE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF WARNER BROS. ACQUISITION AND PROTECT L.A. ENTERTAINMENT JOBS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>LOS ANGELES, CA<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Today, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a motion by Supervisor Lindsey P. Horvath to analyze the potential economic impacts of the proposed Warner Bros. Discovery\u2013Paramount Skydance global merger\u00a0and advance efforts to protect the region\u2019s entertainment workforce.<\/p>\n<p>As the global hub of the entertainment industry, Los Angeles County supports more than 312,000 jobs across the creative economy. Recent production slowdowns, labor strikes, wildfires, and continued industry consolidation have heightened concerns about workforce stability and long-term job growth.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEntertainment is more than what we watch on a screen\u2014it\u2019s part of who we are as Angelenos and a cornerstone of our economy. Thousands of families rely on this industry for their livelihoods, and we must protect their jobs and our signature industry,\u201d said\u00a0<strong>Supervisor Lindsey P. Horvath<\/strong>. \u201cAs the proposed merger moves forward, we need a clear understanding of its impacts on jobs, competition, and the future of storytelling. Today, we took action to support workers, strengthen our local economy, and keep Los Angeles at the center of the global entertainment industry.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLos Angeles runs on the creativity and hard work of the people behind our entertainment industry. As this acquisition moves forward, we need to make sure workers and storytellers aren\u2019t left behind. I\u2019m grateful to Supervisor Lindsey Horvath for fighting for our industry and for the people who power it every day,\u201d said\u00a0<strong>Jane Fonda.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The motion includes the following directives:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO), in collaboration with the Chief Executive Office and relevant County departments, will conduct a\u00a0<strong>comprehensive economic impact analysis<\/strong>\u00a0of the proposed Warner Bros. acquisition, including effects on direct, indirect, and induced employment<\/li>\n<li>DEO\u00a0<strong>will report back to the Board in 60 days\u00a0<\/strong>with an interim update and in 120 days with final findings and recommendations<\/li>\n<li>DEO will develop workforce strategies, including job training and placement programs, to support and retain entertainment industry workers<\/li>\n<li>DEO will negotiate and execute any agreements necessary to carry out this work<\/li>\n<li>County Counsel will submit formal comments to the U.S. Department of Justice regarding potential antitrust concerns and monitor state-level review of the deal<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LOS ANGELES, CA \u2013\u00a0Today, the Los&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-79927","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-arts","category-ca-local"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79927","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=79927"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79927\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":79928,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79927\/revisions\/79928"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=79927"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=79927"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=79927"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}