People in Los Angeles are worried. They think it could be like Detroit. Detroit lost many jobs when companies left. Los Angeles has movie and TV jobs. These jobs are going down. People want the state to give more money to help movies and TV.

On Monday, they talked about music and final work for movies and shows.

Noelle Stehman said, "If we don't do something, making movies and TV shows in California will be difficult, like it was for making cars in Detroit."

Some people want to give more money to movie companies. This idea is being talked about by politicians. Senator Ben Allen and Rick Zbur want this idea to happen. But some politicians say it only helps big companies. Senator Allen says this is not right.

He said, "Studios can work anywhere. They make shows. This is a problem for normal people, not the studio bosses."

This is not free money, Zbur said. It helps people keep their jobs and homes. If we don't do it, it will cost more.

He said to his friends: Other countries have programs for rich people. Why? Because these programs help themselves. Also, people like these jobs. Why do we let people take the good jobs we made here?

Many people from different film jobs came to the event.

This happened a few hours after new numbers came out. The numbers showed that filming went down a lot in the first three months of 2025 compared to last year.

Jobs are still here, but in other countries.

People who work in movies and music are having a difficult time. One woman said she did not have much work for a long time. Another man talked about money problems with his family.

People who make music talked about problems. In Los Angeles, there was a lot of music work before, but now there is not much. It is cheaper to make music in other countries like Austria and Slovakia.

Karen wanted special help for movie sounds. Other places like New York and Spain do this. This brings movie work there.

People made movies in California. Now they go to other places for movie jobs. This is bad for California.

California leaders know there is a big problem. The governor wants to give more money for movies and TV shows made here. Other leaders also want to change the rules to help more. If the new rules happen, the state could give up to 35% of the money back. This could help short TV shows, cartoons, and some other shows get money too.

The group says these ideas are good, but they are not enough.

People want more movies made in Los Angeles. They want the jobs to stay here.

But people in the industry should also find answers together.

Landers said, "Many people are watching California. If we do a good job, California can do well again."