Trump wants tariffs on ‘foreign’ movies. But there’s a reason no one wants to shoot in LA

FilmLA found that filming in Los Angeles is down 30% in the last year and 50% compared with the previous five-year average.

Shooting in “Foreign Lands” is cheaper and more efficient than shooting in the U.S. Trump can fling his tariffs at other movie-producing nations as much as he wants, but he cannot compete with vacation shooting overseas.

Expanding and improving public transportation. Lowering the cost of living so everyone isn’t so annoyed at every second. Closing at least half of the Sweetgreens . The city of Los Angeles has been at the mercy of the film industry for over a century . Municipal planners and business leaders reverse-engineered LA to be a company town, often at the expense of its citizens. As that very industry packs up and shuffles off, perhaps it’s time we reflect on what we gave up to shore up this shotgun wedding and claw just a bit of it back..