{
  "id": 16210687,
  "title": "Did Karen Bass Expand Film Incentives? Nithya Raman Campaign Flags ‘Whopper’ Claim",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/did-karen-bass-expand-film-incentives-nithya-raman-campaign-flags",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-23T17:01:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/politics/news/karen-bass-film-incentives-nithya-raman-campaign-ad-claim-1236921930/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Nithya Raman’s campaign is calling out L.A. Mayor Karen Bass for taking credit for expanding the state film and TV incentive in a recent TV ad. In the ad, Bass looks to the camera and says: “With the film industry struggling, I cut fees and expanded film and TV tax credits… saving thousands of Hollywood […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}