With the Los Angeles mayoral primary election just six weeks away, Hollywood’s film and television production crisis has taken center stage.  The number of shoot days in Los Angeles County in 2025 fell 16% from 2024 to below 20,000, and shoot days recorded in all major film and television categories were at least 30% below the five-year-average, underlining the exodus of productions — and labor for local industry workers — as studios seek tax credits elsewhere. How the next mayor plans to