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Leger Fernández and Obernolte Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Revamp Creative Economy, Put Artists Back to Work

Today, U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández (D-NM) and Jay Obernolte (R-CA), introduced the bipartisan Creative Economy Revitalization Act. The Senate companion of the Creative Economy Revitalization Act will be introduced by U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-NM). The bill would help revamp the creative economy through the creation of a workforce grants program to employ artists and writers to create publicly available art.

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Governor Newsom Signs 2021-2022 Budget to include historic investments in arts, culture and live events industries

“At Californians for the Arts, educating the field to be effective advocates and learning about policies that impact their work is part of our mission.” says CFTA Board President Ron P. Muriera. “It is critical that this momentum continues and we encourage folks who work in the arts to join us as we continue to build awareness of the impact of our sector to California’s recovery.”

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AB-128 Budget Act of 2021

An act making appropriations for the support of the government of the State of California and for several public purposes in accordance with the provisions of Section 12 of Article IV of the Constitution of the State of California, relating to the state budget, to take effect immediately, budget bill.

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Mayor Breed Joins Coalition Advocating for a $1B Investment in Arts, Culture and Creativity in California

This funding request comes at a critical time for the arts and culture sector. The arts have been among the hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic and performers are bearing the brunt of the sector’s 20% unemployment rate. It is projected that, without financial support, this sector will not fully recover for four more years. This $1 billion investment will have a profoundly positive impact on jobs creation, tourism, and tax revenue, and will maintain the stability of the arts we emerge from this public health crisis.

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Mayor Darrell Steinberg Issues His Support for the $1 Billion Investment in the Recovery of Arts, Culture and Live Events

The pandemic has also exposed deep inequities, with disproportionate impact and lack of access to funding and resources within rural areas and communities of color. All programs proposed would reach every corner of California and emphasize equity and investment in traditionally under-resourced and marginalized communities and organizations.

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Over 500 Organizations Sign On to Letter Urging the Legislature to Support for $1 Billion in Stimulus for Arts, Creativity, and Culture

To fully address the recovery of our sector and to help stimulate economic activity, the 517 undersigned arts organizations, independent venues, cultural institutions, creative businesses, unions, service organizations, trade associations, and local governments request your support for a $1 billion investment in the 2021-2022 budget year, to be spent over four years: […]

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Los Angeles' Mayor Eric Garcetti Supports $1B Investment

“The tourism sector is a critical component of Los Angeles’s economy, and I am pleased to see investments in the budget that will help revitalize this industry. Additionally, I strongly support an additional $30 million in funding for the California Film Tax Credit to attract additional productions and good-paying jobs to our state. Finally, I support the proposal to invest $1 billion in the arts and cultural institutions, including independent venues, community access to arts, workforce development, and museums.”

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Legislative Champions from Senate and Assembly Urge Budget to include $1 Billion for Arts, Culture & Live Events

Federal relief funds and windfall state tax receipts have given California a unique opportunity to make a substantial investment that could help stabilize the sector with several years of stimulus. This investment in California’s arts, culture, and creativity industries will help overcome the challenges of state-imposed COVID-19 restrictions on our ability to operate. We propose to allocate the $1 billion in the FY 2021-2022 budget year but allow the funds to be spent by December 2024.

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May Revise - Budget Proposal

“We really believe that what makes California unique and special is our creativity, our innovation. We have so many extraordinary artists that have struggled over the last year in particular and we want to bring that arts back into the public sphere, back into the public spaces and that’s a big part of this proposal.”

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California Arts Advocates Supports SB-805

This bill, as proposed to be amended, will create a critical funding infrastructure to help assist SNPACs known as the “California Nonprofit Performing Arts Paymaster” which will provide low- cost payroll and paymaster services to SNPACs and establish the Performing Arts Equitable Payroll Fund to ensure that SNPACs can pay all workers minimum wage.

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California Arts Advocates Supports SB-628

California has a unique opportunity to invest in a workforce that will help bring social and emotional wellness, community cohesion, jobs and economic benefit to every community across the state. Establishing and investing in the California Creative Workforce Act will put California in a leadership position as a forward thinking, innovation partner to business as well as the emotional and mental health benefits arts and culture brings to our lives.

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