Hollywood’s A Big Business, And LA’s Mayor Wants More Latinos Involved [Article]

NPR‘s Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with Eric Garcetti about a new jobs program aimed at doubling the employment of Latinos — more than half the Los Angeles‘ population — in the film industry there (HERE). After reading the article, be sure to connect with NPR via the social links listed below.

This is about making sure that our economy thrives for everybody and that we all have opportunities, especially here in Los Angeles in our trademark industry – that it shouldn’t matter your zip code, your cultural background when it comes to telling your story and having access to the industry that greenlights or doesn’t the stories of this country and, in many cases, this world. – Eric Garcetti

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