Senator Ben Allen

We finalized two key pillars of support for film & tv jobs in California - establishing a new tax credit program for post-production work (Assemblymember Nick Schultz) and protecting the recently revitalized Film & TV Tax Credit Program that is providing promising early results.

Read the full story at sen.ca.gov/allen.

Reception at Santa Monica’s City Hall tonight, celebrating 12 years in the State Senate. Would love to see you there!

Today marks 25 years since the deadliest attack on American soil. May we remember the thousands of innocent lives lost and honor the first responder heroes who put the lives of strangers ahead of their own.

The families and loved ones of those killed on 9/11 remain in our hearts, today and every day.

Please join your neighbors at one of the many September 11 memorials happening around the community this Friday. Visit your city’s website for details, locations, and times!

Today we celebrate the workers who keep this nation moving forward - through the hospitals, classrooms, construction sites, restaurants, fields and beyond. Your work helps power our economy as we work together for a more just future for America’s working families.

Happy Labor Day!

Loved welcoming our friends from Australia - Consul-General Tanya Bennett and Deputy Amanda Annamalay Jochum - to our Capitol this week. Got to discuss partnerships for upcoming LA28 and Brisbane32, and how we may cooperate to advance our collective climate goals.

Next stop: the Governor’s desk.

We just passed a critical fix to protect California’s Film & TV Jobs Program and the progress we’ve made to bring productions and good-paying entertainment jobs back home.

Proud to work with the Governor, our entertainment unions, industry partners, and legislative colleagues to get this done in the final hours of session.

Let’s keep California rolling. 🎥

The American people deserve better. It’s time to provide the federal support this hurting community is owed and desperately needs.

Since revitalizing our Film & TV Program last year, 170 new projects have been awarded credits to film in California, bringing an estimated $6.6 billion in economic activity and creating almost 35,000 cast and crew jobs across the state.

This progress is at risk of being undone though, so we’re taking action to protect the livelihood of working families in California. Read more about protecting this iconic industry through the link in my bio.

We’re taking steps to help property owners afford smart renovations that improve fire resilience.

My is heading to the Governor’s desk, with bipartisan support, to establish a low-interest loan program for home hardening projects.