Hollywood strike’s ripple effect, LA tenant harassment, LA Art Book Fair

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“We laid off 45 people,” Eddie Marks, president of the Western Costume Company in North Hollywood. “Once the actors went on strike, there was no other alternative for us other than to do a complete shutdown.”

“We laid off 45 people,” Eddie Marks, president of the Western Costume Company in North Hollywood. “Once the actors went on strike, there was no other alternative for us other than to do a complete shutdown.” Photo by Saul Gonzalez.

As the Hollywood writers’ strike drags past 100 days, the financial pain is widespread for business owners and tradespeople who need production to earn a living.

In 2021, LA passed a law to ban tenant harassment, which can be used to displace tenants from their rent controlled units. But the city has done little to enforce it.

The LA Art Book Fair returns to the Museum of Contemporary Art this weekend. It’s the first time the fair is being held in-person since 2019.

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Credits

Host:

Steve Chiotakis

Producers:

Christian Bordal, Zoie Matthew, Giuliana Mayo, Celine Mendiola