2011-2012 Hearing Material

October 19, 2011
 

Casting a Wider Net: Achieving the Legal Mandate for Diversity in Entertainment

Assembly Committee on Arts, Entertainment, Sports, Tourism & Internet Media - Oversight Hearing
 

Current & Prior Legislation:

• Labor Code Section 1700.47  (PDF)
• AB 1364 (Campos) Bill Text (PDF)
• AB 1364 Bill Analysis  (PDF)
• AB 14 (Laird) Chapter 568, Statutes of 2007 (PDF)
• List of professions that require a license, certificate, permit, authority or registration under the California Business & Professions Code  (PDF)

Case Law & Law Review Articles:

• Lyle v. Warner Brothers Television Productions et al.  (PDF)
• Alch et al, v. Time Warner Entertainment et al. (PDF)
• Theatrical Casting – Discrimination or Artistic Freedom? (PDF)

Studies & Reports:

• Director Diversity in Hiring Practices for Episodic Television (PDF)
• 2011 Hollywood Writers Report (PDF)
• 2010-11 Where We Are On T.V.  (PDF)
• Boxed In: Employment of Behind-the-Scenes Women in the 2010-11 Prime-Time Television Season  (PDF)
• Celluloid Ceiling: Behind-the-Scenes Employment of Women on the Top 250 Films of 2010 (PDF)
• 2007-08 SAG Casting Data Reports (PDF)

Hearing Participants Biographies:

• Brian Walton, UCLA School of Law-Entertainment and Media Law Program (PDF)
• Art Eisenson, Screenwriter & Plaintiff, Writers Age Discrimination Lawsuit (PDF)
• David Zimmerman, Creator, Meet the Biz, Casting Director (PDF)
• Adam Moore, National Director, Affirmative Action & Diversity, Screen Actors Guild (PDF)
• Ray Bradford, National Director, Equality Employment Opportunities, AFTRA (PDF)
• Kimberly Myers, Director of Diversity, Writers Guild of America, West (PDF)
• Darnell Hunt, Ph.D., Director of Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies at UCLA (PDF)
• Regina Render, Assistant Executive Director, Directors Guild of America (PDF)
• Herndon Graddick, Senior Director of Programs and Communications, Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation-GLAAD Media Awards (PDF)
• Ron Hasson, Beverly Hills Hollywood NAACP President (PDF)
• Robert R. Roginson - Special Counsel, Association of Talent Agents (PDF)

Supplemental Hearing Information:

• Art Eisenson’s Testimony  (PDF)
• Robert Roginson’s Testimony  (PDF)
• Sample Call Sheet (PDF)

September 23, 2011
 

CTTC Spinning Gold: Marketing Travel & Tourism in California

Assembly Committee on Arts, Entertainment, Sports, Tourism & 
Internet Media - Oversight Hearing
 

Background Materials:

• White Paper on California Tourism (PDF)
• California Travel & Tourism Outlook (PDF)
• The Power of Destination Marketing (PDF)
• What Happens When You Stop Marketing? (PDF)

Hearing Participants Information

• Caroline Beteta, President, California Travel & Tourism Commission (PDF)
• Ted Balestreri, Member, World Travel and Tourism Council (PDF)
• John Severini, President/CEO, California Travel Association (PDF)
• Bob Roberts, Executive Director, California Ski Industry Association (PDF)
• John Robinson, President/CEO, California Attractions and Parks Association (PDF)
• Mimi Hahn, Vice President of Marketing, Monterey Bay Aquarium (PDF)
• Patrick Tierney Ph.D., Chair, Professor and Graduate Coordinator, Department of Recreation, Parks, and Tourism, San Francisco State University (PDF)
• Lara Diaz Dunbar, Esq., Senior Vice President, Government Affairs & Public Policy, California Restaurant Association (PDF)
• Janine Chicourrat, President, Monterey County Hospitality Association (PDF)
• Leonard O'Neill , President, UNITE/HERE LOCAL 483 (PDF)