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In the heart of the home of the movies, California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday put pen to paper and made the new $330 million increase in California’s film and television tax incentives a reality.

Facing a recall election in September, the longtime studio-friendly Democrat swooped into Netflix’s backyard Sunset Gower Studios on Wednesday to sign the bill.

With the stroke of his pen, California is now offering a whooping $660 million to encourage and juice production here, at least for the next two years. In that context and with an emphasis on diversity, $150 million of the new funding is intended to aid in the building or revamping of much-needed soundstages in and around Los Angeles County.

“Today’s investments ensure film and television production will continue to fuel the California Comeback through thousands of good jobs right here in the Golden State,...

On Saturday, Donald Trump visited Paradise, California, the town ravaged by the ongoing Camp Fire, which he mistakenly referred to as “Pleasure,” before California Gov. Jerry Brown corrected him. So on Monday’s episode of “The Late Show,” Stephen Colbert offered a helpful clarification he thinks Trump could understand.

“Pleasure, Paradise, it’s easy to get them mixed up,” Colbert joked. “Just remember Mr. President, ‘Pleasure’ is the dancer. ‘Paradise’ is where she works.”

While visiting the site of California’s deadliest-ever wildfire over the weekend, Trump said: “You don’t see what’s going on until you come here. And what we saw at Pleasure, what a name, right now.”

“We just left Pleasure,” he continued.

Also Read: Camp Fire Update: More Than 1,000 People Missing, 71 Dead in California's Deadliest Wildfire

Colbert also noted Trump’s response when asked if the devastation in California has changed his mind about whether...

NBC’s sitcom “Good Girls” and Horizon Scripted Television’s “You” are relocating to California for their upcoming seasons and have been conditionally approved to receive a combined $15.4 million in tax credits.

California’s Film and Television Tax Credit Program 2.0 made the announcement Monday, noting that the expanded program its starting its fourth year with a total of 15 series having relocated to the Golden State, thanks to the incentive.

“Good Girls” is relocating for its second season from Atlanta and is due a $9.3 million credit. “You” is moving for its second season from New York City and will receive a $6.1 million credit.

“Year-four of California’s expanded tax credit program is off to a great start with a pair of relocating TV series and last week’s passage of legislation to extend the program for another five years,” said California Film Commission Executive Director Amy Lemisch. “We’re bringing long-term,...

The California Film Commission announced Monday that nine upcoming films have received tax credits to shoot in the Golden State as part of California’s expanded Film & TV Tax Credit Program.

Among the films receiving credits are the upcoming remake of “Scarface” — which will see the story of Tony Montana moved from Miami to L.A. — the film adaptation of the acclaimed HBO series “Deadwood,” and an untitled Universal film directed by “Get Out” filmmaker Jordan Peele as part of his exclusive deal with the studio.

Also Read: Why Hollywood Studios Depend on Frequent Moviegoers More Than Ever

In 2014, California Gov. Jerry Brown approved revisions to the Film Commission’s tax credit program in response to an exodus of higher budget films to other states like Georgia. The new system allows projects previously barred from credit by the old program to be eligible, including TV pilots, hour-long TV series, and most notably, feature films with budgets of more than $75 million.

This has led major Hollywood studios to return to California for some of their projects, including Marvel Studios, which has filmed most of their recent work at Pinewood Studios in Atlanta but is filming next year’s “Captain Marvel” in California. Disney also filmed Ava DuVernay’s “A Wrinkle In Time,” which had a budget of $103 million, in California as well.

Also Read: At Glitzy Promo, Saudi Arabia Invites Hollywood to Join Its $80 Billion Leap Into Entertainment

Another upcoming film that has just received credit but would have been ineligible under the old system is Fox’s action-drama “Ford vs. Ferrari.” Reporting a production budget of $78 million, the film will tell the true story of the intense rivalry between Ford and Ferrari at the 24 Hours of Le Mans after Enzo Ferrari refused to let Henry Ford II buy his company, resulting in Ford upsetting the Italian company at the race by designing the iconic Ford Gt.

Other high-budget projects that have received credit include Fox’s upcoming adaptation of Jack London’s “Call of the Wild,” Paramount’s next “Transformers” film “Bumblebee,” and Quentin Tarantino’s “Once Upon A Time In Hollywood.”

The next application period for feature film tax credits will be held June 18-22.

Read original story ‘Scarface,’ ‘Deadwood’ Movie, Jordan Peele Film Score California Tax Credits At TheWrap...

While acknowledging there have been “obstacles,” California Gov. Jerry Brown insisted the state’s much anticipated — and maligned — high-speed train will be built. The Democratic governor made the promise during his final State of the State address on Thursday. “I like trains. I like high speed trains even better,” said Brown. Also Read: Conan Has Haitians Roast Trump: 'Every Time You Leave Your Country, You Make America Great Again' (Video) The bullet train — connecting the state from north to south with 800 miles of track — has been a frequent complaint from Brown’s critics, who point to the project’s rocketing costs as...

The massive Thomas Fire plaguing Southern California now covers at least 230,000 acres, making it the fifth largest blaze in the state’s modern history, reports say.

Firefighters continued battling at least six wildfires through the weekend. Collectively, the blazes are covering an area larger than New York City and Boston combined, CNN reports. Officials announced at a recent news conference that more than 790 structures have been destroyed.

“This is kind of the new normal,” Gov. Jerry Brown said at a Saturday news conference, according to the Washington Post. “We’re facing a new reality in this state, where fires threaten people’s lives,...

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A group of children at a fire evacuation shelter in California got the surprise of a lifetime on Tuesday, when Santa Claus showed up to offer hugs and support to the families affected by the wildfires sweeping across the region, reports say.

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Adrienne Maloof and her family have been forced to evacuate their home due to the dangers of the Los Angeles fires.

On Wednesday, the former Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star updated her followers on Twitter, asking her friends from the Bravo franchise if they are safe.

“We are being evacuated. The air quality is terrible and my sons’ school has closed for the remainder of the week. @kylRichards, @lisarinna, @lisaVanderpump, are you and your families okay? Praying for everyone’s safety in Ventura county and beyond.”

We are being evacuated. The air quality is terrible and my sons’ school...

At least one person has died as a result of the fast-spreading wildfire plaguing more than 30,000 acres in southern California, officials say.

The blaze, dubbed “Thomas Fire,” started near Santa Paula — which is about 70 miles north of Los Angeles — and spread to cover at least 31,000 acres by 4 a.m., according to the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office. One person died in a rollover crash while trying to evacuate the area as thousands attempted to escape in the dark, CNN reports.

“The fire is still out of control and structures continue to be threatened throughout the fire area,” officials said in a statement,...

A Southern California woman who hatched a failed plot to kill her twin sister in 1996 — and was nicknamed the “evil twin” by Irvine police — has been granted parole after serving 19 years in prison, according to multiple reports.

On Nov. 20, 1997, Jeen “Gina” Han, 43, was convicted with two co-defendants of attacking her sister, Sunny Han, and her roommate at their apartment in Irvine, California, the previous year. The motive was a series of arguments that erupted after Sunny — nicknamed the “good twin” by police — accused Gina of stealing her credit cards and her BMW.

The three were found guilty of conspiracy to commit murder,...

The Los Angeles Police Department has announced that they have 28 Hollywood sexual misconduct cases that are currently open and the police chief expects there to be more on the way after setting up in unprecedented Hollywood sexual assault task force. Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. Jackie Lacey announced late last week the creation of a special task force to examine allegations of sexual assault spreading through Hollywood as the number of accusations reported to police has steadily increased. The open cases all stem from the Harvey Weinstein scandal that rocked the entertainment industry back at the end of September.

Lapd Chief Charlie Beck spoke to the Los Angeles Times via email and revealed that five teams of two special assignment detectives are investigating various allegations. Among those are producer Harvey Weinstein, actor Ed Westwick, Girls writer Murray Miller, and agent Tyler Grasham, among others. All of the accused have denied...

Nearly four months after Hollywood starlet Sharon Tate was brutally murdered along with four others at her Los Angeles home, her sister Debra would hear the name Charles Manson for the first time.

Manson, who died Sunday of natural causes, was serving a life sentence for the deaths of seven people, which occurred during a two-day murder spree in August 1969. He is responsible for the deaths of: Tate, who was 81/2 months pregnant; Jay Sebring; Wojciech Frykowski; Abigail Folger; Steven Parent; Leno and Rosemary Labianca.

“I said a prayer for his soul,” Sharon Tate’s sister Debra tells People of the...

Authorities have identified the man behind Tuesday’s shooting spree in Rancho Tehama Reserve, California, which left four dead and 14 wounded before the gunman was killed by law enforcement.

People learns that Kevin Janson Neal, a 43-year-old resident of the small community in Northern California, was the shooter killed Tuesday morning outside an elementary school by responding officers.

At this stage in the investigation, detectives are unclear as to what specifically motivated Neal’s rampage, though they have indicated he had a history of domestic and neighborhood disputes.

Other than Neal, those killed in Tuesday’s violence have not yet been identified.

Elton John and the Elton John AIDS Foundation (Ejaf) applauds California Governor Jerry Brown for signing Senate Bill 239 into law.

This landmark piece of legislation reforms laws that unfairly criminalized people living with HIV and therefore made at-risk individuals less willing to be tested for HIV and receive lifesaving treatment that also prevents the further spread of the disease. The new legislation also serves as a model for other states to likewise revise their unjust laws regarding people living with HIV/AIDS.

The Foundation is especially proud of the bill’s co-sponsors, including Ejaf grantees Equality California Institute, Lambda Legal, and Positive Women’s Network USA, as well as Apla Health, Black AIDS Institute, and Aclu, and all of the organizations supporting the coalition Californians for HIV Criminalization Reform.

“This coalition educated lawmakers, Lgbt communities, progressive allies, and the public about the need to change punitive California state laws regarding people living with HIV,...

This season of American Horror Story sheds light on multiple infamous cult leaders, including Charles Manson, artist Andy Warhol, and Jim Jones, the founder of The People's Temple - one of the most intense and abominable cults out there. Founded in 1955 by the ordained pastor, it was initially used to spread messages of social change and racial equality - sounds sweet, right? During the '60s and '70s, People's Temple had nearly 5,000 members and the support of loads of liberal political figures, including Harvey Milk, California Governor Jerry Brown, San Francisco Mayor George Moscone, and even First Lady Rosalynn Carter. In 1974, things took a turn in a way that not many people saw coming (but they probably should have). Related7 Infamous Cults That Are Creepy as F*ck The group moved to a property in Guyana, where they developed a community called Peoples Temple Agricultural Project, also known as "Jonestown.

Last week, Georgia State Representative Betty Price, who is married to the former Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price, asked the head of the Georgia Department of Public Health’s HIV epidemiology section what officials are “legally able to do” to limit the spread of HIV throughout the state. She went on to suggest that people living with HIV should be quarantined as a solution for stopping the spread of the virus which causes AIDS.

In response to her comments, Elton John, founder of the Elton John AIDS Foundation, issued the following statement:

“Rep. Betty Price’s comments about people living with HIV are horrific, discriminatory, and astonishingly ill-informed. As a doctor and elected official from a state where people are still contracting HIV at an alarming rate, Mrs. Price should know better than to demonize people and perpetuate myths that stigmatize people living with HIV.

“Her words smack...

In the summer of 1969, a group of young people led by Charles Manson sent a wave of terror through the hills of the Los Angeles area, leaving a trail of bodies behind them.

Nearly 50 years later, here’s what you need to know about the cult’s violence, its victims and where the killers are now.

The ‘Family’ Forms

Manson began attracting followers after he was released from prison in March 1967. But before he and his murderous group embarked on a plan to kill famous people, they sought out celebrities as friends, roommates and professional connections.

As Dianne Lake, the...

A Sonoma County Sheriff’s deputy shared a harrowing video of himself and other deputies responding to the Tubbs Fire as it ripped through a residential area on Sunday.

Filmed on his body camera and shared by the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Department, the footage provides a terrifying look at what those caught in the multiple wildfires currently burning in Northern California face.

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With embers and smoke filling the air and fire appearing like it is in every direction, the officer and his colleagues run door to door trying to evacuate people.

In the darkness,...

A couple survived the deadly California wildfire by spending sixed hours submerged in their neighbor’s pool.

Shortly after midnight on Monday morning, John Pascoe, 70 and his wife Jan, 65, received a call from their older daughter telling them they needed to evacuate, reported the Los Angeles Times.

The couple had gone to bed around 10 p.m. on Sunday, even though their daughter had called to say that her father-in-law’s house 40 miles away from where they lived had burned down, according to Today. Since they hadn’t received any official alerts to evacuate, they assumed they would be fine.

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Douglas Thron was filming the devastation of the Northern California fires with his drone when he unexpectedly spotted a U.S. Postal Service worker delivering mail through the burnt-out ruins in a clean, white truck.

On Wednesday, one day after capturing the footage, the aerial videographer and photographer shared the harrowing video of the mail carrier driving around the Coffey Park neighborhood in Santa Rosa, an area that was almost completely destroyed in an out-of-control fire.

At least 31 people have been killed in the wildfires that have been burning across Northern California since Sunday.

“I was filming the aftermath of...

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Fast-moving wildfires tore through California this week, destroying 1,500 homes, wineries and businesses in what has become one of the deadliest outbreaks in the state’s history.

A number of wildfires swept across Northern California in Napa and Sonoma counties just north of San Francisco — killing at least 17 people and forcing thousands of residents to evacuate their homes as firefighters struggled to contain the roaring flames that have scorched tens of thousands of acres.

California Gov. Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency in Napa, Sonoma and Yuba counties, as well as in Butte,...

Do you recognize this adorable, albeit slightly charred face?

The photo, which was posted to Facebook on Oct. 9 by the Sonoma Humane Society, has gone viral with over 11,650 shares to date. A message about the cat, lost during the North Bay fires, indicates the sweet survivor with the singed whiskers was found underneath a car. He is microchipped and in the Humane Society’s care until an owner comes forward.

Sadly, this feline is one of the more fortunate victims of the fires which have burned over 80,000 acres of land in California wine country.

As the flames rage on, Gov. Jerry Brown...

At least 10 people are dead and thousands of homes and businesses have been destroyed after several wildfires continue to ravage California’s wine country, reports say.

Gov. Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency in several counties as the fires, which began on Sunday, swept through Northern California and urged Donald Trump to declare an official state of disaster to support local relief efforts.

“In less than 24 hours, more than 18 fires began burning in at least seven counties and have collectively burned more than 80,000 acres,” Brown wrote in a statement.

The flames broke out nearly all at once as residents fled the high-end region.

Conservatives have often pointed to states’ rights to defy federal laws — and Bill Maher says left-leaning California is finally getting in on the action. “Now that Gov. Jerry Brown of California is signing separate climate change treaties with China in defiance of our federal government, conservatives can’t complain,” Maher said on his HBO show “Real Time” on Sunday night. “They can’t complain when our local law enforcement refuses to cooperate with Trump’s deportation squad. They can’t grouse about California cities threatening to deny contracts to any firm that helps build the border wall. They can’t...

Update with video Adopting a good ol’ boy accents while lamenting federal overreach, Bill Maher wrapped up tonight’s Real Time episode with a New Rule: The “States’ Rights” issue now belongs to liberals. Noting that California Gov. Jerry Brown favors a separate climate treaty between his state and China “in defiance of the federal government,” Maher launched into an extended bit about liberals finally getting the chance to tell the feds to keep its hands off. “We’re just…...

Former Associated Press reporter Linda Deutsch spent years listening to courtroom testimony about the murder spree by Charles Manson and his cult-like “family” — including Leslie Van Houten. But Deutsch says Van Houten, the youngest of the so-called Manson girls, was always “different” from the other defendants. A state panel granted Van Houten parole on Sept. 6 after she spent nearly 50 years behind bars. Gov. Jerry Brown could overturn that decision — but Deutsch told TheWrap she doesn’t think he should. “She was the youngest and she was always seen to be the most vulnerable to Charlie,” Deutsch told TheWrap. Since...

Last week, Los Angeles experienced the La Tuna Fire, the largest for the city in over a half-century. California’s Governor Jerry Brown made an official call for a state of emergency. Fire crews worked tirelessly for the better part of the week to ensure that Burbank and the surrounding areas would not be engulfed by flames coming from over the mountain.

That’s why the footage in the latest Netflix docuseries “Fire Chasers” doesn’t exist merely as entertainment. These aren’t harrowing images of fire purely delivered to shock and awe. By going multiple steps beyond the usual, familiar news footage of flames overtaking a hillside, this series (executive produced by Leonardo DiCaprio) embeds within the fire crews themselves, using on-helmet cameras and dangerously intimate firefighting footage to drive home the danger that these men and women face when the flame path is uncertain.

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The youngest of Charles Manson’s former followers is one step closer to freedom from prison, though release is not yet certain.

On Wednesday, Leslie Van Houten, 68, was found suitable for parole by a panel of board of parole hearing commissioners in Corona, California, People confirms.

“In finding her suitable for parole, the panel determined that she does not pose an unreasonable risk to public safety if she is released,” California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation deputy press secretary Terry Thornton tells People.

Van Houten was convicted, along with other members of the Manson “family,” of the brutal 1969 slayings of...

Leslie Van Houten, the youngest member of Charles Manson’s cult, has been granted parole and could be released from prison if she is allowed to do so by California Gov. Jerry Brown. One of the people hoping for that release is famed transgressive filmmaker John Waters, who formed an unlikely friendship with Van Houten more than 30 years ago. In 2009, Waters wrote a five-part essay series titled “Leslie Van Houten: A Friendship,” in which he discussed at length how he met and bonded with the former death row inmate and why he believes she should be set free. “She looks.

The youngest member of Charles Manson's murderous family went before a parole panel for the 21st time ... and took a big step toward being released. Leslie Van Houten -- now 68 years old -- was granted parole suitability at a hearing at the California Institution for Women in Corona, CA Wednesday. That doesn't mean she's out, but it's a big step toward that. There's a 5-month process in which all of her records will be...

Charles Manson family killer Patricia Krenwinkel had no luck on her 14th attempt at freedom ... she's been denied parole. The Commissioners from the Board of Parole Hearings met Thursday in Corona, CA where she's imprisoned, and decided Krenwinkel is not suitable to be released. She can try again in 5 years. Even if the board eventually gives her the green light ... a judge and the Governor will need to sign off. Gov. Jerry Brown already denied...

[[tmz:video id="0_39sc4639"]] Fabio says the criminals who burglarized his home were lucky his Rottweilers weren't out, but ultimately it's the governor and state of California's fault it happened at all. The romance novel legend vented to us about the recent increase in L.A. burglaries -- and he firmly believes the passing of Prop 57, which Gov. Jerry Brown championed, is to blame. 57 made thousands of non-violent crime felons eligible for parole. As we reported, many cops also...

California has filed its opposition to IMDb's attempt to stop a controversial new law over the display of an actor's age. The state tells a California federal judge that the statute is more about contracts than speech.

California Gov. Jerry Brown signed the law in September after Hollywood's biggest actors' guild lobbied for the change. SAG-aftra aimed to combat age discrimination by forcing certain websites to remove age information upon request.

In November, IMDb filed suit and demanded an injunction on enforcement. The Amazon.com subsidiary argues the law is "unconstitutionally over-inclusive because it requires IMDb to censor...

Forty-seven years after he helped plot and carry out the slayings of pregnant actress Sharon Tate and six other people, California parole officials were considering on Thursday whether the self-described right hand man of cult leader Charles Manson, Charles “Tex” Watson, should be released from prison on parole, according to the Associated Press.

Watson, 70, is currently serving a life sentence for the murders of Tate along with four other people at her Beverly Hills home on Aug. 9, 1969. He helped kill Leno Labianca, a grocer, and his wife, Rosemary, the following night.

He was initially sentenced to death after the murder sprees,...

With the first fiscal year for the new California film tax incentives now complete, the California Film Commission on Thursday issued a report that said the $220 million in funding that became available in fiscal year 2015-2016 generated $1.5 billion in direct in-state spending from film and TV production, including $600 million in below-the-line wages. Signed by Gov. Jerry Brown in September 2014, California’s incentive program, dubbed Program 2.0, replaced the existing, first-generation film and TV tax credit program. Expanding funding from $100 million per fiscal year to $330 million per fiscal year

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A bill partially inspired by the sexual assault allegations against scandal-plagued comedian Bill Cosby was signed into law on Wednesday by California Gov. Jerry Brown. The law, titled Sb 813, will eliminate the statute of limitations for rape and sexual assault in the state. A number of Cosby’s accusers testified before the California Legislature to support the bill, dubbed the Justice for Victims Act, before it made its way to Brown’s desk. Also Read: Bill Cosby Drops Lawsuit Against Accuser Andrea Constand The statute of limitations for felony sex crimes in California has typically been 10 years. Attorney Gloria Allred,...

The Internet Movie Database, otherwise known as IMDb, and other entertainment database sites are now legally bound to remove the age of an actor if they request it. Why? It all comes down to discrimination. We know the entertainment business has always been sexist but it's also known for being ageist. Most recently Renée Zellweger had to defend herself from a critic who felt she shouldn't age or change her appearance but when it comes to lesser known actors whether you get, or are even able to audition for, a job may depend on those hiring knowing your age. A few years ago actor Junie Hoang sued IMDb for revealing her true age, which she said cost her jobs in an industry obsessed with youth. As she put it, "In the entertainment industry, youth is king." She lost, and appealed, then lost again. But SAG-aftra and others have been working...

California Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation Saturday that requires entertainment database sites such as IMDb to remove an actor’s age if asked by the actor to do so. Majority Leader Ian Calderon (D-Whittier), who authored the legislation (Ab 1687), affirmed that subscribers should have control over whether their ages and dates of birth are on subscription websites used for employment purposes. “Ab 1687 provides a necessary clarification in the law that will help prevent age-based discrimination for individuals seeking employment in the entertainment industry,” Calderon said in June, when the measure passed the Senate Judiciary Committee. Also Read: IMDb's Col Needham on Building.

California Gov. Jerry Brown on Saturday signed legislation that requires certain entertainment sites, such as IMDb, to remove — or not post in the first place — an actor’s age or birthday upon request. The law, which becomes effective Jan. 1, 2017, applies to entertainment database sites that allow paid subscribers to post résumés, headshots or other information for prospective employers. Only a paying subscriber can make a removal or nonpublication request. Although the legislation may be most critical for actors, it applies to all entertainment job categories. “Even though it is against both federal and state law, age discrimination

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On Monday, lawmakers in California passed legislation banning probation under certain conditions for people convicted of sexual assault. The state assembly bill, which was unanimously passed with a 66-0 vote and is now awaiting Gov. Jerry Brown's signature, was inspired by the rape case involving former Stanford student-athlete Brock Turner, who some believe was given a lenient sentence after he sexually assaulted a 23-year-old unconscious woman behind a dumpster at a on-campus fraternity party in January 2015. Turner was sentenced to six months, but according to Santa Clara County jail records, the 21-year-old is set to be released on Friday,...

On Monday, lawmakers in California passed legislation banning probation under certain conditions for people convicted of sexual assault. The state assembly bill, which was unanimously passed with a 66-0 vote and is now awaiting Gov. Jerry Brown's signature, was inspired by the rape case involving former Stanford student-athlete Brock Turner, who some believe was given a lenient sentence after he sexually assaulted a 23-year-old unconscious woman behind a dumpster at a on-campus fraternity party in January 2015. Turner was sentenced to six months, but according to Santa Clara County jail records, the 21-year-old is set to be released on Friday,...

Leslie Van Houten, the youngest follower of murderous cult leader Charles Manson, has been denied parole by California Gov. Jerry Brown. On Friday, Brown overturned the recommendation of a parole board that deemed Van Houten, 66, to be fit for release, the Associated Press reports. In 1969, Van Houten and several members of the Manson Family went on a two-day killing spree that left seven people dead, including actress Sharon Tate. Van Houten, who was 19 at the time, was convicted of first-degree murder in the deaths of Leno and Rosemary Labianca, and sentenced to life in prison. In April, a Board of...

The Los Angeles County District Attorney is urging Gov. Jerry Brown to keep Charles Manson alleged former follower Leslie Van Houten behind bars. District Attorney Jackie Lacey penned a five-page letter to the governor, asking that he deny parole to the former follower because she "poses an unreasonable risk to public safety." In April, a Board of Parole Hearings panel found Van Houten suitable for parole. Now, Lacey is urging Gov. Brown to reverse the panel's decision. "She clearly lacks insight, genuine remorse, and an understanding of the magnitude of her crimes," Lacey wrote in the letter obtained by multiple outlets.

The Los Angeles County District Attorney is urging Gov. Jerry Brown to keep Charles Manson alleged former follower Leslie Van Houten behind bars. District Attorney Jackie Lacey penned a five-page letter to the governor, asking that he deny parole to the former follower because she "poses an unreasonable risk to public safety." In April, a Board of Parole Hearings panel found Van Houten suitable for parole. Now, Lacey is urging Gov. Brown to reverse the panel's decision. "She clearly lacks insight, genuine remorse, and an understanding of the magnitude of her crimes," Lacey wrote in the letter obtained by multiple outlets.

Kern County Fire Department officials confirm at least 2 fatalities in the massive Erskine fire near Lake Isabella in Central California, northeast of Bakersfield. The wildfire erupted late Thursday resulting in more than 19,000 acres destroyed and more than 100 structures scorched. Thousands of local residents were evacuated from their rural communities. "2 confirmed fatalities at this time. Firefighters are still engaged in firefighting & are beginning damage assessment," Kern County Fire tweeted on Friday. "The fire is moving with the winds in an easterly direction," Kern County Fire Capt. Tyler Townsend said in a Friday afternoon press briefing at Kcfd Station 72 in Lake Isabella.

Kern County Fire Department officials confirm at least 2 fatalities in the massive Erskine fire near Lake Isabella in Central California, northeast of Bakersfield. The wildfire erupted late Thursday resulting in more than 19,000 acres destroyed and more than 100 structures scorched. Thousands of local residents were evacuated from their rural communities. "2 confirmed fatalities at this time. Firefighters are still engaged in firefighting & are beginning damage assessment," Kern County Fire tweeted on Friday. "The fire is moving with the winds in an easterly direction," Kern County Fire Capt. Tyler Townsend said in a Friday afternoon press briefing at Kcfd Station 72 in Lake Isabella.

This time two years ago, Brittany Maynard and her husband, Dan Diaz, were settling into their new temporary home in Portland, Oregon. After finding out she was dying of terminal brain cancer, Maynard made the difficult decision to leave the home she and her husband shared in Alamo, California, and move to a state where she could die on her terms under the auspices of Oregon's Death with Dignity Act."My glioblastoma is going to kill me, and that's out of my control," she told People in October 2014. "I've discussed with many experts how I would die from it, and it's a terrible,...

This time two years ago, Brittany Maynard and her husband, Dan Diaz, were settling into their new temporary home in Portland, Oregon. After finding out she was dying of terminal brain cancer, Maynard made the difficult decision to leave the home she and her husband shared in Alamo, California, and move to a state where she could die on her terms under the auspices of Oregon's Death with Dignity Act."My glioblastoma is going to kill me, and that's out of my control," she told People in October 2014. "I've discussed with many experts how I would die from it, and it's a terrible,...

It’s only been a few months since California Gov. Jerry Brown tripled incentives for film and television productions and the results are already being felt in Los Angeles. On-location movie and TV productions in the greater L.A. area increased by 11.4 percent in the first quarter of 2016, according to a new FilmL.A. report. And California’s Film and Television Tax Credit Program is being credited with the spike to 9,703 shoot days in the region between January to March. The numbers were even more dramatic when focused on feature film productions, accounting for a 23.7 percent increase (to 1,145 shoot days). Some.

Together, Nancy Reagan and her husband, 'Ronnie,' wrote a White House love story worthy of Old Hollywood. Subscribe now for an inside look at their extraordinary journey and 52-year marriage, only in PEOPLENancy Reagan's daughter, Patti Davis, delivered a heartfelt eulogy at her mother's funeral Friday before the former First Lady was laid to rest beside the love of her life, former President Ronald Reagan. Davis, who has opened up in recent days about the complicated relationship she had with her mother, shared poignant memories and funny stories about the former First Lady. "As her own health declined,...