The bills aim to keep production companies in the state and lure back the ones that left to go where it’s cheaper to film.

As production in the city plummets, L.A. has the chance to aid the indie film sector — which, in turn, could benefit L.A.

Councilmember Adrin Nazarian, who represents Studio City — a neighborhood in L.A. with its own history inextricably linked to Hollywood’s film and television industry — recently introduced a ...