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Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy will step down from the "Star Wars" company. She'll be replaced by Lucasfilm Chief Creative Officer Dave Filoni and Lucasfilm Business President and General Manager Lynwen Brennan, who will co-lead the company.

Senate Bill 1137 establishes a 3,200-foot minimum distance between new oil wells and homes, schools, hospitals, parks and other places where people live, work and gather.

Though California lawmakers bolstered the state's film and TV production incentive program last year, it will likely take some time for those awarded projects to make a significant impact in the data.

Warner Bros. blasted Paramount, saying the David Ellison-led company's lawsuit was "yet another unserious attempt to distract and the Judge saw right through it."

The proposal is sponsored by the "Fair Games Coalition," a collection of labor groups that includes the Los Angeles teachers union.

Walt Disney Studios' marketing chief Asad Ayaz has been named the company's chief marketing and brand officer.

The company is cutting more than 1,000 jobs from its Reality Labs division where employees work on its virtual reality and augmented reality efforts.

The Santa Clarita-based grocery chain, which has been expanding its footprint across California recently, now has 63 stores.

Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday called the state to investigate Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company xAI, saying that the social media site owned by the billionaire is a "breeding ground for predators to spread nonconsenual sexually explicit AI ...

Kylo Ren is out and Darth Vader is in. Galaxy's Edge changes course to spotlight "classic 'Star Wars.'"