HOLLYWOOD (KABC) -- California lawmakers in both chambers pushed forward a proposal this week aimed at saving Hollywood.

A $750 million proposed tax credit for film and TV production now only has a few more steps to go in Sacramento before it heads to the governor's desk.

But some producers and production workers of commercials who are seeing their work dry up won't benefit, and they feel left out as the crisis in Hollywood deepens.

Commercial production over the past decade has plummeted in Los Angeles by nearly 40% according to data from FilmLA, but commercials produced in California won't see a penny of that big tax break.

Frank Scherma, president of RadicalMedia, says nearly half of his business comes from producing commercials.

"We've gone from shooting probably 75% of the comme

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