Nov 24
The very first time I went to the California entertainment work permit office in Van Nuys, I remember wishing I had more information. I wished I knew what the building hosting the entertainment work permit office looked like and exactly where it was. I also wished I knew where to park. And I wished I …
Apr 01
Since my daughter has always loved going to school, we never really considered the pros and cons of homeschool education vs public school education until a couple of years ago. I have always been in awe of the moms who homeschooled their kids, but never really considered it a viable option for our family. Right …
Mar 30
I just drove down to Van Nuys on Friday to get my daughter’s entertainment work permit renewed. It was going to expire today, so I was running a little late. Since I’d mailed her child work permit application to the office in Bakersfield for the last two renewals, it had been a while since I’d …
Mar 23
Shortly after our arrival in L.A., I was told I needed to set up a Coogan account for my daughter. I did not know what a Coogan account was, why I needed one for my daughter, how it would work, or what to look for when setting up this sort of account. Since I …
Mar 22
One of the many tasks that I had to take care of shortly after we came to Los Angeles was getting an entertainment work permit (a.k.a. a work permit) for my daughter. I knew very little about this until my daughter booked her first student film. The director and producer told me she had to …
