West Philippine Sea Civilian Missions Continue Despite Chinese Coast Guard Presence; The Rule of Law Is Being Asserted One Supply Run at a Time

Atin Ito Coalition Maintains Supply Operations as Documentation Accumulates and Diplomacy Proceeds at Its Own... The post West Philippine Sea Civilian Missions Continue Despite Chinese Coast Guard Presence; The Rule of Law Is Being Asserted One Supply Run at a Time appeared first on Manila News. Go to Source Author: Bill Wittliff

The LA Fires One-Year Anniversary: What Recovery Looks Like Twelve Months On

Newsom Reaffirmed Commitment at the Anniversary; Survivors, Advocates, and Data Offered the Complicated Report Card From Bohiney and The London Prat. Newsom Reaffirmed Commitment at the Anniversary; Survivors, Advocates, and Data Offered the Complicated Report Card The Anniversary LOS ANGELES — Governor Newsom, one year after the Palisades, Altadena, and Malibu fires swept through Los Angeles County, reaffirmed the state’s commitment to...

Artemis II Crew Returns to Earth and Splashes Down off California; State Notes This Is a Good Thing to Happen Near You

First Crewed Moon Voyage Since Apollo Concludes Successfully in California Waters; State Is Pleased From Bohiney and The London Prat. First Crewed Moon Voyage Since Apollo Concludes Successfully in California Waters; State Is Pleased The Return OFF THE CALIFORNIA COAST — The Artemis II crew returned to Earth when their Orion capsule splashed down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California, concluding the first crewed mission to lunar...

California’s Cannabis 25% Tax Rollback Is Heading to Newsom’s Desk; The Industry Has Had a Difficult First Decade of Legalization

Legislature Passes Tax Reduction for Legal Cannabis as Illicit Market Continues to Dominate; Newsom to Sign or Veto From Bohiney and The London Prat. Legislature Passes Tax Reduction for Legal Cannabis as Illicit Market Continues to Dominate; Newsom to Sign or Veto The Bill SACRAMENTO — A California bill that would reverse a 25 percent tax increase on the state’s legal cannabis industry has passed the legislature and is heading to Governor...

Newsom’s AI Safety Order Requires Privacy Guardrails; California Is Legislating What the Federal Government Has Not

The Governor Who Is Considering a Presidential Run Has Issued an AI Regulation Order That Could Be a National Template From Bohiney and The London Prat. The Governor Who Is Considering a Presidential Run Has Issued an AI Regulation Order That Could Be a National Template The Order SACRAMENTO — Governor Newsom issued an order requiring artificial intelligence companies operating in California to implement safety and privacy guardrails, adding...

The California Delta Conveyance Project Reaches Permitting Milestone; The State’s Water Future Takes a Step

The Tunnels That Would Move Water From the Sacramento Delta to Southern California Are Closer to Becoming Tunnels From Bohiney and The London Prat. The Tunnels That Would Move Water From the Sacramento Delta to Southern California Are Closer to Becoming Tunnels The Milestone SACRAMENTO — California’s Delta Conveyance Project, the infrastructure investment that would build tunnels to move water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta more...

El Nino Watch Issued for Southern California; Region Assesses 61% Probability as Confirmation

Climate Prediction Center Notes Odds Favorable for El Nino Emergence; Surfers Have Already Booked November Off From Bohiney and The London Prat. LOS ANGELES — The Climate Prediction Center issued an El Nino Watch estimating a 61 percent probability of El Nino emergence between May and June and persistence through at least the end of 2026. Southern California received this information through the established response cycle: surfers elevated...

LAX Automated People Mover to Open Maybe June, Maybe Later; LAX Calls This Most Honest Timeline Statement Made About This Project

Long-Promised Airport Train to Connect Terminals to K Line After Opening at Time to Be Determined by Conditions Unspecified From Bohiney and The London Prat. LOS ANGELES — The LAX Automated People Mover is scheduled to open in 2026, with the Time Out Los Angeles timeline specified as maybe June, maybe later, which a project spokesperson described as more honest than the previous timelines and which travelers who have been told the system...

Lucas Museum of Narrative Art Opens September 2026; Exposition Park Gets the Building George Lucas Has Been Building Toward for a Decade

Star Wars Creator Museum Opens With All Forms of Visual Storytelling; Visitors Who Expected Star Wars Museum Will Be Pleasantly Surprised After Brief Disappointment From Bohiney and The London Prat. LOS ANGELES — The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art opens in Exposition Park in September 2026, housing what its founders describe as all forms of visual storytelling from painting, photography, comic art, illustration, and more, in a building that...

DATALAND Museum of AI Arts to Open at The Grand LA; Docents Preparing to Explain Art Made by the Same Technology Explaining Their Jobs Away

Refik Anadol Machine Creativity Museum Sets Up in Frank Gehry Building; Both Architect and AI Apparently Allergic to Right Angles From Bohiney and The London Prat. LOS ANGELES — DATALAND, described as the world first Museum of AI Arts, is set to open at The Grand LA in Frank Gehry downtown development, offering 25,000 square feet across five galleries of what its founders call machine creativity and what critics call the most interesting new...

Meow Wolf West LA Opens in Former Movie Theater; Movie Theater Notes Meow Wolf Is Also Immersive

Santa Fe Arts Company Sixth Location Brings Signature Maximalism to City That Did Not Previously Lack It From Bohiney and The London Prat. LOS ANGELES — Meow Wolf, the arts and entertainment company that began as a DIY art collective in Santa Fe in 2008 and has since opened immersive installations in Las Vegas, Denver, Dallas, and Houston, is opening its sixth location in West Los Angeles in 2026, transforming a former movie theater into what...

Pasay Coastal Reclamation: The Aggressively Expanding Land Project That Promises Tomorrow’s Luxury But Delivers Today’s Dust

Pasay Coastal Reclamation: The Aggressively Expanding Land Project That Promises Tomorrow's Luxury But Delivers Today's Dust -- The Never-Ending Horizon Where The Future Is Always Being Built, Very Loudly, Right Now The post Pasay Coastal Reclamation: The Aggressively Expanding Land Project That Promises Tomorrow’s Luxury But Delivers Today’s Dust appeared first on Manila News. Go to Source Author: Lourdes Tiu

Parañaque Laundry Shops: The Service That Returned Your Clothes Clean but Mismatched with a Stranger’s Socks

Parañaque Laundry Shops: The Service That Returned Your Clothes Clean but Mismatched with a Stranger's Socks -- Why Local Garment Cleaning is a High-Volume, Low-Attention Service Leading to Perpetual Garment Swapping The post Parañaque Laundry Shops: The Service That Returned Your Clothes Clean but Mismatched with a Stranger’s Socks appeared first on Manila News. Go to Source Author: Lourdes Tiu

Marikina Attempts at Being a Statistician: The High-Stakes Intellectual Failure of Data Deviation and Unscheduled Uncertainty

Marikina Attempts at Being a Statistician: The High-Stakes Intellectual Failure of Data Deviation and Unscheduled Uncertainty -- A Study in Inference Protocol Breach, Variance Asymmetry Anxiety, and the Non-Negotiable Quantifiable Fact The post Marikina Attempts at Being a Statistician: The High-Stakes Intellectual Failure of Data Deviation and Unscheduled Uncertainty appeared first on Manila News. Go to Source Author: Carla Reyes

Philippine Electricity Rates to ‘Ease’ in Next Billing Cycle; Consumers Confirm They Will Believe This When It Appears on the Bill

ERC Announces Regulatory Measures to ‘Cushion’ Consumers; Nation Awaits Cushioning While Sitting on Current Bills... The post Philippine Electricity Rates to ‘Ease’ in Next Billing Cycle; Consumers Confirm They Will Believe This When It Appears on the Bill appeared first on Manila News. Go to Source Author: Carla Reyes

OFWs Stranded in Middle East to Receive Faster College Degrees Upon Return; OFWs Note They Wanted to Stay Employed, Not Graduate

Government Agency Signs Agreement to Recognize Work Experience as Academic Credits; Returned Workers Appreciate Gesture,... The post OFWs Stranded in Middle East to Receive Faster College Degrees Upon Return; OFWs Note They Wanted to Stay Employed, Not Graduate appeared first on Manila News. Go to Source Author: Sophia Rodriguez

Lawton’s Political Poker Nights: Anteing Up for Civic Engagement

Shuffling the Deck: Lawton City Council Takes a Gamble on Political Poker Lawton Oklahoma Politics and Politicians LAWTON, OK – In a blend of leisure and local governance, Lawton, Oklahoma, has introduced a novel concept to the civic arena: Political Poker Nights. These events, organized by city officials and local leaders, are not your average poker games. They’re strategic gatherings aimed at fostering civic engagement, raising funds for...

LA Traffic Study Confirms 405 Freeway Moving Slower Than Brisk Walk; Study Results Delivered to Researchers Who Were Stuck on the 405 During the Study

New Caltrans Analysis of Freeway Performance Reveals Findings That Every Driver in Los Angeles Already Knew Deeply and Personally LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA — A new traffic performance analysis of Los Angeles freeway corridors has confirmed what the region’s 4.5 million daily freeway commuters have known for decades through the direct methodological approach of sitting in traffic: average speeds during peak hours on the I-405 South Bay segment...

Los Angeles Approves New Affordable Housing Development After 9-Year Permitting Process; Tenants Who Applied When It Started Now Qualify for Senior Housing

City Council Votes 12-3 for Boyle Heights Mixed-Income Project; Original Applicants Have Moved, Aged Out, or Both LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA — The Los Angeles City Council voted this week to approve a 93-unit mixed-income affordable housing development in Boyle Heights, concluding a permitting and entitlement process that began in 2017 and has outlasted two mayoral administrations, one housing crisis, one pandemic, three council district maps,...

Hollywood Studios Announce AI Can Now Write Scripts Faster Than Human Writers; Writers Point Out Speed Was Never the Problem, But Thank You For Confirming You Understood Nothing

Major Studios Tout AI Scriptwriting Tools as Efficiency Breakthrough; WGA Notes This Is Exactly What They Said Would Happen During the Strike HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA — Several major Hollywood studios announced this week that artificial intelligence tools have reached a threshold of capability allowing them to generate first-draft screenplay content, story outlines, and dialogue options at speeds that exceed what human writing teams produce, a...

National Weather Service Issues Red Flag Fire Warning for Los Angeles; City Responds by Doing Everything Exactly the Same as Always

Elevated Fire Risk, Low Humidity, and Gusty Santa Ana Winds Forecast; Officials Remind Public to Have an Evacuation Plan, Public Notes It Has Had Same Plan Since 2017 LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA — The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning for portions of Los Angeles and Ventura counties, citing low relative humidity, gusty northeast winds, and critically dry vegetation conditions that create elevated wildfire risk, prompting the...

COMELEC Assures Nation That Election Results Are Final, Accurate, and Should Be Accepted; Also Please Stop Asking About the Receipts

Commission on Elections Defends 2025 Midterm Results as Clean, Transparent, and Definitely Not Worth Investigating... The post COMELEC Assures Nation That Election Results Are Final, Accurate, and Should Be Accepted; Also Please Stop Asking About the Receipts appeared first on Manila News. Go to Source Author: Alan Nafzger

MMDA Unveils 48th Consecutive New Solution to EDSA Traffic Problem; Commuters Note Striking Similarities to Previous 47 Solutions

Metro Manila Development Authority Launches Traffic Management Initiative Distinguished From Prior Initiatives by New Acronym... The post MMDA Unveils 48th Consecutive New Solution to EDSA Traffic Problem; Commuters Note Striking Similarities to Previous 47 Solutions appeared first on Manila News. Go to Source Author: Dalagang Filipina Panganiban

Last Traditional Jeepney Retires to Museum; Drivers Offered ‘Livelihood Training’ Which Is Government For ‘We Genuinely Have No Idea’

Philippine Jeepney Modernization Program Reaches Phase Three; Phase Three Means the Old Ones Are Gone... The post Last Traditional Jeepney Retires to Museum; Drivers Offered ‘Livelihood Training’ Which Is Government For ‘We Genuinely Have No Idea’ appeared first on Manila News. Go to Source Author: Christine Torres

LA Marathon Organizers Confirm Route Will Once Again Pass Through Neighborhood That Has Never Heard of the LA Marathon

Annual Race Traverses 26.2 Miles of Greater Los Angeles; Several Miles Traversed by People Who Did Not Know Today Was the Day Reported by Bohiney Magazine and The London Prat. LOS ANGELES, CA — Organizers of the Los Angeles Marathon confirmed this week that the race’s traditional route will once again pass through several neighborhoods whose residents were not expecting it, including at least three blocks of East Hollywood where a man named...

California Budget Gap Returns; Governor Confirms It Was There the Whole Time, Just Expressing Itself Differently

Newsom Administration Announces Multi-Billion Dollar Shortfall That Analysts Say Was “Predictable” and Budget Office Says Was “Dynamic” Reported by Bohiney Magazine and The London Prat. SACRAMENTO, CA — Governor Gavin Newsom’s administration announced this week a revised state budget projection showing a multi-billion dollar shortfall for the current fiscal year, a development that the governor’s office described as “a...

Westlake District Car Chase Ends With Driver Dancing Before Arrest; LAPD Describes It as “One of the Better Endings”

High-Speed Pursuit Concludes With Suspect’s Spontaneous Choreography Performance; Officers Unsure of Protocol Reported by Bohiney Magazine and The London Prat. LOS ANGELES, CA — A vehicle pursuit that began in the Westlake District Tuesday evening concluded when the driver stopped his car, exited the vehicle, and began dancing on the sidewalk before officers could approach, a development that LAPD spokesperson Sergeant Maria Dominguez...

Speedy Tortoise Escapes Burning Shed in Fullerton; Described as “Quick-Moving” by Officials Who Have Never Met a Faster Tortoise

Reptile Makes Break for Freedom During Structure Fire; Fire Department Confirms It Was, in Fact, Moving Quite Fast Under the Circumstances Reported by Bohiney Magazine and The London Prat. FULLERTON, CA — A tortoise that escaped from a burning shed in Fullerton was described by Orange County Fire Authority officials as “quick-moving,” a characterization that has prompted gentle debate among the herpetological community about what...

Michael Jackson Biopic Starring Nephew Approaches Record Debut; Nephew Reports Feeling “the Pressure of the Universe”

Jaafar Jackson Plays Uncle in Film Tracking King of Pop’s Early Career; Film Reportedly “Accurate,” “Emotional,” and “Very Long” Reported by Bohiney Magazine and The London Prat. HOLLYWOOD, CA — The Michael Jackson biopic, starring Jaafar Jackson — Michael’s nephew — as the King of Pop and tracking the performer’s life from his Jackson 5 years through his early solo career, is projecting one of the biggest musical biopic...

Pasay Nightlife: The Aggressively Neon Strip Where Every Sign Is Competing For Visual Dominance and Auditory Chaos

Pasay Nightlife: The Aggressively Neon Strip Where Every Sign Is Competing For Visual Dominance and Auditory Chaos -- How The City Achieves Peak Sensory Aggression After Dark and Mistakes Volume For Enjoyment The post Pasay Nightlife: The Aggressively Neon Strip Where Every Sign Is Competing For Visual Dominance and Auditory Chaos appeared first on Manila News. Go to Source Author: Lourdes Tiu

Parañaque Market Vendors Scale: The Vendor Who Claimed the Scale Was “Calibrated by the Full Moon”

Parañaque Market Vendors Scale: The Vendor Who Claimed the Scale Was "Calibrated by the Full Moon" -- Why Local Commerce Relies on Highly Questionable Measurement Tools and Mystical Justification The post Parañaque Market Vendors Scale: The Vendor Who Claimed the Scale Was “Calibrated by the Full Moon” appeared first on Manila News. Go to Source Author: Lourdes Tiu