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Spot Check: Venezuelan Steak Sandwiches in DTLA, Pulled Pork Enchiladas In Culver, Walking Dead Tiki Cocktails In MDR, and An NBA Legend’s Wine Dinner at Angler
Spot Check! Welcome to L.A. TACO’s latest column, where we bring you the latest and most exciting openings, pop-ups, finds, and food events around all of Los Angeles this week. Because the newer the spots, the downer the food... Mija Craft Kitchen is now open in Culver City from...
Headlines: City Adds Traffic Barriers To Prevent ‘Fast & Furious’ Fans From Doing Donuts in Echo Park Neighborhood
Welcome to L.A. TACO’s daily news briefs, where we bring our loyal members, readers, and supporters the latest headlines about Los Angeles politics and culture. Stay informed and look at it closely. —Echo Park: 20 years later and Fast & Furious fans are still doing donuts in front of...
Teen Fell to His Death While Attempting to Film Himself Climbing 6th Street Bridge Arch
A 17-year-old boy slipped and fell while climbing one of the 6th Street Viaduct's arches over the weekend, according to the Los Angeles Times. The teen fell “when climbing upon one of the arches, to post, apparently, a social media broadcast,” Moore said at Tuesday’s meeting of the Los Angeles Board of Police Commissioners. “He slipped and fell to his death.”
Attorneys For BLM-LA Co-Founder Want to Know Which LAPD Had Her Phone Number Prior to ‘Swatting’ Incident
Attorneys for Melina Abdullah, professor, activist, radio host, and co-founder of the L.A. chapter of Black Lives Matter, are seeking background records of two members of the LAPD in connection with a 2020 swatting incident involving a deliberate 911 call that reported a false hostage situation. The August 12, 2020,...
Headlines: Combined Annual Income of $178,400 Needed to Buy a Home in Southern California
Welcome to L.A. TACO’s daily news briefs, where we bring our loyal members, readers, and supporters the latest headlines about Los Angeles politics and culture. Stay informed and look at it closely. —If you're hoping to buy a home in Southern California, you'll need to be making $178,400 in...
The 8 Best Tacos In Downey
L.A. TACO is embarking on its biggest mission yet: to create a reliable taco and food guide for every neighborhood in Los Angeles! Along the way, we will also be releasing brief histories of each neighborhood to understand L.A. a little more and why each and every neighborhood makes our fine city unique. Check out the rest of our history and food guides on our neighborhood page.
Headlines: LAPD Gets Its First Robotic SWAT Dog, Following City Council Vote
Welcome to L.A. TACO’s daily news briefs, where we bring our loyal members, readers, and supporters the latest headlines about Los Angeles politics and culture. Stay informed and look at it closely. —DTLA: The Los Angeles City Council voted 8-4 to approve the donation of a so-called robot dog...
Two Restaurants To Try In L.A.’s Little Bangladesh
Little Bangladesh is one of L.A.'s smallest neighborhoods, tucked away just north of Koreatown. Its few, unassuming blocks provide an apt metaphor for the abundant land of Bangladesh itself; a tiny country sitting in the shadow of one of the most prominent in the world. It’s been 13 years since...
Principal At East L.A. Performing Arts Magnet Place On Leave, Accused of Creating “Hostile” Environment
After months of protests conducted by students, teachers, and parents demanding the removal of their principal, John Edwards Estoesta, their pleas were finally heard. The principal at East L.A. Performing Arts (ELAPA) Magnet at Esteban Torres High School has been placed on leave. Estoesta, who was principal for less than...
Headlines: 10 Killed, 9 Wounded At Racing Event South of Ensenada
Welcome to L.A. TACO’s daily news briefs, where we bring our loyal members, readers, and supporters the latest headlines about Los Angeles politics and culture. Stay informed and look at it closely. —10 people were murdered and nine wounded just south of Ensenada in Baja California, Mexico, on Sunday...
LAPD Confirms Posting “No Stopping” Signs To Prevent Upcoming Lowrider Cruise in Highland Park
The Los Angeles Police Department has put up “No Stopping” signs ahead of a planned lowrider cruise on York Boulevard in Highland Park, an LAPD spokesperson confirms. The new York Blvd, a social media account that reports on Highland Park, first noted the signs on Thursday. "We are...
A Westside Tradition of Friday Fish & Chips Thrives at 35-Year-Old Teddy’s Cafe on Pico
Every day, Ted Delgado pulls down a small dry erase board hanging above his register and lists the day's specials at Teddys Cafe in West L.A.'s Sawtelle neighborhood. There are items that rotate in and out. And others, like the robust huevos con chorizo, that are always available from the kitchen. Less favored recipes go on long hiatuses.
Headlines: “Brawl” at Dodger Stadium Leaves One Fan Knocked Unconscious
Welcome to L.A. TACO’s daily news briefs, where we bring our loyal members, readers, and supporters the latest headlines about Los Angeles politics and culture. Stay informed and look at it closely. —Westlake: Councilmember Euinesses Hernandez unveiled a new $10,000 shade/light structure dubbed "La Sombrita" at a bus stop...
Spot Check: Elk Chops and Ammo in Thousand Oaks, Uzbek Plov in DTLA, and “Hangover Ramen” In Koreatown
Spot Check! Welcome to L.A. TACO’s latest column, where we bring you the latest and most exciting openings, pop-ups, finds, and food events around all of Los Angeles this week. Because the newer the spots, the downer the food... Mariscos Za Za Zá, the backyard, daytime lunch spot from...
The Recipes at LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes’ Latest Exhibition Are Keeping the Memories of Mexico’s Disappeared People Alive
Since 1964, more than 112,000 people have disappeared in Mexico. A new exhibition, inspired by two books on this tragic subject, is now open at Mexican food museum LA Plaza Cocina in downtown Los Angeles, aiming to honor some of them with their favorite dishes and recipes. “People [being] disappeared...
Headlines: Investigation Into Wilmington’s Westside Wilmas Gang and the Mexican Mafia Lead to Multiple Arrests
Welcome to L.A. TACO’s daily news briefs, where we bring our loyal members, readers, and supporters the latest headlines about Los Angeles politics and culture. Stay informed and look closely. —Free rides on L.A. metro buses, trains, and bikes today, all day! Metrolink is free to cyclists all week....
Four Must-Try Destinations For Dessert In L.A.’s Koreatown
When people think of eating in and around L.A.'s Koreatown, the journey often begins by scouting for the best tabletop barbecue legend or Hite-fueled happy hour to sit down at, seldom thinking ahead to the important after-dinner dessert decisions they'll soon be forced to consider. While more notorious for the...
Headlines: L.A. Inspector General Directs Sheriff’s Deputies To Expose Their “Executioners” and Banditos” Gang Tattoos and Identify Other Alleged LASD Gang Members
Welcome to L.A. TACO’s daily news briefs, where we bring our loyal members, readers, and supporters the latest headlines about Los Angeles politics and culture. Stay informed and look at it closely. —Los Angeles County's Inspector General, Max Huntsmen, reportedly sent letters to 35 sheriff's deputies last week directing...
After 80 Years, L.A. Formally Denounces The Racism of The “Zoot Suit Riots”
Today the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors formally condemned one of the "most shameful moments'' in local and U.S. history: the series of racial conflicts in that occurred in Downtown, Watts, East Los Angeles, and other L.A. neighborhoods in June of 1943 known as "The Zoot Suit Riots. A...
The Seven Best Tacos in El Monte
L.A. TACO is embarking on its biggest mission yet: to create a reliable taco and food guide for every neighborhood in Los Angeles! Along the way, we will also be releasing brief histories of each neighborhood to understand L.A. a little more and why each and every neighborhood makes our fine city unique. Check out the rest of our history and food guides on our neighborhood page.
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