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Headlines: Local Woman Speaks Out About Long Beach’s Alleged “Morningland” Cult
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. —Highland Park: Kill The Runts, a northeast L.A. hardcore punk band, raised more than $4,000 for the Los Angeles...
Meet L.A.’s ‘Taqueros Rockeros’ Competing at Our Live TACO MADNESS Event
TACO MADNESS, Presented by Bud Light, is L.A.’s first and biggest taco festival. All of L.A.’s heaviest hitting taquerías will be in one place for one day only! The 21 + event is happening from 6 to 11:59 PM on Saturday, May 6, at LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes in downtown Los Angeles. Ticket sales proceeds will support L.A. TACO’s award-winning street-level journalism. Get your ticket here.
29 New Must-Haves For 4/20: Medicated Dry Cider, CBD Suppositories, and Roy Choi’s Stoner Snacks
April 20th is this Thursday. And we’re gonna get you high, Craig!. With 29 new pre-rolls, vape carts, accessories, and THC-infused sweet treats to stock up on for 4/20. We’ve got you no matter how you like to do it—via blunt, edible, or stuffing sinsemilla way up where the sun don’t shine. With a large variety of artistic smoking devices, super strong herb, and plain old crazy shit to help get you zooted for the big day, all of it located in Southern California, where it’s 1,000% legal to use for recreational reasons.
Headlines: New Sonoran Taquería in SELA Burglarized for Second Time in a Month
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. —Bellflower: Tacos La Rueda, a new Sonoran taquería in Southeast L.A., was broken into this weekend, with a thief...
L.A.’s Funding For Homeless Porta Potties and Sinks Is Drying Up
At the onset of the pandemic, the City of Los Angeles distributed hundreds of handwashing stations and portable toilets to homeless encampments. Unhoused residents say the bathrooms have been helpful when they’re maintained. However, according to city finance records obtained by L.A. TACO, funding for those hygiene stations is...
The 13 Best Dive Bars In Los Angeles
L.A. TACO is teaming up with Bud Light Chelada to bring you the TACO MADNESS Festival at LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes on May 6. We can’t wait to see you there! In the meantime, we’re celebrating everything we love about L.A. bars and nightlife culture, beginning with this epic look into our favorite local spots to meet, toast, and celebrate each other in the city we call home.
Headlines: Two Torrance Police Officers Indicted For The 2018 Killing of Christopher Deandre Mitchell
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. —Highland Park: Back-to-back Taco Madness champ Victor Villa was spotted front and center at a punk show in Highland...
Powerful L.A. Mexican-American Creators Star In Adidas’ New Jersey Drop, Along With the City They Love
Adidas’ new away jersey, made for the Mexico women’s national soccer team, is dedicated to honoring the country’s coastal waters. It incorporates elements inspired by the famous whale sharks found abundantly off Mexico’s Gulf and Caribbean shores and embodies an appreciation for fans on both sides of the border.
A Brief History of Lancaster: Gold Mining, Flat-Earthers, Judy Garland, and Shattering the Speed of Sound
As discussed in our recent look into the history of neighboring Palmdale, the Antelope Valley, the modern day region where Lancaster is found, was an important part of a historic trade route used by numerous Indigenous cultures stretching through our continent’s southwest region, including the coast of California and our contemporary Central Valley, the Great Basin, and the pueblos of Arizona. This Valley was home to indigenous societies for over 11,000 years. Lancaster’s Antelope Valley Indian Museum, part of the California Parks system, has a large collection of Native artifacts and seeks to preserve Native history in the region.
The Dodgers Seek IPhone Heartbeat Data From Wife Of Stadium Beating Victim
The Dodgers have requested that a Los Angeles judge order the wife of Rafael Reyna, a fan who was hospitalized with a serious brain injury after allegedly being attacked in the stadium’s parking lot after a 2019 game, to turn over iPhone evidence that supports her claim for emotional distress. Her attorneys say the request involves privacy issues, however.
Headlines: Thieves Break Into Palms Taquería, Steal Register And Tips
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. —Palms: El Barrio Neighborhood Tacos was broken into this morning and posted security video footage of three thieves methodically...
Street Vendor Advocates Are Demanding the Implementation of a Bill That Will Legally Allow Them to Cook From home
Street vendors and vendor advocates gathered Tuesday morning outside of the Board of Supervisors office to demand two things: better protection for street vendors and the implementation of the Microenterprise Home Kitchen Operation. The California bill, which passed in 2019, amends the California Health and Safety Code to establish a “microenterprise home kitchen operation” (referred to as a MEHKO) as a new type of retail food facility that will allow an individual to operate a restaurant in their private residence.
Headlines: L.A. Galaxy President Promises To Step Down If Team Doesn’t Make Playoffs This Year
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. —Carson: Following a months-long boycott by team supporters, Galaxy president Chris Klein sent an email yesterday promising he will...
The Five Best Tacos in Lancaster
Welcome to Lancaster in the Antelope Valley, home to L.A.’s High Desert, famous Poppy Field Reserve, Edwards Air Force Base, and the lesser known “Musical Road.” Besides a consistent battery of heat waves and extreme cold, the city has so much to offer its visitors. For starters,...
Headlines: Former Houston Astro Evan Gattis Admits Team Cheated Against Dodgers On Twitter
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. —Chavez Ravine: Former Astros hitter candidly discussed the Astros cheating scandal with baseball fans on Twitter. “I remember knowing...
Spot Check! Chinese Soul Food, A New Taco Omakase, Wagyu Sloppy Joes, and Street Boba Teas Made From Scratch
Chef Ricardo Zarate is opening a new Italian-Peruvian-inspired location of his Colibri Pop-Up with Love & Salt/Olivetta chef Michael Fiorelli this Tuesday, April 11 in West Hollywood. The concept will explore a style of cuisine that has been developing in Peru since large migrations of Italians began appearing in the South American country back in the late 1700s. Menu items may include yellowtail tiradito with dragonfruit, coconut and olive oils, tallarines rojos with a handmade tagliatelle, tomato ragu, chicken thigh, and huancaina, and seafood pasta with aji verde and tobiko. Meanwhile, a concept called Tacos on the Alley from El Zarape owner Alberto Mendez will operate in the space simultaneously, offering tacos specific to various parts of Mexico and a full bar with cocktails. 514 N. La Cienega Blvd. West Hollywood, CA 90048.
Headlines: Chiles Secos Stand Closes After 48 Years at Grand Central Market
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. —Downtown: Esotouric suspects Grand Central Market’s 48-year-old Chiles Secos stand has shuttered operations, despite decades of being in business...
Here’s the Sticky, Sweet Truth About the Alarming Sugar Levels In Your Boba Tea Habit
In a compact strip-mall boba shop in Los Angeles County’s San Gabriel Valley, red tables line the wall. They could make for an intimate date, or half a dozen teenagers could easily squeeze around one, clutching their bobas with one hand and phones with the other. The last time...
Looking Back at Five L.A. Film Locations from Dennis Hopper’s ‘Colors,’ 35 Years Later
Film location manager Kojo Lewis tells L.A. TACO that the 1998 movie Colors was dropped in his lap when he got a call from a colleague. Lewis recalls the contact telling him, “I’ve got a feature that I’m working on and I’ve got a lot of locations. We’re going to be filming in South L.A. and different locations around the L.A. area.”
In A Show Of Force, LASD Lands Helicopter In Middle Of La Brea
A woman was shot and wounded Friday in the West Hollywood area, and a possible suspect was believed barricaded in an apartment complex nearby. In response to the shooting, the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department landed a helicopter in the middle of La Brea Avenue to deploy SWAT units, NBC 4 reported.
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