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Spot Check! Nigerian Suya at Ilé Bistro, Sonoran Beef Rib Tacos in Whittier, Ukrainian Dumplings, and More Finds
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…. The Mochomitos Asador truck is now open in Whittier, offering...
Headlines: A Guide to Pressuring Your Landlord to Make Repairs
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. —How to get your landlord actually to fix the things they’re supposed to fix. A guide to the steps...
L.A. City Council Advances Ordinance to Fine Catalytic Converter Thieves $1,000 or Jail Them for Six Months
The City Council tentatively approved an ordinance today that would prohibit unlawful possession of catalytic converters in an effort to curb the rise in thefts the city has experienced in the past five years. According to the motion, which was presented in April 2022 by Councilmen John Lee and Paul Krekorian and then-Councilman Mitch O’Farrell, 972 catalytic converters were reported stolen across the city in 2018. In 2022, the city reported almost 8,000 catalytic converters thefts, a nearly 728% increase just within the last five years, Lee said during Tuesday’s City Council meeting. “When crime data show this kind of escalation, I believe at this.
Free Tamales for Protestors: Here Are Five Businesses Supporting the LAUSD Strike By Offering Special Deals and Free Food
Over 30,000 workers, represented by the Service Employees International Union Local 99, have officially begun their three-day strike this morning. Despite the torrential rain, teachers, students, cafeteria workers, bus drivers, custodians, special education assistants, and others from around Los Angeles School District marched outside their campuses holding signs that read: “We Keep Schools Safe Respect Us,” “Fighting for Clean, Safe, and Supportive Schools” and others held memes with Rihana’s face that read “District Better Have My Money.”
The 11 Best Tacos—and Neighborhood Restaurants—In Redondo Beach
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 Accidentally Shared Photos of Undercover Officers With Police Watchdog Group
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. —DTLA: The LAPD inadvertently released photos of officers working undercover assignments to Stop LAPD Spying Coalition, a police watchdog...
Strike! LAUSD Schools Will Be Closed Tomorrow
With labor talks at a standstill and no new negotiations scheduled, Los Angeles Unified School District campuses will be closed Tuesday, leaving more than 400,000 students without classes as service workers strike to demand improved wages and working conditions. The 30,000 workers represented by the Service Employees International Union Local...
Ex-Guard Who Raped Inmate at Downtown L.A. Detention Center Gets Ten Years
A former guard at the federal lockup in downtown Los Angeles was sentenced today to 10 years behind bars for raping an inmate who was being held in an isolation cell while recovering from COVID-19. Jose Viera, 49, of Monterey Park, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Otis D. Wright II, who ordered Viera immediately remanded into custody. Wright also scheduled a June 20 restitution hearing in the case.
A Molino in Koreatown: How Former Street Vendors Opened a Tortillería and Your New Favorite Tiendita
The hard-working hands of employees at El Changarro Oaxaqueño Market, located in the Koreatown neighborhood of Los Angeles, rush to check out and package the groceries of customers eagerly waiting to get rang out during the store’s rush hours. Owner Estella Lopez helps at the register and greets her regular customers with a welcoming smile and small talk as they watch their selection of groceries be carefully packaged into bags. While others rush into the store to pick up fresh produce and order from the store’s deli section which is filled with different cheese and meat options, some of which are marinated in the freshly grinded sauce from the store’s stone-ground food mill or most commonly known as a molino in Mexico.
The Seven Best L.A. Persian Restaurants to Hit For Nowruz (Persian New Year)
If you and your family celebrate Nowruz, hopefully, you have someone super talented cooking for you at home this weekend and don’t require a list like this. For the rest of us, who are seeking great flavors to accompany whatever Persian new year celebrations they’ve got cooking, we present to you seven, of the many, many, places where you can indulge in some of L.A.’s most appealing Iranian eats.
Taco of the Week: Incredible Lengua de Chivo ‘Silence of the Goats’ Taco at Smorgasburg L.A.
I call tacos de lengua “the gateway taco to the wonderful world of offal tacos.” When cooked and prepared correctly, it’s the kind of organ that is exceptionally meaty. It has a texture comparable to a piece of long-cooked short rib or brisket, guaranteed to be meaty enough to fool even the pickiest of carne asada “pura carne” type of people.
The 12 Best Spots For Chicharrón in Los Angeles
“Es que me sube el colesterol, mi amorcito,” by Fito Olivares—rest in peace—should be the soundtrack to the adventure we are about to take you on, but it’s all in good fun because rarely do we see chicharrón trending online. That’s right, chicharrón, which comes in different shapes and sizes and is usually made out of crispy pork belly or pork skin, is currently the newest trend hitting TikTok. And we at L.A. TACO are about to put you on some of the best chicharrón you can find in Los Angeles. From big chunky pieces that give your lips that porcine glow that no lip gloss could ever achieve, to thinly sliced chicharrón that is as perfect on a tortilla as it is in a guisado. Here are the 12 best locations to find the best chicharrón in town.
After A Day Of Rain, The City Cleared Homeless People From ‘Obama Park’ For A Public Works Job Fair
On Wednesday morning the City of Los Angeles planned to clear Michelle and Barack Obama Sports Complex in South L.A. of homeless encampments. “The cleanup is mainly due to the Public Works Job Fair,” a March 15 sanitation schedule obtained by L.A. TACO noted. The schedules are typically...
Headlines: Fito Olivares, Iconic Mexican Saxophonist Behind ‘Juana La Cubana’ and Many More Hits, Dies at 75
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. —Saxophonist Fito Olivares passed away at the age of 75 earlier this morning, leaving a legacy of more than...
San Fernando: Ten Things About The City’s History You Probably Didn’t Know
L.A. TACO is currently on its biggest mission yet: to create a food guide for every single neighborhood in Los Angeles! Along the way, we will also be releasing brief histories of each neighborhood to understand L.A.’s past and present a little more, all the while celebrating how each and every square inch helps make our fine city the best in the world. Today we’re taking a look at Pomona.
The Best (Packaged) Flour Tortilla Maker in the Country Is Now Making Corn Tortillas
Have you ever eaten a flour tortilla—out of a package—that was so insanely delicious it made you question everything you thought you knew about flour tortillas? So thin and delicate you could see your hand right through the tortilla, yet still sturdy enough to hold even the juiciest guisados? So tender and irresistible in texture that you can’t help but eat it as fast as possible? The kind of flour tortilla that makes your entire kitchen smell like a tortilla factory?
Headlines: L.A. Metro Station Plays Loud Classical Music to Try to Keep Homeless Away
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. —Westlake: Loud classical music is being used to drive the unhoused and drug dealers from Westlake/MacArthur station. “The idea...
Stop Hating on the Rain: An Ode to the L.A. River, the Trickle That Becomes a Torrent
When it rains in LA, especially for long periods of time, the experience can be frustrating, dull, life washed out. It is mostly experienced inside a home or an apartment, or worse, in mind-numbing traffic, even slower when wet. Gray skies, the condos looking uglier than usual, all the other aggravated motorists with their long exasperated sighs fogging their windows, the brake lights pulsing in a damp blur.
City Of L.A. Plans To Review Street Vendor Permit Prices
A City Council committee approved a motion this morning calling for a study of the annual fee vendors are required to pay for sidewalk and park vending permits, with consideration of the average annual income of vendors. The motion was originally authored by Council members Nithya Raman, Curren Price, and...
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