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Carson Man Sentenced to Federal Prison For Role in International Romance and Elder Fraud Scheme
A Carson man who was a central figure in an international fraud and money-laundering network that used romance scams and elder fraud to rake in millions of dollars was sentenced today in Los Angeles to more than 11 years in federal prison. Valentine Iro, 34, was handed a 135-month prison...
ACLU Wants L.A. County Fined Over Conditions at Downtown’s Twin Towers Correctional Facility
The American Civil Liberties Union today demanded that a federal judge hold Los Angeles County, the Board of Supervisors and Sheriff Robert Luna in contempt of court for “failures to comply” with court orders to address “abysmal” conditions at the jail system’s booking center. In...
Homeless Deaths On The Rise In Orange County
Deaths of transients in Orange County have steadily climbed over the last decade, with drug overdoses accounting for much of the increase, according to a report released today by a committee organized by Sheriff Don Barnes. The inaugural Homeless Death Review Committee report showed 103. transients died in 2012, compared...
Neighborhood Food Guide: The 12 Best Places to Eat in Glendale
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: Police Seized 42 Ghost Guns From ‘Eastside Wilmas’ Gang in Wilmington, Uncovered Supply Line
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. —Wilmington: Eastside Wilmas armed gang members with ghost guns in L.A. Harbor area, authorities say. The ATF and LAPD...
SoCalGas Announces $10 Million to Help Customers Impacted by High Prices
Reacting to unprecedented prices, Southern California Gas Co. announced today $10 million in funding to help customers pay their bills. The company said it committed $5 million in funding to the Gas Assistance Fund, a program administered by the United Way that provides income-qualified customers with one-time grants to help pay their natural gas bills.
Three New Storm Fronts Bring More Rain and Snow To Los Angeles This Week
LOS ANGELES (CNS) – Another round of rain and snow will move through Southern California starting Monday, prompting the National Weather Service to issue a winter weather advisory for parts of Los Angeles County. A winter weather advisory is in effect for Los Angeles County mountains, including Acton and...
Ex-FBI Agent Faces Sentencing for Helping Armenian Organized Crime Figures in L.A.
LOS ANGELES (CNS) – A retired FBI agent faces sentencing Monday for accepting at least $150,000 in bribes in exchange for providing confidential information to Armenian organized crime figures in Los Angeles. Babak Broumand, 56, of Lafayette, California, was found guilty last year in Los Angeles of taking bribes...
Headlines: Bartz BBQ Is ‘Pretty Annoyed’ By L.A. Pop-Up Prices, Reduces His Menu Prices to ‘Lead By Example’
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. —Dustin Bartz, the owner of Bartz Barbecue, is “pretty annoyed” about the prices at L.A.’s pop-up restaurants, writing,”$18 for...
The Five Best Taco Catering Services (Taquizas) in Los Angeles
A “taquiza” is an open taco bar. It is the time-honored tradition of hiring a taquería to show up to your party—be it a birthday, wedding, or quinceañera—to set up shop and serve all your guests as many piping hot tacos as they can eat. It is a beautiful service that makes any special gathering an unforgettable one and removes every single bit of stress having to do with feeding large amounts of guests—all at the same time.
Headlines: Inglewood Soul Food Restaurant Destroyed After Electrical Fire Seeks Support From Customers
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. —Inglewood: A Family Affair, an Inglewood-based soul food restaurant on Manchester Avenue, is seeking support after an...
Street Food Pasta Punk Estrano Opens L.A .’s Most Exciting Restaurant Inside an Arcade Bar in Echo Park
Estrano—L.A.’s most nihilistic street pasta pop-up—has a new face. Diego Vinicio Argoti’s celebrated concept has been possessed by Poltergeist, a sorta new new for his long-awaited first brick-and-mortar restaurant inside Button Mash in Echo Park. At a time when the narrative around L.A. restaurants mostly circles...
Pomona: 13 Forgotten Things About One of L.A. County’s Most Overlooked Cities
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.
Anti-Street Vending Boulders on Sidewalks At LACC Swap Meet Finally Removed
On Tuesday morning around 7 A.M., street vendors outside the LACC Swap Meet arrived at their location near Vermont Avenue and Melrose to find that the giant boulders that were placed two months ago on the sidewalk were being loaded onto yellow trucks, and the sidewalks were finally cleared. Last...
Highland Park: Anti-Gentrification Activists Protest Restaurant’s ‘$19 Chilaquiles’ and Alleged Eviction Attempt
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. —Highland Park: A demonstration of about 50 protestors marched through Highland Park at 9 A.M. last Sunday,...
The 38 Best ‘Hood Burgers In Los Angeles
It’s time to talk about the best, most legendary burgers in Los Angeles. And not necessarily the ones you think. We’re talking about all the ‘hood burgers that have nourished generations of families, workers, and students throughout multiple generations, enduring changes in tastes, society (and the occasional societal shutdown) to stand high above the tired arguments about In N’ Out vs. Shake Shack vs. Apple Pan.
Headlines: Local Artist Turns Grave Plot at Hollywood Forever Into a Pop-Art Space
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. —Hollywood: An artist named Nao Bustamante has purchased a grave plot at Hollywood Forever and turned his...
Video: Co-Owner of Auld Dubliner in Long Beach Breaks Hibachi Truck’s Menu In Confrontation
Last Friday, February 17, employees of Hibachi Queens Food Truck in Long Beach experienced what they describe as an aggressive encounter with a man who is associated with The Auld Dubliner, an Irish pub whose owners claim was “built in Ireland and then shipped to Long Beach” before opening on Pine Street in 2004.
Bésame Mucho’s 2023 Lineup Announced
— Besame Mucho returns to Dodger Stadium on Saturday, December 2, 2023! Featuring Maná, Los Bukis, Alejandro Fernandez, Hombres G, Pepe Aguilar, Gloria Trevi, La Ley, Café Tacvba, Los Angeles Azules, Los Tucanes De Tijuana, Natalia Lafourcade, Camila, Reik, Enanitos Verdes, Ramón Ayala & many more!. Sign...
The Nine Best Tacos in Pomona
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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