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Families of Charly ‘Africa’ Keunang and Alex Jimenez — Killed by LAPD in 2015...
The Los Angeles City Council on Tuesday approved two multi-million dollar settlements in cases involving police killings. The death of Charly “Africa” Keunang, a homeless man killed by LAPD in March...
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Beating L.A.’s Summer Heat in Koreatown with Boiling Chicken Ginseng Soup
Grace Chang, a thirty-something mother of three, inched in traffic through the congested streets of Los Angeles in 90 degree weather from La Crescenta to Koreatown in the belief that slurping up a...
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Starting Today, L.A. Teachers Will Vote On Authorizing Their First Strike In...
The nation’s second largest school district is voting to strike, according to sources within United Teachers Los Angeles. The teachers union represents nearly 35,000 teachers serving more than 667,000...
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‘We Mostly Sold Burritos’: Taco Truck Serves Breakfast For Motorists Stuck on...
A food truck caught in a gnarly standstill on the westbound 105 after a fatal accident Friday morning made the most patriotic gesture imaginable in Los Angeles — it opened up and started offering...
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Tacos, Ramen, Pizza Adorn the New Jonathan Gold Plaque at Grand Central Market
An upright taco, a pizza with a slice missing, and a bowl of ramen with chopsticks sticking up adorn the edge of a new plaque dedicated to the late Los Angeles food critic Jonathan Gold. The plaque...
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South Gate Community Fights Proposal for Housing Homeless Veterans on Downey...
In a sleepy corner of Southeast L.A. County, the regional struggle to respond to the homelessness crisis is facing another challenge from residents of a proposed housing project for homeless vets. The...
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New LA Weekly Publisher Made Gross Ethics Violations and Sought to Get Rich...
The new boss strolled into one of the most respected alternative weeklies in the country and promptly fired everyone — a Red Wedding to remember in L.A. media — then turned around and asked for double...
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Highlights from the Rogue 99 ~ Apple Pan
Apple Pan opened in 1947, and it is one of L.A.’s most beloved institutions. It’s a tiny place with a tiny menu, and it’s cash-only, something that went from standard to old-school to a political...
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L.A. Teachers Strike Vote Update: LAUSD and Union Exchange Accusations as...
The Los Angeles school district and teachers union lobbed accusations at one another this week as Mayor Eric Garcetti inserted himself into the fray, further ratcheting up tensions in the middle of the...
View ArticleL.A. Teachers Strike Vote Passes — With 98 Percent Support
Los Angeles teachers now have the power to strike in their negotiations with the district over higher wages and smaller classroom sizes. In a Facebook Live press conference, United Teachers Los Angeles...
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Highland Park Rent-Strike at the Avenue 64 Apartments: ‘We Have No Other...
Gerardo Garcia-Urbina has lived at the same crumbling Highland Park apartment for the past 20 years. The 45-year-old, along with his partner and three kids, put up with all manner of issues with the...
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The Glory Days of L.A. Public Transit in 1926, Mapped
Jake Berman was stuck in traffic one day on the 101 when he had the same thought many Los Angelenos do: “There’s got to be a better way.” The former Koreatown resident recently told L.A. Taco about the...
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The Yearlong Joyride With E-Scooters Is Over ~ Regulations Passed in L.A.
Los Angeles is the latest city to set rules for where, when, and how dockless electric scooter rental companies can operate after the City Council passed new regulations this week. The “shared...
View ArticleMajor Shift on Police: Cops Will Have to Release Body Camera Footage and...
In a massive 180-turn, California is on course to transform from one of the most secretive to one of the most transparent states when it comes to releasing records on police misconduct. State...
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How Dolores Huerta and Cesar Chavez Started the Chicano Civil Rights Movement...
Dolores Huerta and Cesar Chavez came up with the idea for the United Farm Workers in his wife’s kitchen in Boyle Heights, Huerta told a packed ballroom Thursday at Cal State L.A. on the 50th...
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An Algorithm May Decide If You Can Be Out on Bail ~ the End of California’s...
California judges and math — not how much bail you can afford — will now make the ultimate decision as to whether a defendant must remain in custody prior to trial. The state last month became the...
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Burlington’s Six Month Rent Strike Ends With ‘Mickey Mouse’ Repair Jobs,...
Burlington Unidos, a union of tenants based at the Burlington Avenue Apartments in Westlake, collectively decided late Sunday night to end their six-month rent strike and pay September rent. The move...
View ArticleThis is the 82-Year-Old Hanging Those ‘No ICE’ Signs Over Freeways
If you’ve ever wondered who is hanging up all those “NO ICE” signs on the freeway overpasses, you are not alone. On the latest episode of Tom Explores Los Angeles, host Tom Carroll goes out looking for...
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Deputy Serves Elderly Couple With Notice ~ Heartless Evictions Continue at...
An elderly couple at the embattled Burlington apartments has less than five days to relocate after being served an eviction notice on Thursday by L.A. Sheriff’s deputies. Though Burlington Unidos...
View ArticleBecome an L.A. Taco Community Member
L.A. Taco Members get some major perks besides supporting the only independent news community for people who love tacos and Los Angeles. The post Become an L.A. Taco Community Member appeared first on...
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