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This Downtown Street Is Covered in Piles of Rat-Infested Trash ~ Neglect By...
A person built a ramshackle dwelling set amid trash piled five feet high and strewn along a wall for a hundred feet. Rats darted out from under the retch and rotten food, zigzagging every which way....
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Gilbert “Toker” Izquierdo, the rapper of OG Chicano hip-hop group Brownside, has died, according to a note left on his social media. “On behalf of the Brownside family we regret to inform you our...
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Party Crews and Firme Ladies: The Women of 90s L.A. Youth Culture Reframed by...
Before you see the Echoes of a Collective Past exhibit, you hear it. A continuous bass thump reverberates down the hallway. Reminiscent of those late nights in high school, when you’re trying to find...
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Poncho’s Tlayudas Makes Its Public Food-Scene Debut Sunday at Smorgasburg
Chef Alfonso “Poncho” Martinez of Poncho’s Tlayudas is the featured newcomer at the Smorgasburg LA food-fest this Sunday in downtown Los Angeles. The appearance marks a food-scene debut for Poncho’s...
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Johnny Marr’s Los Angeles ~ An L.A. Taco Exclusive with the Legendary Smiths...
I apologized to Mr. Johnny Marr for not asking him anything about his music during our interview. In the hour or so we sat at Crossroads Kitchen in West Hollywood, we didn’t talk about the awesome...
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Photos: Dia de Los Muertos Festival ~ Uptown Whittier
Uptown Whittier held its 13th annual “Los Muertos Art and Music Festival” Sunday, hosted by Casita Del Pueblo. The Día de los Muertos celebration featured Day of the Dead face painting, artwork,...
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Skid Row Cleanup Threatens Seizure of Homeless Property Amid Typhus Outbreak
On a cloudy Sunday afternoon in downtown Los Angeles, Eric, a middle-aged homeless man, is busy arranging his tent and other belongings on East 7th Street near San Julian in Skid Row. He told L.A. Taco...
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‘Food Will Be Sold on the Street Regardless’ ~ Roy Choi Checks Back in With...
Roy Choi. It’s almost become a mononym. For sure, it’s one of the few names in the culinary world that commands respect on the streets, in the kitchens, and on TV. The L.A. native, creator of Kogi, and...
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L.A. Schools, UTLA End Mediation With No Deal, Leaving Grim Scenario For What...
Negotiators for the Los Angele Unified School District and the union representing its 30,000 educators have failed to break an impasse over a new labor contract after their final session of required...
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Meth Dealers Tried and Failed to Disguise Drugs as Aztec Art
Federal authorities arrested nine members of a Southern California drug ring trying to FedEx methamphetamine disguised as decorative Aztec calendars and statues to Hawaii, according to the U.S....
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Taco Tastes: Carlos’s Tijuana Style Tacos Arrives in Whittier
Carlos’s Tijuana Tacos held its soft opening a few weeks ago in an unincorporated area of South Whittier, where it attracted so many customers it had to close down early. Carlos just ran out of his...
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Hot and Cool Cafe ~ In Leimert Park, A Coffee Shop Builds Community Bonds
Anthony Jolly used to set up his bicycle-driven coffee cart at the corner of Crenshaw Boulevard and Exposition Boulevard every morning. Positioned directly across the Metro Expo Line for three months,...
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Measure B Could Eventually Keep Your Local Tax Dollars Out of Major Private...
Here’s Part 4 of our L.A. Taco Voter Guide, focusing on Measure B, a city initiative that could open the doors for a Los Angeles public bank. Measure B Should Los Angeles have its own public bank?...
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Dodgers and Red Sox: A 100-Year-Old Story in Black and White
It’s the World Series matchup the television executives were drooling over – the Los Angeles Dodgers against the Boston Red Sox – two of Major League Baseball’s most storied franchises, facing off in...
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The Meaning of the ‘Magic Johnson’ Starbucks in Ladera Heights ~ Saying Farewell
It was a Sunday afternoon like any other at the Ladera Center Starbucks in South L.A., filled with boisterous chatter, laughter and socializing. The speed chess guys sat inside and the cigar-smoking...
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Remember Me: The Ultimate Guide to Dia de los Muertos Events in Los Angeles ~...
Scorpio season is upon us, and that means Día de los Muertos is just around the corner. In this special early-in-the-week edition of GTFO!, we bring you something for everyone, whether you’re looking...
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Forced Out: In Exposition Park, Residents Face Likely Eviction to Make Room...
For 30 years, Elyse Valenzuela has lived with her mother and three siblings in a rent-stabilized apartment across the street from the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and the new Banc of California...
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Prop 8 on Dialysis ~ The Fight Between Labor and Profit Over Cleaning Toxins...
Here’s Part 5 of our L.A. Taco Voter Guide, focusing on Prop 8, a ballot initiative that would limit the amount of money private dialysis companies can charge patients with kidney disease. Proposition...
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