L.A. Taco Podcast: Learning About ‘Dominicans in Cali’ ~ Trying Out the Rams...
Imagine not having a restaurant for your national cuisine in Los Angeles? We didn’t think it was possible, but it turns out that Dominican Americans in L.A. do not currently have a restaurant that...
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There Are No Dominican Restaurants in Los Angeles (!) ~ But ‘Dominicans in...
When Luis Torres moved to Los Angeles from New Jersey six years ago, the one thing he missed most was the Dominican food he grew up eating. “There’s no place in L.A. right now to get official authentic...
View ArticleBecome a Member of L.A. Taco!
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 a Member of L.A. Taco! appeared first on L.A....
View ArticleCity Attorney to Drop Assault Charge Against Melina Abdullah After Wave of...
Los Angeles city prosecutors on Thursday offered to drop charges against a prominent black professor and civil rights leader who allegedly tugged at the arm of an LAPD officer during an emotional and...
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Revisiting the L.A. of ‘Heat’ 24 Years Later with the Iconic Crime Drama’s...
Los Angeles was once the undisputed champ of what were often brazen, occasionally clumsy, and other times deadly bank heists, skyrocketing to a staggering count of over 2,000 robberies in the region...
View ArticleKevin de León Enters Race to Replace Jose Huizar on City Council
Kevin de León is running for Jose Huizar’s City Council seat in 2020, the former state senator announced Monday. Huizar, who is being investigated by the FBI for money laundering and other alleged...
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Fall in Love with Yesika Salgado: Silver Lake’s Fat, Fly, Salvadoran Poet
Mangoes fill Yesika Salgado’s poetry in the same way Jacaranda trees blossom throughout her hometown in Silver Lake. She is a poet and activist emerging as the Sentimental Boss Bitch many have come to...
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San Cha Brings Her Telenovela to Life at Vibiana With ‘La Luz de la Esperanza’
Two veiled henchman dressed all in black, are dragging a woman in front of a frowning Catholic priestess. Her name is Dolores and she has just been discovered by her husband Salvador, for having an...
View ArticleVideo: Man Killed While Shopping for Valentine’s Day in South L.A. ~ Nash...
A man was shot and killed outside a store in South Los Angeles, where he was buying Valentine’s Day items, according to witnesses. The shooting occurred around 7 pm at the intersection of Florence and...
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Jackie Goldberg Is Back: Liberal L.A. Veteran Takes on Charter Movement in...
The L.A.’s teachers union is on a roll. They led the first teachers strike in 30 years and, by most accounts, won big. They forced superintendent Austin Beutner to sign a new labor contract largely on...
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Rare Beans: Where to Find Single-Source Salvadoran Coffee in Los Angeles
For generations, El Salvador has been producing some of the most premium coffee in the world, an often overlooked fact in the constant hubbub over Guatemalan, Brazilian, Colombian-origin coffee. When...
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‘Worst Policy on Book Deals in Our Industry’ ~ L.A. Times Reporters Deride...
The Los Angeles Times was plucked from the abyss and financial ruin less than a year ago. After the newspaper’s sale to L.A. doctor Patrick Soon-Shiong, the freshly formed Los Angeles Times Guild broke...
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Homeless and Missing ~ How Privacy Rules Can Slow Searches For People Lost on...
Cloudia Leslie Wells is a registered missing person whose family believes is alive somewhere, homeless since the late 90s. At one point, her daughter Robin Wells Burton was told that perhaps she should...
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‘Tacos Are Near’ ~ A Guide to South Central’s Mexican Food Scene
The pulse of this city’s food scene runs on Mexican food and South Central has some of L.A.’s best. What’s most interesting is the various regional styles of Mexican food here. You can find northern...
View ArticleValentine’s Day Police Killing ~ One Dead After Separate LAPD Officer...
A Los Angeles police officer shot and killed a man armed with a knife during the morning hours of February 14 – Valentine’s Day – at the heavily trafficked 7th Street/Metro Center station in downtown...
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Exclusive: A First Look at LAFC’s New Away Jersey for the 2019 MLS Season
LAFC unveiled their new kit Saturday morning and L.A. Taco got an exclusive first look at the club’s 2019 away jerseys. The 2019 season of Major League Soccer will kick off next weekend, bringing with...
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Yxta: How This Upscale Taqueria Managed to Thrive for Ten Years in Skid Row
Who opens a nice taqueria in Skid Row? Jesse Gomez did it. And tonight, February 26, 2019, against all the odds, his taqueria on the intersection of Central Avenue and 6th street in downtown L.A. is...
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The Angels (of Anaheim) Are Considering a Move to the Long Beach Waterfront
The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim have made overtures into a protected 13-acre lot on the Long Beach waterfront, a move that would place the 2002 World Series champions in L.A. County for the first...
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Downtown Mural Depicting Death and Star of David Is Defaced: ‘No Place For Hate’
Local Jewish activists are calling for a gallery and event space in downtown L.A. to remove a seven-year-old mural on a brick wall for depicting a Death figure draped with the Star of David, sparking...
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Monica Garcia Speaks to L.A. Taco on Developer Money in Council Race and...
Two heavy hitters from L.A.’s Eastside are officially going head-to-head in a contest to replace Jose Huizar on the City Council and represent L.A.’s 14th district, a traditional Latino power-base that...
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