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Blossom Market, San Gabriel’s Brand New Food Hall, Is Creating a Space Where...
Food halls are opening in unsuspecting places in L.A. right now. Folks from the actual neighborhoods they serve are behind them (I see you, Blvd Mrkt), and Blossom Market Hall in San Gabriel is the...
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‘Mountain Lion Tacos’ Prove Montana’s Willingness to Take Tacos Where L.A....
In Los Angeles, we dedicate resources to tagging and tracking our mountain lions in hopes of bolstering the survival of their species. Sometimes we even ink our arms with tributes to our favorite...
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Councilmember Cedillo’s Office Blames Delay of $1.5 Million MacArthur Park...
When the southside of MacArthur Park was fenced off in mid-October, city officials promised it would be removed by the new year. Late last month, however, L.A. TACO learned that the reopening date for...
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Video: Couple Wanted For Feasting On Steak and Lobster Before Dining and...
Another day, another heavy blow to our confidence in local humanity. Not long after 2 PM on Monday afternoon, a manager at Redondo Beach’s celebrated, seven-year-old Ragin Cajun Cafe & Moonshine...
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As L.A. Keeps Gentrifying, the Three Vaqueros Behind ‘Connecting Compton’...
Daniel Zepeda, Hector Gomez, and Rogelio Diaz started Connecting Compton in 2019. Their mission is to provide the community of Compton with a safe space where individuals of all ages and cultures can...
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As Omicron Cases Surge At The LAPD, Officers Continue to Disregard Face...
One morning, well-known LAPD critic William Gude walked into LAPD Hollywood Division station to file a complaint with a supervisor. While Gude filmed the interaction on his cell phone, Jose Granados, a...
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Weekend Taco Mission: Three Tasty Tacos to Try in West L.A.’s Sawtelle...
Sawtelle, the venerable West Los Angeles neighborhood hemmed between the 405 freeway and Centinela’s borderline to Santa Monica, is fused by the intriguing intersection of Persian, Japanese, and...
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Father of Three Killed Over a Fake $20 Bill While Working One Night a Week at...
Violent tragedy struck at a South L.A. Taco Bell this past Saturday night. A father of three was murdered at the drive-thru while working amid a grisly weekend in Southern California that also saw a...
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A Highly Detailed Account of How Two LAPD Cops Got Fired After Ignoring a...
In an accusation that makes Chief Wiggum and the Springfield police look like Scotland Yard in comparison, two LAPD officers were recently terminated for neglecting to protect and serve so they could...
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She Was Eight When She Worked At Her Parents Paletería in Huntington Park....
Meet the Latina who went from learning how to make raspados and paletas at just eight years old to opening her own raspado and bolis (ice pop) business that has reached Hollywood’s movie sets, Dodger...
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LAPD Falsely Blames Temporary Closing of Wilshire Station On ‘Defunding’ In...
When LAPD critic William Gude and another cop-watcher showed up at LAPD Wilshire Community Police Station earlier this week, the lights in the lobby were off, and the door was locked. A paper sign...
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Pig ‘n Whistle Slayer ‘Mr. Tempo’ Mocks L.A. Preservationists With Taunts...
Back in October, we detailed the concerns of Los Angeles preservationists over the unpermitted destruction of Hollywood’s nearly 100-year-old Pig n’ Whistle restaurant. At the time, there was still...
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Boyle Heights Street Honoring Mariachi Queen Lucha Reyes May Get Renamed For...
Recently departed ranchera legend Vicente Fernandez may soon be honored with his own street in Boyle Heights. La Opinion tells us that District 14 City Councilman Kevin de Leon introduced a motion to...
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An Alt-Right Vigilante Is Starting to Patrol NELA’s Freight Train Tracks...
When we last checked in with that Amazon package you ordered back in October, it was sitting in cardboard ruins somewhere on a Northeast L.A. train track, ravaged by enterprising thieves. Since then,...
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South Bay Man Fatally Stabbed In KTown Trying to Break Up Fight
It’s been a tragic week among tragic weeks in Los Angeles, with numerous senseless killings seen across the county. In the early hours of Saturday, police arrived at the scene of a reported fight at...
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Headlines to Know About Today: Suspect Sought in La Brea Store Murder; Marty...
Welcome to L.A. TACO’s new daily news briefs, where we will bring our loyal members, readers, and supporters the latest headlines about Los Angeles politics and culture. Stay informed and always look...
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Headlines To Know Today: Historic Lakers Dunks; Lincoln Heights Fights to...
Welcome to L.A. TACO’s new daily news briefs, where we will bring our loyal members, readers, and supporters the latest headlines about Los Angeles politics and culture. Stay informed and always look...
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LA County Sheriff’s Deputies Shot At Her Son 34 Times, It Took Two Years For...
After 24-year-old Ryan Twyman was killed by Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputies in June of 2019, his family and friends organized vigils and marches in his name, attended civilian oversight committee...
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Headlines to Know Today: Dre and Kendrick Tease the Halftime Show; Gov....
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In Light of Chente’s Past Controversies, A Boyle Heights Street Will Most...
Anyone feeling joyful about City Councilman Kevin de Leon’s recent motion to rename 2 blocks of Boyle Heights’ Bailey Street for legendary Mexican singer Vicente Fernandez may have broken out the...
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