Sunday Taquitos #2: The Real Criminals
Haters will say this one’s too on the nose: Sunday Taquitos! Art by Ivan Ehlers.
You Showed Up 5,000 Deep On For L.A. TACO’s First Event at The Broad
And in the rain! Our small team got the chance to connect with the L.A. TACO community last Saturday at The Broad at our "Celebrate Community" event. These were our favorite moments.
Meet the L.A. Print Makers Weaponizing Art Against ICE
When the federal immigration raids ramped up in L.A. and protesters took to the streets in June, Chan decided to make a statement the only way he knew how: By printing thousands of protest signs and distributing them for free.
’60 Miles East:’ A New Exhibit Celebrates The Era When Local Punk, Hardcore, and Ska Bands Ruled Riverside
“It was a real magical time in the late ‘80s, early ‘90s, where he had all these different types of bands and they all supported each other and there was actual venues to go to,” says Zach Cordner, co-publisher at The Riversider Magazine.
ICE impersonator harassed driver and passenger during an Uber ride in Los Angeles
Footage shows a man yelling racist insults and spitting at a passenger and her driver in an Uber vehicle. It’s the latest in at least two dozen documented incidents of people impersonating ICE agents.
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Video: Federal Agent Arrested For Assault In Riverside County After Detaining Unarmed 17-Year-Old At Gunpoint
“Finally, we got an ICE agent who crossed the line so bad, he got arrested,” Attorney Greg Kirakosian said in a statement to L.A. TACO. “This is something I think our local law enforcement has to start doing with such clear examples of unnecessary tactics.”
DAILY MEMO: L.A. and Long Beach Rapid Responders Unite With Santa Ana to Sound Alarm Over Raids
It's a game of strategies. Border Patrol takes a new approach, and rapid responders adapt. This time, the responders are backing each other up. The target was in Santa Ana, where Border Patrol focused their attention on the elderly at bus stops, grocery stores, and one with a cane.
Weekend Eats: A Dark Downtown Distillery With Draft Cocktail Trees and Perfect Beignets
Plus Japanese pastries, all-you-can-eat dumplings, and a party to benefit a local rapid response network.
City of Los Angeles Honors Tribal Firefighters at City Hall Gallery, While Adopting Indigenous Land Acknowledgement
The opening of an all-Native group art exhibition inside L.A. City Hall was filled with heartfelt thanks and celebrations from First Nations members and city council members alike.
DAILY MEMO: Over 50 Arrested in Record Raids: Baby, Pregnant Mom, Gardeners, Sons, Elderly, Vendors, Unhoused In Last Two Days
Record number of raids.
Ten L.A. Restaurants Where Toddlers Are Welcome, From Casual to Fine Dining
L.A.'s insane food scene isn't reserved only for adults. If parents can't take their kids out to eat without judgement, we risk losing the messy, joyful humanity that makes sharing a meal special in the first place.
DAILY MEMO: From Saturday Through Veterans’ Day, at Least 20 People Were Kidnapped in More Than 40 Raids
If you still think the immigration raids aren’t as bad, you’re not paying attention, because although even one raid is bad enough, at least 20 people were taken in more than 40 attempted raids from Saturday through Tuesday, Veterans Day.
