How This Artist Is Turning L.A.’s Trash Into Art Draped With The U.S. Flag
I thought a lot about the ICE raids immensely,” says artist Acacia Marable. "And a lot about the unhoused people, ‘cause I mean, it's literally like this idea of this ugly thing that you don't want to be associated with your community or our country."
Daily Memo: ICE Prowls Around L.A. and San Diego, Kidnapping at Least Seven Individuals
ICE agents continue terrorizing southern California, kidnapping many including a gardener taken from his work truck.
Ten Damning Revelations in Congressional Probe Into U.S. Citizens Unlawfully Detained by Federal Immigration Agents
“At least you’ll have an exciting story to tell when you go back to school,” one federal agent told a detained 15-year-old child with special needs. The report includes three U.S. Citizens from the L.A. area, speaking out for the first time and a six-year-old child with autism kidnapped in Massachusetts.
L.A. TACO’s 2025 Holiday Gift Guide
Perfume for goths, elk burgers, ICE piñatas, graffiti books, and 18 other items that should get your gift-giving wheels turning.
Weekend Eats: Steak Au Poivre Ramen and a Holiday Market For Palestine
Plus a new modern Indian restaurant with pork vindaloo croquettes and a breakfast spot for chicken katsu and waffles.
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The 24 Best Tamales In Los Angeles
Banana leaf tamales, tamales filled with savory corn pudding, sweet tamales, and those that can only be described as "unique." Los Angeles really is the best U.S. city for tamal season.
Daily Memo: CBP MIA In Recent ICE Raids; LA County Approves Mask Ban
A breakdown of California and Los Angeles County's new laws banning ICE and local law enforcement from wearing masks or concealing their identity and agencies.
Why Are We Paying $40 for Matcha Powder?
The matcha shortage, fueled by social media trends and compounded by many farmers retiring and young people not continuing the craft, and manufacturing limitations, has driven matcha powder prices through the roof. However, experts say it's not all bad and that there are solutions.
This Pop-Up Is Reviving OG Filipino-Style Clay Pot-Baked Coconut Rice Cakes
Otto Markel is tradition-obsessed. He soaks the rice, and eventually plans to cook it over live fire, evoking the communal feel of Christmas midnight mass in the Philippines, where bibingka is traditionally prepared and enjoyed outside the church.
DAILY MEMO: ICE Continues Targeting Courthouses and Detains Another U.S. Citizen
Border Patrol was seemingly absent today, except for a raid at the Lemon Grove Home Depot. Meanwhile, ICE and HSI targeted courthouses and Santa Barbara neighborhoods, taking another U.S. citizen today.
The 69 Best Tacos in Los Angeles, Ranked
To live and eat tacos in Los Angeles. As the L.A.'s first and only publication dedicated to finding the best tacos, we are excited to present you all with this year's list. It's the guide to end all other taco guides and it is dedicated to our members who support us and to the best damn city in the world—complete with a map. Happy 69ing. TACOS FOREVER.
Daily Memo: A Thousand Confirmed Kidnappings in the Past 90 Days, Plus Two More Deaths in Detention
Exactly three months ago, six Supreme Court justices removed the temporary restraining order on roaming raids in Los Angeles, giving immigration agents the go-ahead to racially profile Latinos. Since that decision, today we have reached at least 1000 confirmed kidnappings.
