This Proudly Queer and Undocumented Organization Has Funded More Than 100 DACA Applications With Only $50 and a Screen-Printing Setup
The words "May I Be Latino in Every Lifetime" adorn their shirts, but behind the bold letters is a founder who's quietly paying for DACA renewals and redefining what activism looks like.
The First Native Powwow Comes to Cal State LA After 79 Years. Here Is What I Learned From Attending
The university's inaugural Indigenous Powwow wasn't just a celebration, it was an invitation to learn from Native voices, histories, and traditions that have always been here.
An Art Show Honoring Sex Work Is Hidden Inside a Fashion District Gallery
"I chose Beverly as my stripper name 'cause I was born in a car on Beverly and Western in Koreatown," Michaela Campbell, who hosted the night's event, tells L.A. TACO.
Meet the Legendary Chicano Behind 1-800-AUTOPSY Who ID’d the Night Stalker
The dude also protested during the Chicano Moratorium and created an iconic art piece representing East Los Angeles.
Los Angeles Holds Funeral Procession for Recent ICE-Related Deaths
Various organizations and volunteers gathered at Los Angeles City Hall for a funeral procession to Placita Olvera in memoriam for the people who have died due to ICE detention, post-deportation, and ICE-related shootings under the second Trump administration.
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Scoop: Former L.A. Sheriff’s Deputy Sent Dick Pics To ‘Vulnerable’ Women That He Met While On Duty
A criminal case for “misdemeanor sexual battery” was presented to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office. However, “the case was declined due to insufficient evidence,” a spokesperson for D.A. Nathan Hochman tells L.A. TACO.
10 Rising L.A. Directors You Need to Follow
From local short film screenings to Sundance Film Festival, these are the city’s emerging directors keeping the industry alive.
Get These Smoked Guinness Chili Burgers For One Day Only In Boyle Heights
The chili is made with Guinness Extra Stout, fire-roasted chiles, chipotles en adobo, spices, dark chocolate, and a beef ball that is smoked over the chili, allowing its fat to drip into the pot, before the meat is folded back in.
The Country’s Most Famous Strip Club Hosted Its First Trans Night and We Were There
This wasn't a queer venue making room for trans performers—that already exists. This was one of the country's most recognizable strip clubs deciding that supporting trans dancers is just . . . normal.
The 21 Best Soft Serve Shops in Los Angeles, Ranked
Our guide has it all: one dollar cones, hidden gems worth the drive, spots doing something you've never seen before, and the classics that have been here longer than most of us.
Catch Chicano Arts Innovator Gronk In Conversation at Moveable Feast, August 27 In Pasadena
A true legend of L.A. art and innovation, Gronk is the East L.A.-raised, multi-hyphenate artist that formed one quarter of the main nucleus of ASCO, the 1970s and 80s avant garde artists collective famous for confronting and skewering the systems set against Eastside Angelenos and Chicanos.
