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Feds Detain a Wilmington Tea House’s Employee Taking Out The Trash
Federal agents detained a beloved Hojas Tea House employee of 12 years, Eloy Marin, while he was on the clock. “ He's one of the men that you wanna have in your family,” says coworker Guadalupe Oruza. “ That's why it's, it's been very difficult for everybody in the community because we know him the way he is.”
Highland Park Bartender-Muralist Kicking Cancer’s Ass With the Help of Her Art and Cocktail Scenes
“When I was first diagnosed, I painted myself literally kicking the shit out of cancer,” Sol Luongo tells L.A. TACO. “Creating is therapy. It’s human. Whether it’s making art, crafting cocktails, or creating spaces that feel welcoming—it’s all about connection.”
L.A.’s Most Iconic Horror Movie Houses and Where To Find Them
The most iconic movie addresses in scary films are right here in our backyard, perfect for planning your own Halloween tour of horror’s greatest film locations.
DAILY MEMO: Elderly Man Hospitalized After ICE Hit and Run in Pacoima, One of 17 Incidents Reported Today
Masked ICE and Border Patrol agents raided several parking lots outside Home Depots, Superior Grocers, a bakery, a recycling center, a carnitas spot, a donut shop, and a tea house, resulting in at least 12 confirmed kidnappings of workers and street vendors while also scouting residential areas throughout the Southland.
From the Boston Massacre to DTLA: This Saturday’s No King’s Protest Continues The Fight Against Tyranny
This Saturday's action is one of roughly 80 actions happening around the greater L.A. area. It’s the same old story—a fight against rent hikes, militarized police, and ICE raids. Our city doesn't trust the leaders that sit on thrones, and we'll be reminding them of that this weekend.
We Don’t Need to Imagine Octavia Butler’s Post-Apocalyptic L.A. It’s Already Here.
Twenty years after the publication of her final novel, author Octavia E. Butler’s fictionalized version of Los Angeles rings especially true.
Bad Bunny’s Middle Finger to White Assimilation
By singing entirely in Spanish and refusing to apologize, Bad Bunny is telling millions of Americans to stop sitting on the sidelines as he takes to the biggest stage in the world at next year's Super Bowl.
DAILY MEMO: ICE Raids San Fernando Valley Kidnapping At Least 20 People and More
ICE and Border Patrol focused most of their attention in the San Fernando Valley, kidnapping 15 people from a single Home Depot. Meanwhile everyone from L.A. TACO to NPR is noticing that agents are getting more violent and aggressive especially towards community observers.
Native Community Bands Together In San Pedro, Fighting Trump’s ‘Columbus Day’ Reinstatement
This Long Beach Art Gallery Survived a Drunk Driver. But The Next Threat Could Mean Its End.
Long Beach's Open Gallery owners, Liz Garibaldi and Artos Saucedo, are trying to keep their spirits up but are running low on fumes at this point. In February 2024, a drunk driver rammed into the building—another setback amidst the threat of their landlord possibly putting their space up for sale.
