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From Bettie Page to Alfalfa: Six People You Didn’t Know Were Buried In Los Angeles

If you think L.A.’s studios, supermarkets, and freeways are stacked with Hollywood stars, you should see its cemeteries.

October 23, 2025

DAILY MEMO: Federal Agents Continue Ramming Their Vehicles Into People’s Cars

Except for a wild incident in San Diego where Agents chased and rammed their truck into a fleeing vehicle by a special ed center, today has been relatively calm compared to the last couple of weeks. There were only eight verified incidents to report. This is the new reality where such incidents are considered a calm day. A quick note, if you’re in San Bernardino and OC, listen up, because they never leave you alone. They are always there, especially at the San Bernardino courthouse, which they seem to target every single day.

October 22, 2025

City of the Dead: The Forgotten History of the People of Los Angeles, Told By Six East L.A. Cemeteries

Thanks to Hollywood films, Day of the Dead has evolved from a Mexican holiday to an international one celebrated by all of Los Angeles but long before that, the dead were already shaping L.A.’s story.

October 22, 2025

Voting ‘Yes’ on Prop 50 Flexes California’s Power to Defy MAGA’s Power Play

Even some champions of California’s citizen-drawn Congressional maps support the Nov. 4 ballot measure to suspend them and counter Trump’s attacks. "The people have to say no, we are going to figure out how to survive,” activist and politician Melina Abdullah said.

October 22, 2025

DAILY MEMO: Agents Shoot TikToker in L.A. and Raid San Fernando Valley

Across Southern California, a joint operation involving ICE, U.S. Marshals, and other federal agents led to multiple kidnappings and violent detentions from the shooting of TikTok reporter RichardLA in Los Angeles to aggressive day-laborer raids in Sylmar, Reseda, and Thousand Oaks while heavily armed masked agents were also seen intimidating residents in Santa Ana and other cities throughout the day.

Trump Administration Pressures Meta, Apple, and Google Into Corporate Obedience

The federal government "jawbones" private companies by pressuring them to silence voices they can’t legally censor themselves, and Big Tech has erased ICE‑watching apps and an ICE-Sighting Chicago Facebook group.

October 21, 2025

L.A. TACO’s Ultimate Guide to Día de Muertos Events in Los Angeles

Day of the Dead lowrider cruises, arts workshops, ofrenda contests, Indigenous dancing, and a brand-new festival in Downtown mark this big year in remembrance and community perseverance.

October 21, 2025

DAILY MEMO: After No Kings Protests, Feds Wreak Havoc in Santa Ana and O.C.

Raids continued during the No Kings marches on Saturday. And on Sunday, agents were completely unhinged raiding all of Santa Ana grabbing people while they walked, were riding bikes, causing hit and runs, and driving while pointing an assault rifle at drivers through their dash board. There’s over 30 incidents to report from Saturday through today, Monday, that include at least 30 kidnappings. That number could have easily been more if not for community watch members shouting through megaphones on bikes, from their cars, and alerting car washes.

October 20, 2025

Statement Regarding LAPD Targeting and Shooting a Less-Lethal Bullet At One of Our Reporters

L.A. TACO remains committed to our street-level journalism. Rubber bullets or police accusing us of being "fake journalists" are not going to stop our award-winning coverage.

October 20, 2025

Our Favorite Signs and Scenes From No Kings In Venice, Riverside, Long Beach, Lynwood, and DTLA

L.A. TACO rolled deep all around the greater Los Angeles area. Here are our favorite shots, scenes, moments, and more.

October 20, 2025