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This Anarcho-Punk Art Gallery’s Group Show Reflects the Hardships of DIY L.A.
On the second floor of a jet-black building in Downtown Los Angeles, These Days Gallery & Bookstore is curating artful happenings that reflect the workings of the city and its underground anarchist-spirited movements. “SURVIVAL MODE: Sufrir es El Destino" is showing through November 8.
The Class That Wasn’t Supposed to Happen: L.A. TACO’s Historic USC Partnership
As part of our exciting new project, the L.A. TACO Media Lab, which aims to publish even more emerging voices in the city. We are teaching a groundbreaking class at USC titled “Bridging the Media Gap Between L.A. Influencers and Independent Journalists" trying to create a new style of ethical hybrid reporting that will usher in this brave new era of journalism.
DAILY MEMO: Feds Rip Through Election Day, Taking At Least 25, Including, Elderly, A Toddler, and Her U.S. Citizen Father
On election day, Feds made sure to have a ridiculous presence, ripping through at least 10 neighbourhoods and taking at least 25 people, including elderly, and arresting a U.S. citizen before driving off with his toddler in the back seat. They also brutalised a day labor center coordinator who is also a U.S. citizen, breaking his wrist, and dropping him off down the street before taking himself to the ER.
UPDATE: Toddler Detained In Chaotic Border Patrol Raid At Home Depot In Cypress Park This Morning
After an agent hit the child in the face with a ball, the youth was driven away from the scene by Border Patrol. The mother and child were reunited in the afternoon.
Federal Immigration Agents Spotted In Dodgers Parking Lot, Day After Championship Parade
A firefighter told L.A. TACO that they got a call saying that “some unwelcome people” had driven onto a parking lot that the fire department rented from the Dodgers for a seminar that they’re hosting today.
Ten Days After Adelanto Internment, This Beloved Grandfather Died In Custody
Leaving his grieving family with a lot of unanswered questions.
Our Favorite Moments From the Dodgers World Series Parade In DTLA
The peaceful celebration made a dramatic contrast to this weekend's World Series celebrations in Echo Park, where bar-goers were attacked with clubs by mounted police and clouds of tear gas wafted towards families.
On His New Album “CAOS,” Miguel Mixes His Mexican Heritage With His R&B Roots
"Every version of the industry is a reflection of culture ... Every artist has to adjust to the times,” Miguel told the crowd at the intimate listening party for his new release.
DAILY MEMO: As L.A. Celebrates World Series Win, Feds Target Our Street Vendors
ICE raids do not stop for World Series wins, at least not while the Dodger's main owner, Mark Walter, has money to be made in ICE detention centers and civilian surveillance technologies for the DHS. While all eyes were on game 7 and the following parade, there were at least 25 raids in the span of 3 days with an increased attention on street vendors including those on Vermont's treasured Salvadoran corridor.
World Series Celebrations In Downtown L.A. End With Fire, Graffiti, and LAPD Aggression
Sideshows, fireworks, “Fuck Drake” chants, and jubilant madness ensued. LAPD eventually appeared and fired less-lethals at the fans, striking several individuals.
