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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.

December 9, 2025

The 69 Best Tacos You’ll Eat in L.A. County in 2025, Ranked

As L.A.'s first and only publication dedicated to finding the best tacos, we are excited to present you 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.

December 9, 2025

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.

Fifteen U.S. Citizens Detained In Over 96 ‘Kavanaugh Stops,’ As Feds Disregard Legal Documentation

Justice Kavanaugh laid out the framework for how racial profiling is permissible by federal agents leading to what has now been coined as the “Kavanaugh Stop,” by professor Anil Kalhan. 

December 8, 2025

Is ‘I Love L.A.’ the Kind of Show L.A. Really Deserves?

For a show named after loving the city, let's hope season two can actually love the city a little more for who and what it is, not for just what it appears to be on cellphones.

December 8, 2025

Eight Photography Labs in L.A. Still Honoring the Art of Film

These L.A. film labs are keeping the craft alive. While photographing the city's precious landmarks, these shops have become ones themselves.

December 8, 2025

Sunday Taquitos #5: Out Of Business

Sunday Taquitos! Art by Ivan Ehlers.

December 7, 2025

Daily Memo: Border Patrol In Disguise Try to Hire Day Laborers to Kidnap Them

Border Patrol raided five Home Depots, chased a man into a bus, and a flower vendor into a gas station, who were among at least 13 people kidnapped around the Southland, with most of the focus in Orange County today.

December 5, 2025

No Sign, No Menu, and Alcohol-Free: Inside Downtown L.A.’s Hidden Tea Speakeasy

This tea bar quietly opened in May this year, quietly carving out a hidden third space for the tea-obsessed and the sober-curious alike.

December 5, 2025

CBP Briefly Detains U.S. Citizen While at His Construction Job in Baldwin Park

"They told me that they dropped me back off, but no, they just dropped me off somewhere random,” the man explains, after being interrogated inside of a vehicle.

December 5, 2025