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A Running List of Mom N’ Pop Businesses In Danger Of Closing That Need Community Support Right Now
It feels like almost every other month, we hear about a business closing its doors or attempting to stay open. To help these businesses stay open rather than report on them once they’ve closed, we created this ongoing list of restaurants and businesses in Los Angeles that need the most support. Did we miss any? Let us know which ones also need love in the comments.
Little Tokyo’s Japanese American National Museum Stood Up For DEI, Then Lost Funding
Like many museums across the country, JANM has recently been targeted by the Trump administration. After receiving a letter saying that their programs do not align with the current administration’s goals, their funding was cut by $1.7 million (with an additional $5 million still in limbo).
Cop’s Daughter Seeks Justice For Fatal LAPD Shooting of Her Husband Holding a Plastic Fork
“The same institution that he was murdered by is the same institution that he was married into,” Alex Smith said. “If this is something that can happen to a cop's daughter, this can happen to anyone.”
Olvera Street’s ‘La Carreta’ Donkey Landmark Beats City’s Eviction Notice, Will Stay Open For Now
“I have to spend time defending a stuffed donkey rather than continuing to fight back the homelessness crisis,” said the lawyer for the Hernandez family. “The City is just being ridiculous here."
13 Dog-Friendly Places in L.A. To Eat, Drink, and Play with Your Loyal Pup
From sit-down taquerías with micheladas, dog-friendly tamales, to World Beer Cup-winning West Coast IPAs, and even a place that serves a sushi menu for you and your dog, these spaces go above and beyond for you to kick it with your loyal pups.
Opinion: Why Downtown’s 100-Year-Old Original Pantry Cafe Needs to Stay Open
The Pantry is not a struggling business. There are lines out the door every hour it’s open these days. A lifer there, a dishwasher, has worked there for 45 years. The Riordan Trust has the right to do what it wishes with its property. But maybe the law isn’t all that matters in shaping what makes a city and a culture like Los Angeles what it is.
Thousands Marched On Downtown L.A. and Shut Down The 101 Freeway To Protest Trump’s Mass Deportation Threats
Many of those marching were fueled along the way by street vendors selling bacon-wrapped hot dogs, freshly squeezed orange juice, and snacks, as other community members handed out free water bottles to demonstrators.
L.A.’s Modern Mexican Food Scene Shines In the 2025 James Beard Award Semifinalist Announcement
Today's modern Mexican nominees in L.A. and its surrounding areas are being recognized on a national level, sweet vindication against those who express reservations against a taco (or concha) for being delicious, "but a little expensive."
The Closing of Guerrilla Tacos Marks the End of An Era For Modern Mexican Food In L.A.
Guerrilla Tacos was one of the city's first sit-down taquerías that offered a farmers market-led approach to tacos with a full cocktail menu. It was also one of the "big three" modern Mexican restaurants along with Taco Maria and Broken Spanish that changed tacos forever in the city and beyond.
Skid Row Nonprofit ‘Fighting to End Homelessness’ Hires Former City Attorney Mike Feuer, the ‘Architect’ of Anti-Homeless Law
“I saw it and thought, this can not be that Mike Feuer,” the source said during an interview with L.A. TACO. “Anyone who is familiar with homeless issues in L.A. knows him as kind of a central villain.”
