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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.
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.
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.
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.
‘Ohtani The Great’ — Shohei’s Epic Night Gives Me New Hope That The Dodgers Can Still Unite Los Angeles
"Ohtani on his own is giving me reason to believe in the purity of sports as a uniter. I’m just wondering what a World Series parade would look like in a city that’s nearly 50% Latino."
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.
Native Community Bands Together In San Pedro, Fighting Trump’s ‘Columbus Day’ Reinstatement
L.A.’s Greatest Detective Is Back To Navigate a City in Turmoil and Speak for the Voiceless
Walter Mosley, author of the Easy Rawlins series, continues his love letter to L.A. in "Gray Dawn," as his familiar P.I. protagonist tries to make sense of the city's crimes. “Easy, and his friends exist to testify about a volatile time in Black, and therefore American, history," Mosley states in this installment's author note.
DAILY MEMO: In New Tactic, ICE Kidnaps Random Bystanders Near Foiled Raid Sites
ICE is continuing their raids, going after seemingly anyone at random, sometimes releasing them later in the streets. Meanwhile DHS is playing the victim card as they deport migrants to Africa, a country not of their origin.
