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Union Leader Released From Custody After Thousands Rally at Downtown’s Grand Park This Morning

Service Employees International Union California president David Huerta now faces a federal charge of conspiracy to impede an officer after his violent arrest and injury on Friday at a garment warehouse.

June 9, 2025

The 11 Best Places to Drink Ultra-Refreshing Tejuino In L.A.

A fermented, fizzy, corn masa beverage traditionally from Western Mexico and recognized for indigenous origins, tejuino packs a punch and delivers refreshing complexity with every sip. Here are L.A.'s best.

Electric Car-Share Stations For Low-Income Drivers Are Reopening in South L.A., Following L.A. TACO Report

“Blink Mobility currently has a conditional use permit to operate three former BlueLA stations as private carshare services while city council reviews and approves LADOT’s plan for repurposing former stations and a new permanent permit program,” Colin Sweeney, public information director for the Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT), told L.A. TACO in a written statement.

June 4, 2025

LAPD Rejects Over 1,700 ‘Biased Policing’ Complaints

Community members and LAPD staff made 15,000 allegations against department staff. But only 4.7 percent (or 701) allegations were sustained.

June 4, 2025

After Winning Michelin Recognition For His L.A. Taquería, Alex Carrasco Is Bringing Durango-Inspired Flavors to Rancho Cucamonga

There's a perpetual party going on in Rancho Cucamonga, centered around the Durango-inspired recipes of chef Alejandro “Alex” Carrasco, the Mo-Chica, Mozza, Red Medicine, and Joe’s veteran who nabbed a Michelin Bib Gourmand distinction in 2021 for his Bee Taqueria in West Adams.

California DOJ Finally Begins Reviewing Wrongful Convictions, Following L.A. TACO Report

This comes four months after L.A. TACO first reported that the PCJU had not begun accepting applications from defendants who say they were wrongfully convicted, nearly two years after Attorney General Rob Bonta made headlines for launching the DOJ’s first-ever post-conviction review unit. 

May 22, 2025

The Giant Taco Hiding Under The 10 Freeway

This giant rolled taco challenges your preconceived definitions of what a taco is and is not.

City of L.A. Quietly Abandons Plans To Expand Electric Car Share Program To South L.A.

BlueLA shut down last month after the city received a multi-million dollar grant to expand the car share service into South Los Angeles.

L.A. Dispensary Owners Say Excessive Permit Fees Are Pushing Them Out Of Legal Market

Speaking in solidarity with social equity licensees, Catalyst Cannabis CEO Elliot Lewis said the Department of Cannabis Regulation has “done nothing to earn the tax money of this industry. The [social equity] program is an abject failure.”

April 25, 2025

Opinion: Every Day is ‘Earth Day’ When You Are Latino

Indulge in your inner-señorismo of bringing your own Tupperware to the taquería.

April 22, 2025