Housing

Investigative Report

Protests

Explore

Footer - NEW

Legal Footer

Main - NEW

Mobile

Become a subscriber today to get unlimited access

Thanks for reading!

This is member's only content.

Members get unlimited access to all of our stories, along with incredible perks like free tacos, invites to our events, access to our mobile app, and much more!

Become a Member of L.A. TACO

Free registration

Please register for L.A. TACO to Vote 

Register to continue

L.A. TACO

Jennifer Velez is a multi-media journalist covering news and culture in L.A.

Jennifer Velez

Politics

‘Aware of A Problem and Getting Justice For That Problem Are Two Totally Different Things’ ~ Bernie Sanders, Shaun King, Patrisse Cullors in L.A.

Professional punk and Editor-In-Chief for James Beard Award-winning L.A. TACO. Associate Producer for JBA-winning Las Crónicas Del Taco. Former restaurant scout for Jonathan Gold. Co-author of &#8220;Oaxaca: Home Cooking From the Heart of Mexico (2019, Abrams) and &#8220;Asada: The Art of Mexican-Style Grilling&#8221; (2023, Abrams).

Javier Cabral

Featured

Slow L.A. Pursuit Ends After Many Spike Strips, Pit Maneuvers, a Dancer on the Street, and Civilians Kicking Car

News

Former Taco Madness ‘Best in Show’ Winner Tacos Cuernavaca Robbed at Gunpoint in East L.A.

Jacob Woocher is a graduate student in urban planning at UCLA. He organizes with the Los Angeles Tenants Union and the Democratic Socialists of America, Los Angeles.

Jacob Woocher

More Than 90 Rent-Striking Families in Westlake Are Facing Mass Eviction by a Wealthy Westside Landlord

83 Members of the ‘Mexican Mafia’ Charged for Drug Trafficking in L.A. County Jails

L.A. TACO STAFF

Radio

L.A. Taco on KCRW: Listen to a Discussion on Street Vendors with Chery Glaser

These Are the Hours to Avoid Driving If You’re Traveling This Weekend

Daniel Hernandez is editor emeritus of LA Taco, serving 2017-2019. He is currently a staff writer for the L.A. Times. He is former Mexico bureau chief for VICE News, and former staff writer at the Los Angeles Times and LA Weekly. Daniel is author of the book &#8220;Down &amp; Delirious in Mexico City.&#8221;

Daniel Hernandez

Street Vendor Gets a Taste of Justice ~ The Case of Humberto Yauli

Shots Fired in Highland Park, Marking Fourth Shooting in Just Three Weeks

This Week In Starbucks Racism ~ The Case of the ‘Beaner’ Cup in La Cañada