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

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

Featured

A Harrowing Look Inside the Migrant Refugee Camp on the Border in Tijuana

Melanie Gonzalez is a multimedia journalist obsessed with botanicas.

Melanie Gonzalez

News

Murdering a Homeless Person Should Be a Hate Crime, City Council Says

Philip Iglauer covered all things Koreana for 15 years — foreign diplomats, kimchi, Samsung and, of course, North Korea — out of Seoul. After returning to his native Northeast Los Angeles in late 2016, he freelances on his hometown’s goings-on.

Philip Iglauer

L.A. Sheriff Vows to Roll Out Body Cams: Alex Villanueva’s First Sit-Down Interview as Sheriff-Elect of L.A. County

Politics

Mexico Will Deport 98 People to Honduras Following Border-Rushing Melee in Tijuana

Thanksgiving Protest: Compton Family Fights 50 Percent Rent Hike, Looming Eviction

Cheap Eats

The Last Burgers at Irv’s ~ Classic Hamburger Shack Shutting Down After Long Struggle to Survive

Councilman Jose Huizar Shows Up For Work but Refuses to Answer Questions About FBI Raids of Office, Home

‘Mom, I Just Killed Somebody’: Man Kills Girlfriend and Shoots His Own Family in Watts

Erick Galindo is an award-winning writer, director, and journalist from Southeast L.A. His work spans TV, film, podcasts, and essays that explore the intersection of identity, culture, and chaos in Los Angeles.

Erick Galindo

Snoop Dogg’s Day: From Long Beach Crip, to Rapper, to a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

Leah Xinyan Zhang is multimedia journalist specializing in data journalism and global affairs.

Leah Xinyan Zhang

L.A. Food Banks Have to Throw Away Food Because of Distribution and Storage Issues