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You Showed Up 5,000 Deep On For L.A. TACO’s First Event at The Broad
And in the rain! Our small team got the chance to connect with the L.A. TACO community last Saturday at The Broad at our "Celebrate Community" event. These were our favorite moments.
Free L.A.! Support the Fearless Reporting That Los Angeles Deserves
Los Angeles deserves strong, truly independent local media made by and for the people who actually live, work, and raise families here. Not news sponsored by Amazon, Goldman Sachs, and other mega-corporations.
The Class That Wasn’t Supposed to Happen: L.A. TACO’s Historic USC Partnership
As part of our exciting new project, the L.A. TACO Media Lab, which aims to publish even more emerging voices in the city. We are teaching a groundbreaking class at USC titled “Bridging the Media Gap Between L.A. Influencers and Independent Journalists" trying to create a new style of ethical hybrid reporting that will usher in this brave new era of journalism.
Statement Regarding LAPD Targeting and Shooting a Less-Lethal Bullet At One of Our Reporters
L.A. TACO remains committed to our street-level journalism. Rubber bullets or police accusing us of being "fake journalists" are not going to stop our award-winning coverage.
A West Coast Pilsner with ‘Kush-Like Dankness’ for L.A. TACO
Its flavor notes are bright with saturated aromatics of grapefruit peel, melon Fanta, and pine resin colliding with the senses atop a super-tight and pale malt base with medium bitterness. Grab a Deadliner West Coast Pilsner before it's all gone.
N8NOFACE’s Original L.A. TACO Mix Is Out Now
For the latest installment of the L.A. TACO Mix Series, we welcome N8NOFACE—a singular voice in modern synth-punk whose music fuses raw poetry with the scars and survival of real-life chaos, who put together this mix for our members.
Breaking: Eva Longoria Will Match Donations to L.A. TACO Up To $25,000
In a month in which too many prominent voices have chosen silence in the face of federally mandated mass deportations that target families, friends, and workers, we applaud and are endlessly grateful for Longoria’s generosity and actions. Thank you for seeing us and our hard work
A Letter From the Editor About Our Recent Street-Level Coverage of Protests Against ICE In Los Angeles
Journalists are not machines.
Punk Icon Shawn Stern On the World’s Best Underground Scene (and Surviving Slam Dancing in the Desert)
We caught up with Shawn Stern on the day after Youth Brigade played first show in five years with all three brothers in the lineup again. To get his insights on the how L.A. became—and continues to be—the epicenter of underground punk rock, and practical tips for surviving the chaos and camaraderie of Punk Rock Bowling this weekend in downtown Las Vegas.
Here Are All the Tacos Being Served At TACO MADNESS 2025
This is L.A.’s taco-soul on full display—diverse, delicious, and the best of the best available in one spot only this Saturday.
