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This Lincoln Heights Pop-Up Is Changing the Face of Salvadoran Cooking
Chef Agua is part of a new wave of Salvadoran cooks whose offerings go beyond the typical found at most pupuserias and Salvadoran restaurants, joining the likes of Walking Spanish and L.A. Pupusa.
‘Music Is Beyond Politics:’ Q&A With Li Saumet and Alberto Montenegro of ASTROPICAL
"We need good people and musicians just have to be unique and be true to themselves," says singer Li Saumet. "Not the best, not perfect, but simply be who they are so that music can continue to create the impact it engenders."
Opinion: Why Los Angeles Must Resist
If democracy is to survive, it must be defended where it is most under attack. And today, that place is here.
With Film Production Down, Is the Sun Setting on the Hollywood Dream?
In the past five years, the whirlwind effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2008 and 2023 actors’ and writers’ strikes, the advent of AI, and productions filming outside of California and the greater U.S. have meant that the glamorous “Hollywood” industry has become more of an ideal rather than a physical setting.
Opinion: Trump Doesn’t Want to Stop Fentanyl—He Wants Mexican Slave Labor
Like in the U.S. invasion of Iraq, the story being sold is terrorism and security, but the machinery being built points to something deeper: keeping Mexico in its place. Washington is not afraid of fentanyl. It is afraid of a Mexico that builds its own economy, reforms its own judiciary, and refuses to play second fiddle.
Update: San Bernardino Man Shot at by Federal Agents in Early August Now in Custody
Francisco Longoria is in custody weeks after fleeing an arrest from then-unidentified and armed assailants who smashed the windows of his vehicle before shooting at him.
Try This Unforgettable Hatch Chile Taco In NELA’s ‘American Heritage Cooking’ Restaurant
Despite the controversy of Dunsmoor when it first opened, It’s a variety of a taco that is hard to find in L.A.: An actual Southwest-style taco that deserves some respect, especially during Hatch chile season. If not for the taste of the taco itself that represents New Mexico, then for all the people who make up that state, including the 23 federally recognized tribes that have taken care of that land—and planted green chiles—for thousands of years.
Cal Poly Pomona Students Protest, Successfully ‘Postponing’ Career Fair Over Border Patrol Presence
Many students felt unsafe with CBP on campus. Meanwhile, the university’s career center is reassessing its programming for future events.
He Won $266 Million In the Lottery, Then He Became a Pro-Israeli Politician Representing the SGV
Despite the United Nations (UN) declaring "stage five famine" in Gaza caused by Israel, House Democrats like Gil Cisneros, Pete Aguilar, and Luz Rivas ignore the facts and share Israeli-friendly social media videos to downplay the severity of the situation.
Nine of L.A.’s Oldest Family-Owned Hardware Stores to Support Instead Of the Home Depot
From live baby chicks and Big Green Eggs to keys painted with pink leopard print, these old-timers have things the big box stores don't. And are much friendlier, too, so you won't be left to wander aimlessly and helplessly down the aisles looking for that single 5/16" torque washer by yourself.
