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Investigations Newsletter: LAPD’s Public Records System is ‘Broken’
"It's completely broken. And it's by design," LAPD critic William Gude said in a thundering voice. "It is designed to be slow."
Microdosing World Peace at Downtown L.A.’s Michelin Restaurant-Themed Sex Party
Wrestling clowns, glittering mermaids, and human pigs abound, as chefs from the world's most famous restaurant deejay (or pay tribute to Alinea on a nude model) at L.A.'s most joyously debauched sex jam.
The 19 Best Moles in L.A., Ranked
This is L.A. TACO's guide to the best motherf*cking moles paying homage to centuries-old recipes and sticking the landing in L.A. County.
Investigations Newsletter: The Restaurants Feeding L.A’s ‘Most Wanted’ Journalist
A tasty meal and cold beer hits differently when you’ve just narrowly avoided arrest, even if you’re covered from head to toe in a chemical substance banned in warfare.
Investigations Newsletter: L.A. TACO Reporter Detained While Reporting (Again)
“Sign right there,” LAPD Officer Lockhart ordered. “If you don’t sign, you go to jail, it’s simple.”
Craft Breweries Are Struggling. So How Does This One Keep Expanding?
Everything there is to know about the hyper-dank and extremely brave brewery opening at Union Station’s iconic Fred Harvey space tomorrow.
Are These Birria Soup Dumplings Worth the Hype or Just Another Stunt Dish Made For Instagram?
You only have until the end of May to get the dish that blew our editor's mind.
Investigations Newsletter: Dr. Oz In MacArthur Park
The physician argued that Los Angeles is “farming homelessness” in MacArthur Park.
How Three Young Adults In L.A. Are Protecting Their Undocumented Parents During Trump’s Presidency
Hobbies and aspirations are put on hold as families reconfigure their lives to avoid deportation and familial separation, deeply aware of how ICE targets working class immigrants.
7 Tattoo Artists in L.A. Resisting ICE Through Flash Sheets
There's never been a better time to get a sick tattoo that says "F8CK ICE" in Los Angeles than right now.









