Welcome to L.A. TACO’s daily news briefs, where we bring our loyal members, readers, and supporters the latest headlines about Los Angeles politics and culture. Stay informed and look closely.
— A couple was attacked and pistol-whipped, the man robbed of his $60,000 Rolex watch, by two assailants in broad daylight in the parking lot at 99 Ranch in Rowland Heights on Saturday. [ABC]
—"Uber flouted laws, duped police, exploited violence against drivers and secretly lobbied governments during its aggressive global expansion." [The Guardian]
—Juan Reynaga, a 17-year-old boy who worked at Walmart and is said to be an innocent victim, was shot and killed by a gang's drive-by shooting in Anaheim on Saturday night. [KTLA]
—Due to the high cost of shipping containers, the California almond industry is sitting on about 1.3 million pounds of product it can't deliver. [Food & Wine]