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 study of over 36,000 adults finds that having just one alcoholic drink a day is linked with reductions in overall brain volume. [Penn Today]
—A railroad worker shortage is clogging The Port of L.A. with cargo, portending another possible national shipping "logjam." [CBS]
—Julian Nava, the first Mexican American member of the L.A. School Board and a U.S. ambassador to Mexico, has died at age 95. [LAist]
—A Bengal tiger ran into a taquería in Mixquiahuala, Hidalgo, and was soon calmly coaxed out of there by one brave man. [Mazatlan Weekly]