One of the reasons Los Angeles became the center of the worldwide film industry has to do with geography. This 1927 map shows why-- within 300 miles, you can be anywhere in the world. One of the other major reasons was that LA was non-union town, but that's a whole 'nother story...
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ICE agents were active in Santa Maria in the early morning, plus multiple sightings in Hemet, Thermal and Mecca.
This year, L.A. TACO compiled unique lists and guides for our readers to deepen their appreciation for L.A. and the people in it. We shared our top picks for local independent businesses, ways to get involved within your community, and strategies for resisting ICE in Los Angeles.
Most federal agents and officials would prefer for their actions to go unnoticed, but Memo Torres has dedicated nearly every single day of the past six months to documenting and exposing the often heinous and violent abductions taking place across Southern California.
These were L.A. TACO's most-read culture stories of the year.
While a book cannot stop evil forces, it can educate us, warn us, and prepare us for what’s coming. The books listed here not only meditate on current events like the Los Angeles wildfires, late stage capitalism, and rising xenophobia, they also reflect our vibrant local literary culture.
Our reporters were on the ground this past year conducting that street-level reporting necessary for showing what's really happening in our city.
