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I Went Inside Tanlines, L.A.’s New Bikini Coffeeshop
Tanlines presents itself as something transgressive—a bikini coffee shop in an industrial corner of Los Angeles. But after a few hours inside, the novelty wears off and something much stranger emerges: It's just a neighborhood café.
June 18, 2026
Soccer Fans React to World Cup Controversies
"These are things that I think that should be free, so we can all come together and remember we're all human,” a fan told L.A. TACO in attendance at a watch party event in Exposition Park.
June 17, 2026
Daily Memo: DHS Arrests Activists in Minneapolis As ICE Ramps Up Again Across Southern California
While the World Cup continues, please remember that many of the agents at the games are Federal Air Marshals, who are not tasked for immigration enforcement at the stadiums, they’re a part of Visible Intermodal Prevention and Response or VIPR, who are here as security against “potential acts of terrorism.” This also includes the U.S. Marshals who were also out there with marked vests.
June 17, 2026
Lessons and Reflections From Attending The Iran vs. New Zealand Game in L.A.
"In a world where forms of escapism become harder to find and maintain, how can fans reason their love of the game with the moral complications the World Cup has presented?"
EXCLUSIVE: Deported Adelanto Hunger Striker Speaks Out For the First Time
Kyron Shakeel Swaso, 35, spoke with L.A. TACO following his deportation to Belize, in what he says was an act of retaliation for organizing a hunger strike at the Adelanto ICE Processing Center.
June 16, 2026
