Explore

Footer - NEW

Legal Footer

Main - NEW

Mobile

Become a subscriber today to get unlimited access

Thanks for reading!

This is member's only content.

Members get unlimited access to all of our stories, along with incredible perks like free tacos, invites to our events, access to our mobile app, and much more!

Become a Member of L.A. TACO

Free registration

Please register for L.A. TACO to Vote 

Register to continue

L.A. TACO

Erick Galindo is an award-winning writer, director, and journalist from Southeast L.A. His work spans TV, film, podcasts, and essays that explore the intersection of identity, culture, and chaos in Los Angeles.

Erick Galindo

Theater

‘We Need to Get Our Side Out’ ~ How Culture Clash Is Striking Back at Anti-Immigrant Hate

Daniel Hernandez is editor emeritus of LA Taco, serving 2017-2019. He is currently a staff writer for the L.A. Times. He is former Mexico bureau chief for VICE News, and former staff writer at the Los Angeles Times and LA Weekly. Daniel is author of the book &#8220;Down &amp; Delirious in Mexico City.&#8221;

Daniel Hernandez

News

Los Angeles Is Asleep at the Polls ~ Five Scary Truths We Learned After California’s Primary Election

Jennifer Velez is a multi-media journalist covering news and culture in L.A.

Jennifer Velez

Featured

This Week In Starbucks Racism ~ The Case of the ‘Beaner’ Cup in La Cañada

Dilan Garcia

Video

Angeleno Profiles: Neighbors Hold Their Recyclables for Doña Julia, a Mid-City ‘Angel’

Tien Nguyen writes about food and culture. She co-authored the New York Times bestseller &#8220;L.A. Son: My Life, My City, My Food&#8221; with Roy Choi and Natasha Phan, and her work has appeared in the Los Angeles Times and Lucky Peach.

Tien Nguyen

Los Angeles

Jazz and Tui Forever: The story of Jitlada, Original Southern Thai in East Hollywood

‘They Have Your Biometrics’ ~ Ongoing ‘DACA Drama’ Forces Some to Avoid Renewing Status

Media

The L.A. Taco Interview ~ Brian Calle, Publisher of L.A. Weekly, Answers Critics

California to Battle Trump Over Citizenship Census Question

ICE Arrests 212 in L.A. During Five-Day Sweep

Jason McGahan is a two time LA Press Club award recipient and a former staff writer for LA Weekly.

Jason McGahan

In Los Angeles, TPS Is a Gathering Storm

immigration