There is a famous journalism proverb: Show me what articles you read, and I'll show you who are.
There isn't an actual proverb, but you can really tell a lot about a city and publication based on the most widely read articles on the city's only street-level food and news publication. This year flew by, unsurprisingly, and L.A. TACO was there for both every mind-blowingly delicious taco hidden in the corner of a neighborhood and controversy involving some of the city's most powerful people.
Here are the top 19 stories read by our loyal readers and supporters. As always, thank you so much for your support. Without you, our editorial would cease to be—straight up. These stories are only possible because you believe in us and our street-level, inclusive journalism. In this age of ever-decreasing attention spans and algorithms that favor videos over articles, L.A. TACO thanks you for every single second that you spend clicking and scrolling through our little editorial trompo.