L.A. TACO
@lataco.bsky.social
Street-level journalism in Los Ángeles covering news, culture, and the taco lifestyle. “The 2020 Emerging Voice” James Beard Award winner. Est. 2006.
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this account just keeps getting better, and if the content makes you depressed, you can always watch the taco reviews, make your mouth water, go out and get some tacos, eat all of them, and then no longer be depressed
November 9, 2025 at 8:58 PM
this account just keeps getting better, and if the content makes you depressed, you can always watch the taco reviews, make your mouth water, go out and get some tacos, eat all of them, and then no longer be depressed
We are teaching a groundbreaking class at USC titled “Bridging the Media Gap Between L.A. Influencers and Independent Journalists” trying to create a new style of ethical hybrid reporting that will usher in this brave new era of journalism.
A letter from our editor: lataco.com/usc-class-la...
A letter from our editor: lataco.com/usc-class-la...
November 10, 2025 at 12:58 AM
We are teaching a groundbreaking class at USC titled “Bridging the Media Gap Between L.A. Influencers and Independent Journalists” trying to create a new style of ethical hybrid reporting that will usher in this brave new era of journalism.
A letter from our editor: lataco.com/usc-class-la...
A letter from our editor: lataco.com/usc-class-la...
L.A. TACO's first ever "Sunday Taquitos" by Ivan Ehlers.
November 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM
L.A. TACO's first ever "Sunday Taquitos" by Ivan Ehlers.
"Every version of the industry is a reflection of culture ... Every artist has to adjust to the times,” Miguel told the crowd at the intimate listening party for his new release.
The full story: lataco.com/miguel-caos-...
By Michael Blackshire
The full story: lataco.com/miguel-caos-...
By Michael Blackshire
November 8, 2025 at 8:40 PM
"Every version of the industry is a reflection of culture ... Every artist has to adjust to the times,” Miguel told the crowd at the intimate listening party for his new release.
The full story: lataco.com/miguel-caos-...
By Michael Blackshire
The full story: lataco.com/miguel-caos-...
By Michael Blackshire
DAILY MEMO: Border Patrol Targets Van Nuys and Panorama City, Snatching Street Vendors, Pedestrians, and Day Laborers Again
Full report: lataco.com/daily-memo-n...
Full report: lataco.com/daily-memo-n...
November 8, 2025 at 6:15 AM
DAILY MEMO: Border Patrol Targets Van Nuys and Panorama City, Snatching Street Vendors, Pedestrians, and Day Laborers Again
Full report: lataco.com/daily-memo-n...
Full report: lataco.com/daily-memo-n...
#32 on our best Mexican restaurants list = QUIADAIYN ~ MAR VISTA
The Westside's best Oaxacan restaurant treats you like you’re part of the family.
See all 43 of the best Mexican restaurants on our list: lataco.com/best-mexican...
The Westside's best Oaxacan restaurant treats you like you’re part of the family.
See all 43 of the best Mexican restaurants on our list: lataco.com/best-mexican...
November 8, 2025 at 1:30 AM
#32 on our best Mexican restaurants list = QUIADAIYN ~ MAR VISTA
The Westside's best Oaxacan restaurant treats you like you’re part of the family.
See all 43 of the best Mexican restaurants on our list: lataco.com/best-mexican...
The Westside's best Oaxacan restaurant treats you like you’re part of the family.
See all 43 of the best Mexican restaurants on our list: lataco.com/best-mexican...
One man who was walking to Gold Room bar had to get surgery on his finger after being shot with a “rubber bullet.”
The full story: lataco.com/echo-park-wo...
By @shoton35mm.bsky.social
The full story: lataco.com/echo-park-wo...
By @shoton35mm.bsky.social
November 8, 2025 at 12:33 AM
One man who was walking to Gold Room bar had to get surgery on his finger after being shot with a “rubber bullet.”
The full story: lataco.com/echo-park-wo...
By @shoton35mm.bsky.social
The full story: lataco.com/echo-park-wo...
By @shoton35mm.bsky.social
Plus Japanese pastries, all-you-can-eat dumplings, and a party to benefit a local rapid response network.
The full guide: lataco.com/weekend-eats...
By Hadley Tomicki
The full guide: lataco.com/weekend-eats...
By Hadley Tomicki
November 7, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Plus Japanese pastries, all-you-can-eat dumplings, and a party to benefit a local rapid response network.
The full guide: lataco.com/weekend-eats...
By Hadley Tomicki
The full guide: lataco.com/weekend-eats...
By Hadley Tomicki
DAILY MEMO: 25 People Taken In Hectic Santa Ana Raids and More
Full article lataco.com/daily-memo-n...
@eltragon.bsky.social
Full article lataco.com/daily-memo-n...
@eltragon.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 7:52 AM
DAILY MEMO: 25 People Taken In Hectic Santa Ana Raids and More
Full article lataco.com/daily-memo-n...
@eltragon.bsky.social
Full article lataco.com/daily-memo-n...
@eltragon.bsky.social
“It's really important right now to show Hispanic people being aggressive, being themselves, and I think it's very healing,” says Magdalena Aparicio, director of “Xicano Hardcore: A Mosh For Youth Documentary."
The full story: lataco.com/chicano-hard...
By Ivan Fernandez
The full story: lataco.com/chicano-hard...
By Ivan Fernandez
November 6, 2025 at 11:20 PM
“It's really important right now to show Hispanic people being aggressive, being themselves, and I think it's very healing,” says Magdalena Aparicio, director of “Xicano Hardcore: A Mosh For Youth Documentary."
The full story: lataco.com/chicano-hard...
By Ivan Fernandez
The full story: lataco.com/chicano-hard...
By Ivan Fernandez
Bruce Lee shifted the U.S. zeitgeist, and author Jeff Chang maps out "how Kung Fu became American" in his newest book.
The full story: lataco.com/jeff-chang-b...
By Mike Sonksen
The full story: lataco.com/jeff-chang-b...
By Mike Sonksen
November 6, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Bruce Lee shifted the U.S. zeitgeist, and author Jeff Chang maps out "how Kung Fu became American" in his newest book.
The full story: lataco.com/jeff-chang-b...
By Mike Sonksen
The full story: lataco.com/jeff-chang-b...
By Mike Sonksen
DAILY MEMO: Border Patrol Snatches Multiple People in Salvadoran Corridor Raid, Including a U.S. Citizen
🧵 2 parts
🧵 2 parts
November 6, 2025 at 7:09 AM
DAILY MEMO: Border Patrol Snatches Multiple People in Salvadoran Corridor Raid, Including a U.S. Citizen
🧵 2 parts
🧵 2 parts
On the second floor of a jet-black building in Downtown Los Angeles, These Days Gallery & Bookstore is curating artful happenings that reflect the workings of the city and its underground anarchist-spirited movements.
The full story: lataco.com/anarcho-punk...
By Héctor Zaldívar
The full story: lataco.com/anarcho-punk...
By Héctor Zaldívar
November 5, 2025 at 11:08 PM
On the second floor of a jet-black building in Downtown Los Angeles, These Days Gallery & Bookstore is curating artful happenings that reflect the workings of the city and its underground anarchist-spirited movements.
The full story: lataco.com/anarcho-punk...
By Héctor Zaldívar
The full story: lataco.com/anarcho-punk...
By Héctor Zaldívar
Border Patrol Takes One U.S. Citizen and Four Day Laborers From Westlake Home Depot
November 5, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Border Patrol Takes One U.S. Citizen and Four Day Laborers From Westlake Home Depot
Gabriel Garcia Aviles would pass away just ten days later, leaving a grieving family with a lot of unanswered questions.
The full story: lataco.com/second-death...
By Izzy Ramirez
The full story: lataco.com/second-death...
By Izzy Ramirez
November 5, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Gabriel Garcia Aviles would pass away just ten days later, leaving a grieving family with a lot of unanswered questions.
The full story: lataco.com/second-death...
By Izzy Ramirez
The full story: lataco.com/second-death...
By Izzy Ramirez
DAILY MEMO: Feds Rip Through Election Day, Taking At Least 25, Including Elderly, a Toddler, and Her U.S. Citizen Father
🧵 2 parts
🧵 2 parts
November 5, 2025 at 8:36 AM
DAILY MEMO: Feds Rip Through Election Day, Taking At Least 25, Including Elderly, a Toddler, and Her U.S. Citizen Father
🧵 2 parts
🧵 2 parts
After an agent hit the child in the face with a ball, the youth was driven away from the scene by Border Patrol. The child was later reunited with its mother in the afternoon.
The full story: lataco.com/toddler-deta...
By Aisha Wallace-Palomares
The full story: lataco.com/toddler-deta...
By Aisha Wallace-Palomares
November 5, 2025 at 4:15 AM
After an agent hit the child in the face with a ball, the youth was driven away from the scene by Border Patrol. The child was later reunited with its mother in the afternoon.
The full story: lataco.com/toddler-deta...
By Aisha Wallace-Palomares
The full story: lataco.com/toddler-deta...
By Aisha Wallace-Palomares
A firefighter told L.A. TACO that they got a call saying that “some unwelcome people” had driven onto a parking lot that the fire department rented from the Dodgers for a seminar that they’re hosting today.
The full story: lataco.com/dodgers-park...
By @shoton35mm.bsky.social
The full story: lataco.com/dodgers-park...
By @shoton35mm.bsky.social
November 5, 2025 at 12:59 AM
A firefighter told L.A. TACO that they got a call saying that “some unwelcome people” had driven onto a parking lot that the fire department rented from the Dodgers for a seminar that they’re hosting today.
The full story: lataco.com/dodgers-park...
By @shoton35mm.bsky.social
The full story: lataco.com/dodgers-park...
By @shoton35mm.bsky.social
At the Dodgers World Series parade yesterday, some fans had mixed feelings.
@marinamasako.bsky.social spoke with members of the crowd.
@marinamasako.bsky.social spoke with members of the crowd.
November 4, 2025 at 8:22 PM
At the Dodgers World Series parade yesterday, some fans had mixed feelings.
@marinamasako.bsky.social spoke with members of the crowd.
@marinamasako.bsky.social spoke with members of the crowd.
The peaceful celebration made a dramatic contrast to this weekend's World Series celebrations in Echo Park, where bar-goers were attacked with clubs by mounted police and clouds of tear gas wafted towards families.
The full story: lataco.com/dodgers-para...
By Erwin Recinos
The full story: lataco.com/dodgers-para...
By Erwin Recinos
November 4, 2025 at 7:24 PM
The peaceful celebration made a dramatic contrast to this weekend's World Series celebrations in Echo Park, where bar-goers were attacked with clubs by mounted police and clouds of tear gas wafted towards families.
The full story: lataco.com/dodgers-para...
By Erwin Recinos
The full story: lataco.com/dodgers-para...
By Erwin Recinos
DAILY MEMO: As L.A. Celebrates World Series Win, Feds Target Our Street Vendors
🧵 3 parts
👇🏽 Starting with Saturday, November 1st, 2025
🧵 3 parts
👇🏽 Starting with Saturday, November 1st, 2025
November 4, 2025 at 8:02 AM
DAILY MEMO: As L.A. Celebrates World Series Win, Feds Target Our Street Vendors
🧵 3 parts
👇🏽 Starting with Saturday, November 1st, 2025
🧵 3 parts
👇🏽 Starting with Saturday, November 1st, 2025
Sideshows, fireworks, “Fuck Drake” chants, and jubilant madness ensued. LAPD eventually appeared and fired less-lethals at the fans, striking several individuals.
The full story: lataco.com/dodgers-cele...
By Kemal Cilengir
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By Kemal Cilengir
November 3, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Sideshows, fireworks, “Fuck Drake” chants, and jubilant madness ensued. LAPD eventually appeared and fired less-lethals at the fans, striking several individuals.
The full story: lataco.com/dodgers-cele...
By Kemal Cilengir
The full story: lataco.com/dodgers-cele...
By Kemal Cilengir
"I heard another barrage of explosions when Will Smith crushed the homer to take the lead in the 11th. But I still didn’t look. It was around this point in the night that I realized it was a silly superstition, my not watching …"
The full story: lataco.com/weird-dodger...
By Erick Galindo
The full story: lataco.com/weird-dodger...
By Erick Galindo
November 3, 2025 at 9:21 PM
"I heard another barrage of explosions when Will Smith crushed the homer to take the lead in the 11th. But I still didn’t look. It was around this point in the night that I realized it was a silly superstition, my not watching …"
The full story: lataco.com/weird-dodger...
By Erick Galindo
The full story: lataco.com/weird-dodger...
By Erick Galindo
UPDATE on U.S. citizen who was shot by ICE in Ontario on Thursday, October 30th, The lawyers representing him are seeking the public’s help for tips, videos, and info identifying the three men stopped and potentially taken by ICE who are witnesses. No one knows what happened to them.
November 3, 2025 at 2:52 AM
UPDATE on U.S. citizen who was shot by ICE in Ontario on Thursday, October 30th, The lawyers representing him are seeking the public’s help for tips, videos, and info identifying the three men stopped and potentially taken by ICE who are witnesses. No one knows what happened to them.