Lataco News Updates

For the latest installment of the L.A. TACO Mix Series, we welcome N8NOFACE—a singular voice in modern synth-punk whose music fuses raw poetry with the scars and survival of real-life chaos, who put together this mix for our members. The post N8NOFACE’s 47-Minute ORIGINAL L.A. TACO Mix Is Out Now… Read more »

Fans dressed as jesters and crustie old punks united at The Garden's hometown mini-fest, reaching new levels in the growing "Vada Vada" movement of experimental punk. The post Clown-Faced Fans Swarmed The Garden’s ‘One Strange Night In Orange County’ Festival appeared first on L.A. TACO. Read more »

Lamb pastrami reubens, escargot-and-rabbit pizza, and a pizza party for protestors in Downtown. The post Weekend Eats: Lynwood Taquería Hosting ‘SELAtería’ to Raise Money for Families Affected by ICE appeared first on L.A. TACO. Read more »

We’re seeing joint task force operations between the FBI, DEA, ATF, and US Marshals along with ICE and Border Patrol out in the streets and now targeting homes while still conducting vehicle stops. Inmates at the Adelanto ICE detention center speak up about abuses and more. The post DAILY MEMO:… Read more »

Tacos vary by region in Mexico, but in L.A. you can find many styles in one single place. We've published this guide in collaboration with Financial Times listing the 12 best taquerías to blow your mind. Plus, five essential rules for finding the city's next best taco. The post Twelve… Read more »

There’s cheese, there’s crème fraîche and gruyere sauce, there’s French fries, and sometimes there are other things, all origami-ed into a rectangular slab that looks like a long lost taco cousin that is somewhere between a microwaved Tina’s burrito Crunchwrap.  The post What the Hell Is a ‘French Taco?’ Find… Read more »

ICE and ATF held an operation at a home in Santa Ana where several women and children were seen sitting on the curb with agents holding rifles in front of them. They were also spotted in different areas of L.A. and more. The post DAILY MEMO: Women, Children, and Babies… Read more »

You may think demolition derbies would be the domain of smaller, redder states. But the practice of intentionally smashing your scrappy bruiser of a car right into the vehicle of another person was actually born near Gardena at the long-gone Carrell Speedway. The post These Photos Capture How Chino’s Demolition… Read more »

ICE and Border Patrol continue their assault on individuals all over the southland taking people from a Home Depot in Encenitas a gardener in South Los Angeles, and more. The post DAILY MEMO: ICE is Getting Busy and Bolder Despite Restraining Orders and More appeared first on L.A. TACO. Read more »

James Beard Award finalist for "Best Chef California" Daniel Castillo summarizes his new concept he secretly opened on the sand just a few feet away from the water as “ Latino-style meets Black-style BBQ. It’s ‘hood, but finessed. It's Califas-style.” The post Heritage Barbecue Quietly Opened a Beachside Tri-Tip Mecca… Read more »