L.A. TACO

Jewish Currents, the premier magazine of the Jewish-American political left, ran an article by reporter Will Alden last month called “Can Socialism Win Without Palestine?” The gist of the story was that Council member Nithya Raman’s campaign for mayor of Los Angeles was basically trying to run a campaign similar to New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s, without talking about Palestine, Gaza, or Israel, and whether the Democratic Socialists of America’s L.A. chapter would field volunteer canvassers...

Warning: Content in this story may be triggering or disturbing for some readers. My memories of Fraternity Row have damp, jagged edges. They were made during my freshman year at the University of California, Berkeley. I was 18 years old when I moved into Griffith Hall, a high-rise dorm that loomed across the street from Neuman Hall, a Catholic parish with an oddly brutalist design. Everything that I knew about my school came from its marketing materials.

Welcome to Friday’s Weekend Eats column, a look at some of the most exciting culinary throw-downs in L.A., made just for members of L.A. TACO. A heads-up that next weekend, L.A. Loves Alex’s Lemonade is back at UCLA, to raise money in the fight against childhood cancer through what is definitely L.A.’s most star-studded food event. In case you wanna pursue tickets now. Iced matcha and coffee drinks at Chucho in Leimert Park. Photo by Karina Soriano.

The feeling that someone is creeping up on you deep in the bowels of a haunted L.A. landmark. Demons whispering sinister plans by your bed when you wake up at night. Legless phantoms and talking dolls tormenting you from the shadows . . . What does it take to scare someone in 2026? L.A.’s scare professionals have some of the craziest work deliverables imaginable: scare the hell out of you after you paid a small fortune for thrills during Halloween season.

An ICE surge seemingly kicked off in the region this past Monday. L.A. TACO tracked at least 45 people detained across Southern California, with a huge emphasis on Santa Maria and San Diego, as well as a few in Los Angeles, at United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Application Support Centers and local jails.

After slamming into an overpass guardrail above the 118 Freeway in Porter Ranch during a high speed pursuit that exceeded speeds of 100 mph, the driver and four passengers jumped out of the allegedly stolen gray Nissan hatchback. “Hey, get on the fucking ground!” An LAPD officer who had been trailing the Nissan shouted as the driver and another passenger hopped over the guardrail and fled down an embankment onto the westbound side of the freeway.

Kimochii Con started as a small celebration of adult anime culture and has grown into a convention that brings together fans, artists, performers, and people working in the industry. The event was freak heaven, from bags of worn panties for sale to gooners drinking mystery liquids that models soaked their feet in. Anything seemed possible at Kimochii Con. The organizers describe it as a safe, judgment-free space where people can come together, be curious, and express themselves.

Opinion Brick-and-Mortar Restaurants Need to Stop Blaming Street Vendors The truth is, the city isn't particularly motivated to encourage or assist small brick-and-mortars or street vendors. What really gets them salivating is corporate investment.

I'm going to go out on a limb here and say Anthony Bourdain knows more than I do about food. I'd be willing to bet he knows more about food than you, too, as well as the vast majority of people not involved in the culinary arts. Because he knows so much, I generally trust his intuitions about where to eat and what best represents a place's culture when expressed through food.

Welcome to Weekend Eats, a look at some of the most exciting culinary throw-downs in L.A., made just for members of L.A. TACO. A reminder that we’re celebrating at the return of our Birriamania event this Saturday at Santa Anita Park, and members get in free! On Sunday, Tito’s Tacos and Tito’s Vodka are teaming up for the 9th annual“Tito’s Fiesta Mexicana,” which will raise funds for the Culver City Arts Foundation, with cocktails, tacos, burritos, flan, and live performances.