AEW Revolution was amazing and my first taste of an @allelitewrestling.com live event. For @lataco.bsky.social, I wrote about how AEW’s rise has helped diversify and expand the business and the fanbase.

The government doesn’t disclose how many Americans are detained, even briefly, during immigration enforcement. But last fall, when ProPublica found that at least 170 U.S. citizens had been detained, at least 20 of them were children. By @nicolefoy.bsky.social

VOTING IS NOW OPEN!!! HELP DECIDE L.A.'s FAVORITE TACO: lataco.com/taco-madness...

you can now order lowrider stamps at USPS store.usps.com/store/produc...

Green-card holders no longer qualify for loans from the Small Business Administration, eliminating a longtime source of financing for immigrants that advocates say will discourage job creation and harm the economy. cal.news/4s3CvpI 📸 Miguel Gutierrez Jr

“Tribute to the Farm Workers” mural at Estrada Courts by artist Alexandro C. Maya (located here -> maps.app.goo.gl/SwaV89fzUk1C...). #FarmworkersDay Image (1975) from the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center Library & Archive: digital.library.ucla.edu/catalog/ark:...

WATCH: ProPublica & @denvergazette.com reporters bought vape products from dispensaries in Colorado and documented how some may have been made from chemically converted hemp — a cheaper alternative to marijuana that can carry potential health risks.

“Chavez had been elevated as a symbol of moral clarity. But now it has become clear that he carried a dark and destructive side, one that left many victims still suffering from those actions." The full story: lataco.com/the-second-d... By Gabriel Buelna and Enrique M. Buelna

Bass lays it on thickly about how past freeway expansion harmed communities of communities of color. Hey - honorable Mayor Bass: Metro still today widening freeways in communities of color! la.streetsblog.org/2026/03/20/m...

ICE Tracker: Palm Springs and Coachella Valley have been seeing consistent vehicle stops and abductions this week.

Metro board unanimously approved advancing Metro K Line light rail project - final language was supported by both Bass and Horvath

The Supreme Court just sent a clear message: ISPs are NOT copyright police. That’s a win for internet access, online speech, and creativity. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

Flock’s website says their License Plate Readers are “not used to enforce traffic violations.” Apparently their customers didn’t get the memo.

Tasking an algorithm with making determinations about medical care can create unwarranted—and even discriminatory—delays or denials of necessary treatment. We're suing to get answers about Medicare's AI experiment. eff.org/press/relea...

Los Angeles artist David Cavazos, aka “BIG SLEEPS,” faces a battle of kidney disease after overcoming the trials and tribulations of street violence, including a gunshot to the femoral artery. The full story: lataco.com/big-sleeps-f... By Odessa Hairapetian

The TSA union criticizes the deployment of ICE agents to airports across the U.S. "Our officers, they're not getting paid, and having people that come in that are getting paid just feels like an insult,” says Cameron Cochems, vice president of AFGE TSA Local 1127.

I got to interview NJPW Strong wrestler Johnnie after their 3rd annual showcase! www.instagram.com/johnnieee_?i...

30 years ago today, Troy McClure starred in the musical “Stop the Planet of the Apes, I Want to Get Off!” #TheSimpsons episode “A Fish Called Selma” first aired March 24, 1996.

I adore this movie. Now that GKIDS has announced they are releasing it, DECORADO goes straight into my top 10 of the year. Might be the best animated film of 2026. And they are releasing it on my birthday!! Vazquez’s other films are also extraordinary: UNICORN WARS and BIRDBOY.

Had my farewell meal at Taix this past weekend as the historic Echo Park restaurant will be closing on Sunday (this one’s gonna hurt). My parents lived in Echo Park when I was born, so they were eating here before I ever entered the picture. Taix in 2026 & 1970 (📸: my dad).

ICE is out heavy today.

Los Angeles is home to the largest Iranian diaspora community in the world. But opinions are mixed when it comes to support for the war against Iran I spoke to folks in the community to see how they feel about the US war on their homeland My latest @aljazeera.com www.aljazeera.com/news/longfor...

Massive federal spending has "supercharged" surveillance, EFF’s Maddie Daly told @FedScoop.bsky.social. “DHS has been purchasing a sweeping array of technologies that can scan people’s faces, track cell phone activity and monitor immigrants and U.S. citizens alike.” fedscoop.com/dhs-surveil...

Tortas Ahogadas Ameca, like many businesses, is looking for a lifeline to help them survive the economic impact of ICE raids. The Small Business Resiliency Fund—a motion introduced by County Supervisor @hildasolis.bsky.social—is providing that much needed aid. 🎥: @eltragon.bsky.social

"In an article published in 'Historical Studies in the Natural Sciences'... #astrophysicist and #historian Eun-Joo Ahn reconstructs the history of the trail-widening that made #MtWilson Observatory possible, arguing that the road should itself be understood as scientific #infrastructure." #histstm

Thur @ 1pm: LA’s Department of Cultural Affairs will unveil these three original artworks for the historic Vision Theatre in #LeimertPark: ▪️ “The Spirit of Performance” by Aziz Diagne ▪️ “Bloom Bright” by Kodjovi Sevon ▪️ “Leimert Park Cultural Icons” by Sei Shimura events.com/r/en_US/regi...

Activists and politicians have called for the late Chavez to have his honours stripped after accusations of rape emerge.

A Steve Roden exhibition in Orange County, Chicano photography at the Cheech, and Robert Williams (the godfather of lowbrow art) at the Long Beach Museum of Art are just a few of the exhibitions we’re seeing in LA this spring.

🍓 Led by founders and co-owners Maricruz and Celina Lopez, Cruzita's Deli & Cafe is a tribute to the women who came before them, a promise to the neighborhood they call home, and a radical mission to prove that "food is love”: go.nhm.org/cruzitas

Did my best to condense four of the recent big headlines around the World Cup. Peep it below.

So Vanity Fair called me a “museum snob” for likening the new LACMA building to a “small-city airport terminal.” I stand by my reporting. 😆🤣💀⚰️

U.S. military commanders are reportedly invoking extremist Christian rhetoric about the biblical "end times" as the U.S. bombs Iran.

I’m back in court this morning for the arraignment of Bennett and Dontreal Washington, who LAPD punched in the face and claimed was a member of the Rollin 60s.

Another #MarathonCrashRide in the books! Had a great time leading a feeder ride from #BoyleHeights to the marathon route. #CriticalMasa

🕰️ Friendly reminder: #DaylightSavingsTime begins tonight! The Art Deco clock inside the #UnionStationLA waiting room:

“This is the best healthcare that many aliens have received in their entire lives.” This is how the DHS ends their press release announcing the death of Alberto Gutierrez-Reyes in ICE detention in California. @lataco.bsky.social

Mar 14 @ 2pm: “Join us for a discussion on food and its relationship to regional identity from the late 1700s to today, from Mexico to Los Angeles." “Stories Behind Mexican Foodways in LA since the Days of El Pueblo” panel via La Plaza de Cultura y Artes-> lapca.org/event/mexica... #foodhistory

Here's LA City Council members reacting to the news that LADWP's general manager Janisse Quiñones is resigning (effective March 27) to go lead an effort to modernize Puerto Rico's power grid. "Is that serious or a joke?" "That's interesting news we'll have to deal with now."

L.A. TACO MEMBERS! Join us tomorrow for a private panel withe Lexis-Olivier Ray, Izzy, Aisha, and myself. You’re paying for our coverage so we want you to have direct access to us, talk to us, ask us questions, and just thank you. Look for the link in your member newsletters.

When the inaugural #CriticalMasa took place in March, Esquina Bicycle Shop asked cyclists to bring their bikes, appetites, and sense of humor. Want to join the next monthly group ride? Hop on bike-accessible @metrolosangeles.bsky.social E Line to Mariachi Plaza and ride to Esquina.
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Crashing the #LAMarathon is one of the most unique rides you can find in L.A. It has gone through various iterations over the yrs & grown into an annual tradition! Ride with us this Sunday from Mariachi Plaza. #MarathonCrashRide #BikeLA #BoyleHeights #CriticalMasa

The Siren is back for a fourth edition. Political cartoonists hailing from Iran, Cuba, Venezuela, the Philippines, and the Americas offer their perspectives on the impact of tyrannical forces in our lives.

Daily Memo: Several ICE Agents Seen Meeting With Bell PD This Evening @eltragon.bsky.social

I hung out with Alejandro González Iñárritu at his “Sueño Perro” installation, which debuts at LACMA this week. It’s a dreamlike experience celebrating the 25 years of AMORES PERROS and the magic of film projection. Here’s my interview with him for LA Times’ De Los: www.latimes.com/delos/story/...

We're at 55% of our $25,000 goal to help me launch @lataco.bsky.social investigative news desk. Thanks so much to everyone who has contributed or shared our fundraiser! We're already putting the money we've raised to use 👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾 Donate here - givebutter.com/la-taco-inve...

Sat @ 3pm/4pm/5pm: "homeLA presents 'Home Under One’s Skin,' a site-responsive dance performance by Marcella Lewis activating #publicmemory, care, and Black communal histories at Historic Belmar Park in #SantaMonica." www.homela.org/home-under-o... #publicart #BHM

What creepy nonsense are companies up to when they try to guess your age or take your ID for age verification? www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

Last July, LAPD descended on a peaceful vigil, assaulted mourners, and arrested Shamond “Lil AD” Bennett and Dontreal Washington Both men are back in court today fighting bogus charges w/ serious consequences. 🧵 la.streetsblog.org/2025/12/18/t...

Looks like we managed to get the Sixth Street Bridge lights on... but just to film the LA28 ad that aired at the end of the Winter Olympics? Plus more news in this week's Hot Links — paid subscribers to Torched get early access now, everyone else will see this in their inbox at the end of the week 🔥

Artist-run spaces represent the heart of Los Angeles’s art scene, yet most people still see the city’s identity as tied to the market — one that’s increasingly influenced by the East Coast.