Daily Memo: Around 500 People Are Now On A Hunger Strike at Five ICE Detention Centers Across the U.S.
It started with one man from Cuba at the Torrance County Detention Facility in New Mexico, who has been in ICE detention since last August.
Bad Brains Legend HR Pays a Visit To Students at Watts Conservatory of Music
The hardcore punk and reggae artist spoke about his foundational "positive mental attitude" philosophy, and played a few songs with the school's teachers.
Who Won The Top Prize At L.A. TACO’s Inaugural “Taquero Super Torneo?”
Eight taquerias competed in 3-versus-3 soccer matches, but only one reigned victorious!
Sunday Taquitos #27: Losing Bet and Mercenaries
Sunday Taquitos! Art by Pulitzer Prize Finalist Ivan Ehlers.
Exclusive: Wife of Hunger Striking Detainee Speaks Out on Inhumane Treatment In California Detention Centers
According to a lawyer with the National Day Labor Network, a hunger strike is a last resort—it is what people do when every other option has been taken away.
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Weekend Eats: On-Tap Sarsaparilla and Soylent Green Cocktails At This Apocalypse-Themed Bar
Plus chocolate-and-ice cream tacos, a new Argentine asado up on the eight floor, and a taco fundraiser for Gaza emergency medical workers.
Investigations Newsletter: L.A. TACO Reporter Detained While Reporting (Again)
“Sign right there,” LAPD Officer Lockhart ordered. “If you don’t sign, you go to jail, it’s simple.”
Craft Breweries Are Struggling. So How Does This One Keep Expanding?
Everything there is to know about the hyper-dank and extremely brave brewery opening at Union Station’s iconic Fred Harvey space tomorrow.
Daily Memo: Immigration Lawyers Overwhelmed With the Number of Detainees Needing Representation
“The system has been set up in a way to make people lose hope, to make them give up fighting their case before they talk to an attorney, before they even really know what their options are," says one of the immigration lawyers from the Immigration Defenders Law Center stepping up to help.
This WWE Power Couple Is Venturing into L.A.’s Coffee Roasting Scene
World Wrestling Entertainment stars Seth Rollins and Becky Lynch have launched AMO, inspired by their true life, non-kayfabe romance; plus, a short guide to a few of their favorite spots in L.A.
These Nine L.A. Dishwashers Are the Real Heroes of Your Favorite Restaurants
Anthony Bourdain said it best: "Everything important I ever learned, I learned as a dishwasher and as a cook." These are just a handful of the places restaurants' MVPs eat and drink at around Los Angeles.
Daily Memo: Hunger Strikes Begin in California ICE Detention Centers as Conditions Worsen
In other news, Palantir has shared the data of 20 million Americans with ICE and a former CEO of private prisons is now running ICE facilities.
