Skip to Content
L.A. TACO home
L.A. TACO logo
Log In
We need your help to keep L.A. TACO going
News

Headlines: Kendrick Drops “Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers;” Grade Schoolers Sickened By Cannabis Chips In Perris

10:04 AM PDT on May 13, 2022

    photo: Martin Adams/Unsplash

    Welcome to L.A. TACO’s daily news briefs, where we bring our loyal members, readers, and supporters the latest headlines about Los Angeles politics and culture. Stay informed and look closely.

    —2022 Taco Madness winner Villa's Tacos has been on KTLA and NBC this week, and will be talking with Ryan Seacrest on the radio today. [NBC, KTLA]

    —56-year-old Steve Lee Dominguez was arrested this week and charged with two counts of bias-motivated interference with federal protected activities, after harassing participants in a Stop Asian Hate rally in Koreatown last year. [NBC]

    —A third grade teacher in Glendale has received threats and been transferred from her classroom out of safety concerns after showing videos celebrating gay pride and love in 2021. [LAT]

    —Joe Buscaino has dropped out of the LA Mayoral race to support billionaire Rick Caruso. [LAist]

    —The California Coastal Commission has rejected a plan for a massive desalination plant in Huntington Beach, despite it having a pretty cool name. [LAT]

    —Kendrick Lamar dropped his new album, "Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers," last night. [Complex]

    —The Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation is providing 500 South Los Angeles students with new shoes, through nonprofit Shoes That Fit. They'll also be going to a game. [ABC]

    —A 16-year-old was killed and two others hospitalized in a shooting at a Corona apartment building. [NBC]

    —Restaurant critic Merrill Shindler takes a look at the make-them-yourself tacos at Encanto in Los Feliz. [The Eastsider]

    —A woman in El Salvador was just sentenced to 30 years in prison for homicide after losing her unborn fetus in a medical emergency. [Vice]

    —Several elementary students ate chips believed to be laced with weed in Perris and were taken to the hospital. [Yahoo]

    —"A group of Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) deputies working in the county jail in Castaic are part of a white supremacist, Ku Klux Klan–themed gang that engages in misconduct and violence against incarcerated people," writes journalist Cerise Castle. [Knock-LA]

    —A look into Emtrain's laudable efforts to launch and adhere to a four-day work week. [NBC]

    Stay in touch

    Sign up for our free newsletter

    More from L.A. TACO

    Taco Members Only

    Juárez-Style Burritos Have Arrived in Southern California, And They are Already Selling Out In Less than An Hour

    The month-old strip mall taquería in Anaheim make all their flour tortillas from scratch using both lard and butter, resulting in an extremely tender vehicle for their juicy guisados like carne en su jugo, carne deshebrada, chile colorado, chile relleno, and chicharrón. Every tortilla is cooked to order, too.

    April 23, 2024
    Community

    Urgent: L.A. TACO Falling Short of Fundraising Goals and Needs Your Support

    Emergency. This is not a test. This is not a ruse. This is not a marketing scheme. We need your support if we're going to make it and every single membership counts.

    April 23, 2024
    Taco Members Only

    The 11 Best Backyard Restaurants in Los Angeles

    Despite many requests to publish this guide, L.A. TACO has been somewhat protective of these gems to not "burn out the spots." However, we wanted to share it with our small, loyal pool of paid members, as we appreciate your support (and know you to be okay, non-NARCs). Please enjoy responsibly and keep these 'hood secrets...secrets.

    April 18, 2024
    Site News

    Here’s What an L.A. TACO Membership Gets You and Why You Should Support Local Journalism

    With more than 30 members-only perks at the best L.A. restaurants, breweries, and dispensaries waiting to be unlocked, the L.A. TACO membership pays for itself!

    April 17, 2024
    See all posts