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Mexico’s Women’s Gymnastics Team Is Appealing To Its Government For Help Leaving Israel

L.A. TACO STAFF — Tue, 10 Oct 2023 00:23:19 +0000

With all major flights canceled to and from the country's airports, the women say they have been left without the means or possibility of coming home after meeting to train for the Pan American games.

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Tacos in the Outfield: Meet the East L.A. Taquero Who Got His Start Selling Carne Asada Inside Tijuana’s Baseball Stadium

Isa Johnson — Fri, 09 Jun 2023 05:22:40 +0000

Jesus Manuel "Güero" Mendez is the head taquero for Tacos Don Cuco, which has six locations around L.A. and the I.E. But he never forgets his humble beginnings selling tacos outside Tijuana's baseball stadium. A couple times a year, he still makes carne asada for the staff and players as a way to honor that.

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The Recipes at LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes’ Latest Exhibition Are Keeping the Memories of Mexico’s Disappeared People Alive

Javier Cabral — Thu, 18 May 2023 17:15:00 +0000

More than 112,000 people have disappeared in Mexico over the last 60 years. A new exhibition, inspired by two books on the tragic subject, is now open at LA Plaza Cocina in downtown Los Angeles, honoring some of them with their favorite recipes for flan, pozole, and other regional recipes.

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Powerful L.A. Mexican-American Creators Star In Adidas’ New Jersey Drop, Along With the City They Love

Janette Villafana — Thu, 13 Apr 2023 23:06:47 +0000

Adidas’ new away jersey, made for the Mexico women’s national soccer team, is dedicated to honoring the country’s coastal waters. It incorporates elements inspired by the famous whale sharks found abundantly off Mexico’s Gulf and Caribbean shores and embodies an appreciation for fans on both sides of the border. With a powerhouse crew that is […]

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Headlines: LAPD Officials Determined That Officer Who Killed 14-Year-Old at Burlington Coat Factory Last Year Didn’t Follow Policy; 405? More Like 40-Hell

L.A. TACO STAFF — Wed, 23 Nov 2022 17:46:22 +0000

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. —North Hollywood: Officials determined that LAPD Officer William Dorsey Jones Jr. broke department policy when he shot at a suspect in a Burlington Coat Factory […]

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Why L.A.’s Agave Gatekeeper Called Yesterday ‘The Saddest Day’ for the Mezcal Industry Across Mexico

Hadley Tomicki — Fri, 12 Aug 2022 20:03:36 +0000

As mezcal continues its swift ascent into U.S. popularity, sweeping spendy finance bros, influencer entrepreneurs, Hollywood actors, and other damned yankees up in a craze for what they erroneously label it “smoky Tequila,” another long-feared prophecy of agave gatekeepers is sadly coming true, with implications for Mexico, mezcaleros, and the very Earth itself. A “mezcal […]

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Over 25 OXXOs Burned In One Night In Guanajuato, Reported to Be Cartel Retaliation

Hadley Tomicki — Thu, 11 Aug 2022 18:36:24 +0000

Prolonged cartel violence reportedly struck two different states in Mexico on Tuesday night, retaliation for the suspected capture of a high-profile cartel member by Mexican military authorities. Ricardo Ruiz, aka “El Doble R,” aka “YouTuber,” aka “El Tripa,” is a lieutenant in Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación, notorious as the subject of a corrido by Los […]

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A New Company Lets You Send Money to Mexico At No Cost

Hadley Tomicki — Mon, 06 Jun 2022 18:56:33 +0000

According to The Bank of México, over $56 billion in remittances were estimated to have been sent from the U.S. to Mexico last year, setting yet another annual record in payments wired from the Mexican-American community to relatives, friends, and other associates. All but a tiny fraction of those payments are believed to have been […]

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Mexican Heroes Who Helped Identify Brooklyn Subway Shooter Now Face Potential Deportation

Hadley Tomicki — Fri, 20 May 2022 18:02:12 +0000

Two Mexican heroes living in New York are attempting to fight the threat of deportation despite their roles in identifying the shooter in Brooklyn’s April 12th subway shooting attack. Francisco Puebla and a woman only identified by her last name of Flores are both undocumented New Yorkers whose information and participation led to the capture […]

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Mexico’s ‘Mayan Train’ Condemned By Many for the Devastation of Indigenous Land, Including Cenotes in Tulum

Hadley Tomicki — Mon, 16 May 2022 21:43:29 +0000

A tourist train line slated for construction in southern Mexico is drawing protests from celebrities and militant activists alike over its dire and devastating potential impact on the environment and surrounding Indigenous lands, including many of the natural features that bring tourists to the area in the first place. El Tren Maya, also known as […]

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