The Latest Breaking News from Echo Park

Long lines, martinis and memories as LA says adieu to cherished restaurant Taix

The 99-year-old Echo Park favorite is being bulldozed for apartments – Angelenos are losing a slice of city history

The Guardian - US · Mar 29

Out With the Old: The Loophole California Landlords Use to Get Around Rent Control

State law allows landlords to evict tenants without cause if they are doing major renovations. Rent controlled tenants say it can be abused to kick them out for those who can pay more.

Capital & Main · Oct 21, 2024

Commentary: How I helped TV’s ‘Perry Mason’ find the real Latinx LA

LOS ANGELES — I grew up in a Spanish-speaking home in Echo Park. On my mother’s one day off a week from her restaurant, we’d go to matinees at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre. We rarely saw people like us on the screen, but on TV I watched “I Love Lucy”: finally,…

Los Angeles Times · Apr 4, 2023