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They Took Our Taco Guy on the Fourth of July

They’re not coming for criminals. They’re coming for the cooks. Award-winning LA food blogger Bill Esparza estimates up to 90% of L.A.’s Street Food Scene Is Gone

July 5, 2025

By Nick Valencia

LOS ANGELES — On the night we were supposed to be celebrating our freedom, they detained our taco guy.

He wasn’t hiding. He wasn’t running. He was just doing what he …

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