Chances are we won't hear a whole lot from or about Emanuel Pleitez as the mayoral race evolves into the big-bucks contest that everybody expects. [I'll be happy to be proved wrong on that, and Pleitez has shown the knack to get attention before.] But he was savvy enough to be only the second of the candidates to answer the blog L.A. Taco's call to come forward with a rundown of his favorite tacos. His faves are heavy with Eastside flavor, given his roots. Eric Garcetti has been the only other mayoral hopeful to answer the call, back in March: he liked the Cochinita Pibil at Yuca’s above all, but also recommended preferred tacos at Baja Ensenada, Tacos Delta, Villa Corona and Ariza.
Campaign 2013
Tacos of the 2013 mayoral race
More by Kevin Roderick:
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Recent Campaign 2013 stories on LA Observed:
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Campaign 2013 photo gallery by Gary Leonard
Election post-mortem in quotes (some very pointed)
Losers in the mayoral race: Latino leaders?
Yaroslavsky: No regrets and some advice for the next mayor
Garcetti thanks Greuel and LA, says election was 'never for sale'