Sure, yesterday’s de LaB event where we rode the Gold Line extension into East Los Angeles was pretty sweet (if rainy): We got tours of the East L.A. Civic Center, Mariachi Plaza and the died-and-gone-to-heaven Mexican foodie paradise of El Mercado de Los Angeles, thanks to Metro’s James Rojas. But the highlight had to be the surreal moments when our paths crossed with hundreds of jolly old elves who were parading (and drinking) all along the same route. This beer-scented red-and-white blur—spotted here along 1st Street in Boyle Heights—was part of the annual festival SantaCon.
