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Jared Cowan is a photographer who also writes and podcasts extensively about L.A. filming locations. He is the co-founder of My Valley Pass, through which he leads film tours of the San Fernando Valley and Pasadena. Jared is also the co-editor of the recent book &#8220;World Film Locations: Los Angeles Volume 2&#8221; and the editor of the upcoming &#8220;World Film Locations: Philadelphia.&#8221;

Jared Cowan

Film

Revisiting the Infamous ‘Uneeda’ Lincoln Heights Building From the ‘The Return of the Living Dead,’ 37 Years Later

One of L.A. TACO&#8217;s co-founders, Hadley Tomicki is a writer and editor on food, travel, and culture whose work has appeared in the Los Angeles Times, New York Magazine, UrbanDaddy, High Times, and many other places.

Hadley Tomicki

News

Dozens of Men Showed Up to March in Solidarity for Short Penises in DTLA’s ‘Small Dong March’

Rich Manning is a freelance writer who lives in Fountain Valley, CA with his wife and two daughters, and is likely eating a burrito as you read this.

Rich Manning

History

Is This Eerie Orange County Hiking Trail La Llorona’s Original Haunting Grounds? A Paranormal L.A. TACO Investigation (Video)

Lexis-Olivier Ray is an award-winning staff investigative reporter for L.A. TACO known for holding powerful people in Los Angeles accountable and his reporting on Los Angeles culture. As well as an artist and filmmaker. In 2022, the Society of Professional Journalists&#8217; Los Angeles chapter named Ray one of their &#8220;distinguished journalists.&#8221; In 2023, Ray won a second place Anthem Award in their Health Innovation category for a texting service geared towards the unhoused community and service providers that he launched in 2021 with L.A. TACO and Subtext. Ray was a 2020 USC Center For Health Journalism (CHJ) Data Fellow. As well as a 2022 CHJ Impact Fellow. As a freelancer, Ray has contributed to the L.A. Times, Men&#8217;s Health Magazine, KCET and SFGATE.

Lexis-Olivier Ray

Personal Essay

Seven Months of Being Scared to Work: The City Attorney Charged Me With Committing A Questionable ‘Crime’ While Reporting

A Controversial Restaurateur Just Pissed off L.A. Preservationists by Gutting 94-Year-old Hollywood Legend Pig ‘N Whistle Without Permits

Mariah Castañeda is a feisty multimedia journalist and social media editor.

Mariah Castañeda

Featured

Introducing Our New Co-Produced Podcast On the City Council Member Who Sold Out the Community That Raised Him

A Filipino ‘Fyre Fest’-Like Food Event That Never Happened in San Pedro Ignites Anger and Unanswered Questions in L.A.’s Fil-Am Community

Capital & Main

Tenant vs. Landlord: ‘Right to Counsel’ Movement Grows in L.A. As Working Families Across the County Face Evictions

Gabriel Chabrán is a food writer and journalist from Highland Park. He currently lives in Long Beach with his wife Katie, their new baby, and their Russian Blue cat, Mars.

Gab Chabran

Music

The Return of Pachyman: How a Bóricua Reggae Musician Came Into His Own In the City of Angels

A comedy podcast about Los Angeles history hosted by Greg Gonzalez (@gregogonzo)and Daniel Zafran.

L.A. Meekly

Tragedy and Death In Los Angeles: 12 Lesser-Known Evil and Eerie Real Events In L.A.’s History

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