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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

Crime

A Highly Detailed Account of How Two LAPD Cops Got Fired After Ignoring a Robbery to Catch Snorlax on Pokémon GO

Professional punk and Editor-In-Chief for James Beard Award-winning L.A. TACO. Associate Producer for JBA-winning Las Crónicas Del Taco. Former restaurant scout for Jonathan Gold. Co-author of &#8220;Oaxaca: Home Cooking From the Heart of Mexico (2019, Abrams) and &#8220;Asada: The Art of Mexican-Style Grilling&#8221; (2023, Abrams).

Javier Cabral

Featured

Announcement: L.A. TACO Is Getting a New Education Column: ‘The L.A. Public School Report’

Father of Three Killed Over a Fake $20 Bill While Working One Night a Week at Taco Bell in South L.A.

Memo Torres is the Director of Engagement and multimedia journalist for the James Beard award-winning L.A. Taco. He is also the host of the Daily Memo and writes for Apple Maps’ ‘Where Memo Torres Eats in L.A.’ You can see him on Netflix&#8217;s Taco Chronicles and Pressure Cooker.  You can hear him on KCRW’s ‘Good Food’ occasionally. He was a finalist for the Ruben Salazar Award for Latino journalists and a former third-generation landscaper.

Memo Torres

Video

This 35-Year-Old Jalisco-Style Taco Truck in Venice Named After A Madonna Song Continues to Thrive Despite Gentrification

Tacos

Weekend Taco Mission: Three Tasty Tacos to Try in West L.A.’s Sawtelle Neighborhood

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

As Omicron Cases Surge At The LAPD, Officers Continue to Disregard Face Covering Mandates

Gilberto Godoy Jr is born and raised in Huntington Park, Los Angeles. His passion for photography has led him to showcase the authentic side of L.A.

Gilberto Godoy Jr.

Photo Essay

As L.A. Keeps Gentrifying, the Three Vaqueros Behind ‘Connecting Compton’ Want Their ‘Hood to Stay Riding Horses and Growing Their Own Food (Photo Essay)

Video: Couple Wanted For Feasting On Steak and Lobster Before Dining and Dashing in South Bay, Then Running Over Restaurant Manager

Heri grew up in the High Desert but spent most of the last decade as a SoCal nomad before ending up in Whittier. A multi-disciplined writer, Heri strives to use his words to encourage thought and change.

Heriberto Rodriguez

This Vegan Mexican Restaurant in Upland Added Eggs and Dairy to Its Menu During the Pandemic, and Now They Have One of the Best Breakfast Burritos In the Inland Empire

Update: Councilmember Cedillo’s Office Blames Delay of $1.5 Million MacArthur Park Redevelopment on Unspecified ‘Supply Chain Challenges’

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