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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

Weed

Blaze It: A New Santa Monica Restaurant Hotboxes Cocktails With a Gravity Bong and Tobacco Terpenes

L.A. TACO STAFF

Featured

Headlines: SoCal Students Stage Walkouts to Protest Gun Violence; Rick Caruso Still “Has No Climate Plan”

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

Politics

BREAKING: Street Food Vendors Everywhere Threatened By Santa Monica Senator’s New SB-1290

Events

Weekend Events: DJ Arabian Prince, Houston Tacos in Hollywood, and The Punk Rawk Swap Meet

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

Mariah Castañeda

California’s Youngest Congressional Candidate Nicole López Aims to Represent SELA in Crowded Race

News

Headlines: L.A. Road Rage Incidents Up Over 40%; Legendary Acting Coach Accused of Exploiting Students

Janette Villafana is an award-winning bilingual multimedia journalist. Her heart lies in community-based reporting, and her work is highly centered on showcasing and uplifting community voices, with a significant focus on the Latino community. She developed her beat at L.A. TACO, covering street vending communities in Los Angeles. Past work has been featured on NBC, LAist, Latino Rebels, and more. She is currently featured at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History in Washington in an exhibit titled “¡De última hora! Latinas Report Breaking News.”

Janette Villafana

Los Angeles

A Roundup of GofundMe Accounts and Other Resources to Help the Survivors of Uvalde and Buffalo

Community

This South Central Mom Quit Her Job and Opened a Mangonada Stand to Make a Better Life For Her Daughter

Headlines: CHP Shootout At King Taco; How To Donate To Uvalde Families

All the Tacos and Good Times You Missed Out On at Our Live TACO Madness 2022 (Video and Photo Essay)

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