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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

News

Recent Reversal of State Loitering Law May Be Why One Koreatown Resident Sees More Sex Workers On His Commute

Karina Santellano is a PhD student at USC. She uses the avenue of research and journalism to amplify practices of joy and resistance in Latino communities.

Karina Santellano

Featured

From Tijuana to Madison Square Garden: Mexican Wrestler Rey Mysterio Jr. Celebrates 20 Years In the WWE

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Headlines: Street Takeover and Car Crash Already at 6th Street Bridge; Untangling the Sheriff ‘Cover-Up’ In Mitrice Richardson’s Suspicious Death

Food

Lincoln Heights’ Dodger-Themed Churro Mobile is Everything We Love On Wheels

Vladimir De Jesus Santos is a Salvadoran-American “rocker foo” from Koreatown, Los Angeles, CA. He’s worked as a Cinematographer/Editor for the past decade, focusing on documentaries, short horror films, low budget music videos, and in 2019, he started his own podcast, “Ey, Foo You A Rocker?” which discusses the intersection between race and identity around extreme music in the hood. He’s interested in writing about culture, transnational politics, and his local taco spot.

Vladimir De Jesus Santos

‘Our Communities Depend on Each Other:’ Olivia in K-Town Is Using Food to Unite Korean and Latino Cultures

Headlines: Fights Shut Down Knotts Berry Farm; How Disneyland Has Gotten So Damn Expensive

Street Vending

This Santa Ana Councilman Wants To Make Any and All Attacks On Street Vendors ‘Hate Crimes’

Leonardo is a San Pedran now living and writing out of Simi Valley. Find him @nardrageous on Twitter and Instagram, where he enjoys talking about politics, culture, and sopapillas.

Leonardo Poareo

Personal Essay

A Love Letter to ‘My Grimy’ San Pedro, On The Dawn Of Its Gentrification

Headlines: Indoor Mask Mandate May Return On July 29; Officer Grazed By Bullet Confronting Fairfax Thieves

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

Do CBD Drinks Actually Calm Your Anxiety? We Tested Some to Find Out (Plus THC-Ones, Too)

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