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Sean Vukan

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Where To Eat In Coachella & Indio: Dim Sum, Date Shakes, and Southern California’s Oldest Tortillería

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

A portable sink and toilet on a sidewalk in Koreatown (2021)

L.A.’s Funding For Homeless Porta Potties and Sinks Is Drying Up

L.A. TACO STAFF

Drink

The 13 Best Dive Bars In Los Angeles

News

Headlines: Two Torrance Police Officers Indicted For The 2018 Killing of Christopher Deandre Mitchell

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

Powerful L.A. Mexican-American Creators Star In Adidas’ New Jersey Drop, Along With the City They Love

Lancaster

A Brief History of Lancaster: Gold Mining, Flat-Earthers,  Judy Garland, and Shattering the Speed of Sound

The Dodgers Seek IPhone Heartbeat Data From Wife Of Stadium Beating Victim

Headlines: Thieves Break Into Palms Taquería, Steal Register And Tips

Street Vendor Advocates Are Demanding the Implementation of a Bill That Will Legally Allow Them to Cook From home

Headlines: L.A. Galaxy President Promises To Step Down If Team Doesn’t Make Playoffs This Year

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