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Celebrating the Taco Lifestyle in Los Angeles, CA

L.A. TACO

Francisco Avilés Pino is a Mexican writer and producer based in Los Angeles, whose work spans journalism, film, and fine art, exploring how power, identity, and culture shape immigrant and Latino/a life in America. Their work has appeared in the Museum of Contemporary Art-LA, HarperCollins, NPR, Vogue, The Nation, and The Intercept.

Francisco Aviles Pino

Politics

Kevin De León’s Past Accomplishments Guide Him to Be the Next Mayor of L.A.

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Featured

Headlines: Princess Bride Star Bitten By Rattlesnake in Malibu; L.A. County Median Home Prices Hit New High

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

Outside Los Alpes Paletería, opened since the 70s. Photo by Elmer Argueta for L.A. TACO.

These 12 Spots in Southeast Los Angeles Prove It’s L.A.’s Most Overlooked Food Destination

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

Pico Rivera Mom Stabs and Kills Pet Pit Bull After Unprovoked Attack On One-Year-Old Daughter

Headlines: Megan Thee Stallion Recounts Shooting; Beverly Hills Installing 900 More Surveillance Cameras (and 50 Plate Readers)

$9 Million Settlement After 15-Year-Old Dies During Football Practice In Jurupa Valley

Headlines: Mountain Lion Struck and Killed on the 405; New Cannabis Consumption Lounge Opens In West Hollywood

Events

Weekend Events: A Cypress Hill Doc, Cudahy’s Dab Lounge, Free Ice Cream and Jazz, and Sublime Covers in LBC

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

Street Vending

BREAKING: L.A. Street Vendors Victorious In Sacramento. Senate Votes In Favor of Bill That Will Modernize Food Code and Stop Criminalizing Street Vending

Vendedores Ambulantes de Los Ángeles Ganan en Sacramento. Senado Vota Para La Descriminalización de La Venta de Alimentos

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