Lexis-Olivier Ray

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’ Los Angeles chapter named Ray one of their “distinguished journalists.” 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’s Health Magazine, KCET and SFGATE.
Former L.A. Sheriff’s Deputy Sent Dick Pics To ‘Vulnerable’ Women That He Met While On Duty
A criminal case for “misdemeanor sexual battery” was presented to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office. However, “the case was declined due to insufficient evidence,” a spokesperson for D.A. Nathan Hochman tells L.A. TACO.
Lakers Fan Injured By LAPD During NBA Finals Celebrations Receives Historic Multimillion Dollar Payout
On June 23, a jury unanimously found the LAPD and City of Los Angeles liable for breaking Pablo Vera’s arm during the Lakers NBA Finals celebrations in October of 2020.
He Went To Celebrate The Lakers Win. And Came Home With His Arm Broken By LAPD.
In 2022, Pablo Vera sued the City of Los Angeles and the LAPD for excessive force and violating his civil rights. Six years after the alleged attack, Vera finally had his day in court.
Investigations Newsletter: LAPD’s Public Records System is ‘Broken’
"It's completely broken. And it's by design," LAPD critic William Gude said in a thundering voice. "It is designed to be slow."
Investigations Newsletter: The Restaurants Feeding L.A’s ‘Most Wanted’ Journalist
A tasty meal and cold beer hits differently when you’ve just narrowly avoided arrest, even if you’re covered from head to toe in a chemical substance banned in warfare.





