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Valeria Macias

Valeria Macias is a student reporter at USC, where she double majors in Journalism and NGOs and social change. Through her work in publications like the LA Times, NBC, Telemundo, Boyle Heights Beat, ABC7, and many others, Macias has amplified the voices within her local communities. Most of her reporting focuses on the local Angelino community and shines a light on issues of gentrification, street vending, city government, and more.

Tom Steyer Paid Influencers Up To Six Figures For Undisclosed Political Ads Critics Say Are Violating Election Rules

Critics insist that influencers and creators, including Carlos Espina and Foos Gone Wild, must disclose payments linked to paid political content for the Steyer campaign.

A Reddit Post Is Trying to Save This Iconic Mexican Restaurant

This taquería nixtamalizes its own masa for handmade tortillas and despite surges of protesters nearby, their sales continue to suffer on Olvera Street.

April 3, 2026

Barrio to Broadway: How ‘Homeboys, the Musical’ Turns Trauma Into Acapelas

Although not officially affiliated with Homeboy Industries, the new production supported by USC Visions and Voices draws inspiration from the organization’s founding story and brings it to life through six dynamic characters.

April 21, 2025

How Wildfires Are Worsening Air Quality on L.A.’s Eastside

An interview with Stephen Ladochy, a professor emeritus at Cal State L.A. who specializes in climatology, addresses the diminishing air quality affecting Boyle Heights and what residents can do about it.

January 14, 2025

Meet One of the Organizers Behind The Dodgers’ Salvadoran Heritage Night and Their Nonprofit Bringing Futbol Supplies to Central America

AFJA, Academia de Fútbol Juvenil Amatense, is an L.A.-based nonprofit that donates sporting goods to Central American youth and places an emphasis on athletic excellence. They've co-hosted Salvadoran heritage nights with The Dodgers, Angels, and Galaxy.

August 20, 2024

Empathy Through Tacos: Meet the Skid Row Taqueros Giving Away Free Food Every Friday to Downtown’s Homeless Community 

One of the taqueros who organizes the weekly pop-ups used to be homeless himself and broke out of poverty by selling breakfast burritos in front of a courthouse in Van Nuys. Now, he is sober and pays it forward every week. The group uses TikTok to raise funds and donate up to 1,500 tacos and more a week.

July 24, 2024

The Dodgers Just Signed a 14-Year-Old from Sinaloa

Meet Ezequiel Rivera, the teenager from Culiacán, Sinaloa, who just signed with one of MLB’s most prominent teams.

July 18, 2024

A String of Fires Shuts Down Three Esteemed Eastside Mexican Restaurants

Mexes Cafe, Don Chamorrón, and Birria Los Socios have been forced to put their businesses on pause after all three were left without a space following fire damage.

July 8, 2024

Las Tarifas de Permisos Para Vendedores Ambulantes se Reducirán de $541 a $27 Tras La Aprobación Del Ayuntamiento de Los Ángeles

La nueva ley entrará en efecto el 28 de Julio de 2024 y se aplicará a los vendedores de comida igual que a los de mercancías. La tarifa reducida para los permisos anuales de venta permitirá que muchos más vendedores de Los Ángeles estén protegidos por la ley y tome en consideración el ingreso anual promedio de los vendedores ambulantes.

July 2, 2024