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Lalo Alcaraz is an award-winning cartoonist and illustrator, author of the long-running comic strip &#8216;La Cucaracha&#8217;.

Lalo Alcaraz

Taco Cart Guy: Moonlit Tacos ~ By Lalo Alcaraz

Taco Cart Guy: Respect Your Local Taquero ~ By Lalo Alcaraz

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Philip Iglauer covered all things Koreana for 15 years — foreign diplomats, kimchi, Samsung and, of course, North Korea — out of Seoul. After returning to his native Northeast Los Angeles in late 2016, he freelances on his hometown’s goings-on.

Philip Iglauer

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Whitewash My Mural, Too: Shepard Fairey Comes to Defense of Controversial Mural at Koreatown High School Campus

Erick Galindo is an award-winning writer, director, and journalist from Southeast L.A. His work spans TV, film, podcasts, and essays that explore the intersection of identity, culture, and chaos in Los Angeles.

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Vintage L.A. Forever: This Archivist is Preserving Los Angeles Pop History in a Massive Digital Archive

Cesar Hernandez is Lynwood&#8217;s second best export behind Weird Al, and a writer and podcaster. Illustration by Tommy Gallegos.

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Review: For Mexico and Los Angeles, ‘Roma’ Immortalizes the Strength of Domestic Workers

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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

Review: ‘If Beale Street Could Talk’ Is a Poignant Portrait of 70s America That Feels Relevant as Ever

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