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

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Taco Cart Guy: Global Warming ~ by Lalo Alcaraz

Scouring the brick jungles of Los Angeles with my arsenal of cameras. In my adventures I am photographing anything that piques my interest.

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Recap: Greenspan’s 90th Anniversary Party in South Gate

Taco Cart Guy: Happy Mexican Independence Day ~ by Lalo Alcaraz

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Recap: HighLife Music Festival 2018 ~ NOS Center

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Taco Cart Guy: Taco Me Out to the Ball Game ~ by Lalo Alcaraz

Erick Galindo is a contributing Editor to L.A. TACO. He writes the Mis Ángeles column for LAist/KPCC and has written essays on food and culture for the New York Times and Los Angeles Times.

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The Glory Days of L.A. Public Transit in 1926, Mapped

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Photos ~ Black Books Sessions Celebrates Ten Years in Long Beach

Taco Cart Guy: Immigration Sweeps ~ by Lalo Alcaraz

Daniel Hernandez is editor emeritus of LA Taco, serving 2017-2019. He is currently a staff writer for the L.A. Times. He is former Mexico bureau chief for VICE News, and former staff writer at the Los Angeles Times and LA Weekly. Daniel is author of the book &#8220;Down &amp; Delirious in Mexico City.&#8221;

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These Oaxacan Muralists Brought Indigenous Flavor to the Central Library; Now They Are Deported ~ An Exclusive

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Ink: Tattoo Art Exhibit Opens at Museum of Latin American Art  ~ Long Beach