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News

Headlines: Shoplifting in L.A. Soars, Hitting Highest Reports Since 2010

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Featured

Headlines: Old-School Shop ‘Tacos La Estrella’ On Figueroa Street in Highland Park Closing Tomorrow

Headlines: Union Station Tunnels Flooded In Ankle-Deep Water; Egg Shortage in L.A. Continues

<p>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.</p>


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Food

Paneer Tikka Tacos and Eight Other Spots For New-School Indian in L.A. and O.C.

Headlines: Nipsey Hussle Murder Suspect Beaten and Slashed in Jail; Travis Barker Hospitalized, Writing “God Save Me”

<p>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; This year, 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.</p>


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There Weren’t Enough Porta-Potties for the Homeless To Begin With, in October They’re Being Pulled

Two organizers hold up a UTACH banner in front of Los Angeles City Hall on May 19, 2021.

Unhoused Residents Speak Out Against ‘Prison-Like’ Conditions At Project Roomkey Hotels

Half Ceviche, Half Michelada: Here’s How to Make ‘the Best Micheviche Out There’

From Nigeria to L.A: The Valley’s ‘Goat Daddy’ Is Your Hookup If You Love Chivo and Spicy Food

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Update: Here Are All The Recreation Centers Around L.A. That Will Be Turned Into Homeless Shelters by Sunday, Mapped

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