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Janette Villafana is a multimedia journalist from Santa Ana, CA who often covers stories that highlight diverse communities, their issues, success, and personal stories.

Janette Villafana

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Los Angeles

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Education

A Theft at An East L.A. High School Made Some Staff Blame Their Student Social Justice Group’s ‘Defund the Police’ Campaign

Roosevelt High School’s Pioneering Ethnic Studies Class Is Helping Students in Boyle Heights Learn About Identity Earlier in Life

Special Education Teachers, Parents, and Students Are All ‘Trying to Figure It Out As We Go’ When It Comes to Returning to School

Editor for James Beard Award-winning L.A. TACO. Associate Producer for JBA-winning Las Crónicas Del Taco. Former restaurant scout for Jonathan Gold. Co-Author of &#8220;Oaxaca: Home Cooking From the Heart of Mexico (2019, Abrams) and &#8220;Asada: The Art of Mexican-Style Grilling&#8221; (2023, Abrams).

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Announcement: L.A. TACO Is Getting a New Education Column: ‘The L.A. Public School Report’

Jack Ross is a reporter and documentary filmmaker from Los Angeles. He is obsessed with covering his hometown.

Jack Ross

Cop-less Campuses: The LAUSD Replaced Police Presence with Mental Health Counselors in Schools. How’s That going?

Celebrating the Taco Lifestyle in Los Angeles, CA

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