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Janette Villafana is an award-winning bilingual multimedia journalist. Her heart lies in community-based reporting, and her work is highly centered on showcasing and uplifting community voices, with a significant focus on the Latino community. She developed her beat at L.A. TACO, covering street vending communities in Los Angeles. Past work has been featured on NBC, LAist, Latino Rebels, and more. She is currently featured at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History in Washington in an exhibit titled “¡De última hora! Latinas Report Breaking News.”

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A Roundup of GofundMe Accounts and Other Resources to Help the Survivors of Uvalde and Buffalo

Community

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L.A. TACO STAFF

Featured

Headlines: CHP Shootout At King Taco; How To Donate To Uvalde Families

Events

All the Tacos and Good Times You Missed Out On at Our Live TACO Madness 2022 (Video and Photo Essay)

Professional punk and Editor-In-Chief 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).

Javier Cabral

Taco of the Week: A New Contender For L.A.’s ‘Best Al Pastor’ Emerges in the Streets of Hollywood

News

Headlines: Underground Bunker With $9 Million Worth of Weed Found In San Bernardino; Molotov Cocktails Found In Santa Monica Mountains

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.

Hadley Tomicki

My Favorite Taco

My Favorite Taco: Fernando Valenzuela Loves Salsa Bandera and All Tacos Equally

Headlines: U-Haul Covered In Racist Graffiti Invades West Hollywood; 9 Shot at San Bernardino Hookah Lounge

Crime

Mexican Restaurant Accused of Using Taco Trucks To Move Coke and Meth In U.S. South

Mexican Heroes Who Helped Identify Brooklyn Subway Shooter Now Face Potential Deportation