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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

Tacos

‘Tacos Lionel’ Is Long Beach’s Best New Al Pastor Taquero On the Block

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

Crime

Self-Snitching L.A. Rapper Will Plead Guilty to Defrauding EDD of Over $1 Million

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News

Headlines: Activists Pour Blood Down City Hall Steps; Man’s Body Found In SoFi Stadium’s Fake Lake

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.”

Janette Villafana

Los Angeles

Woman Spits At and Slaps Street Vendor In South Central After Being Asked To Wait Five Minutes for a Burrito

Food

DTLA’s Incredible Chapulín Croissant Tops The City’s Best French Pastry With Chopped Grasshoppers and Chile

Headlines: The World’s Most Expensive Taco Is $25,000; Carlos Santana Collapses on Stage

Community

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Weed

L.A.’s Latino-Owned-and-Grown ‘Humo’ Wins Gold For Two Strains, Including Their ‘Arroz Con Leche’ Sativa—at California State Fair

Headlines: Sheriff Villanueva’s Former Chief of Staff Admits to Being In Deputy Gang; Gov. Newsom Pardons Woman Who Killed Abuser at 16

Featured

Anti-Gentrification Group Lead Protest At New NELA Restaurant Park Doing ‘American Heritage Cookery’