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Celebrating the Taco Lifestyle in Los Angeles, CA

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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; In 2023, 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.

Lexis-Olivier Ray

Lt. Ruiz presents a photo of the alleged "handgun."

Featured

The LAPD Presented A Photo Of A ‘Handgun’ After A Fatal Shooting Yesterday; It Was Actually A ‘Pellet Gun’

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

Tragic San Pedro Shooting Occurred During Softball Game Promoting Peace Among Street Gangs

L.A. TACO STAFF

News

Headlines: DTLA Dog Walker Allegedly Attacked and Robbed of Lab and Terrier; Street Vendor Robbed at Gunpoint In Hemet

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

Food

Pasadena’s Most Iconic Sandwich Is This $6 Pink Wax Paper-Wrapped Sub

Headlines: Road Rage Incidents Soar In L.A.; Meet a Taco-Stealing Cat

Yaileen Ramos is a young Latina born and raised in East L.A. In her free time, she enjoys watching the Dodgers and Lakers. Yaileen aspires to be synonymous with her city.

Yaileen Ramos

Tacos

What $10 Gets You at a Taco Truck In East L.A. In This Economy

Why Everyone Seems to Be Panicking About L.A.’s New Sixth Street Bridge

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

‘I Want Change for Our People:’ This Former Hot Dog Vendor Helps Street Vendors Get Their Permits

Headlines: Rapper Tyga Called Out for Cultural Insensitivity Against Latinos; ‘Celebrity Barber’ Facing Backlash for Confrontation with Frutera

Music

Review: Foos Gone Wild’s New Mixtape Is the Timeless Summer Soundtrack to Unite All Barrios