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Woman Allegedly Assaulted by Uber Driver in Downtown L.A. Seeks Default Judgment

L.A. TACO STAFF

Headlines: Ray’s BBQ in Huntington Park Is Latest Restaurant to Get Broken Into

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After 38 Years Behind Bars, Inglewood Man Officially Declared Innocent

Kat Thompson is a Bangkok-born, Los Angeles-raised writer. Her work has appeared in Food &amp; Wine, Thrillist, Vice, and more.

Kat Thompson

Glendale

Neighborhood Food Guide: The 12 Best Places to Eat in Glendale

Headlines: Police Seized 42 Ghost Guns From ‘Eastside Wilmas’ Gang in Wilmington, Uncovered Supply Line

Ex-FBI Agent Faces Sentencing for Helping Armenian Organized Crime Figures in L.A.

Headlines: Bartz BBQ Is ‘Pretty Annoyed’ By L.A. Pop-Up Prices, Reduces His Menu Prices to ‘Lead By Example’

The Five Best Taco Catering Services (Taquizas) in Los Angeles

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

Los Angeles

Headlines: Inglewood Soul Food Restaurant Destroyed After Electrical Fire Seeks Support From Customers

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

Street Food Pasta Punk Estrano Opens L.A .’s Most Exciting Restaurant Inside an Arcade Bar in Echo Park