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National Senior Care Chain Charged In 14 COVID Deaths at Beverly Grove Facility

A proud San Fernando Valley native, Samantha &#8220;Sam&#8221; Nuñez is our Director of Marketing and Social Media. She holds a background in Public Relations and has a Corporate Communications focused Masters from USC. When Sam isn&#8217;t grinding at the Trompo, she is out trying new foods, dancing Mexican Folkloríco or tasting new tequila and mezcal for her collection.

Samantha Nuñez

San Fernando

The Five Best Tacos in San Fernando

Azusa

Headlines: These USC Students Developed A More Affordable Way To Catch A Ride From LAX

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

22 of The Craziest Eats and Drinks We Saw at the ‘Super Bowl of Natural Products’

Los Angeles

Headlines: L.A. Teachers Union Planning to Strike, Likely to Shut Down LAUSD Schools For Three Days

Ziri Rideaux

Radio

The Fight To Save Progressive KPFK F.M.

Featured

Olvera Street Restaurant Threatened As Users Confuse It With A Different DTLA Juanita’s

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

Memorial Signage For Monique Muñoz, Killed By a 17-Year-Old Driver, Unveiled In West L.A.

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

Headlines: Pedro Pascal Says “There’s No Good Mexican Food In New York” On ‘Hot Ones’

Tacos

Taco Etiquette: Don’t Cross-Contaminate Or Be a Salsa Freeloader