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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

Tijuana Taco Safari: The Best Chile Relleno Tacos In Colonia La Libertad with Ed’s Manifesto

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

Street Vendor Abuse: Video Shows Man Trashing L.A. Fruit Cart

L.A. TACO STAFF

News

Headlines: Ambulance Workers on Strike; L.A. Mag Pulls Story Over Factual Errors

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

Education

Roosevelt High School’s Pioneering Ethnic Studies Class Is Helping Students in Boyle Heights Learn About Identity Earlier in Life

Kamren Curiel is a fourth-generation Chicana born in East L.A. and raised in South San Gabriel. She&#8217;s written for the L.A.Times, Latina, LAist, KCET, Huffington Post, and was the L.A. Editor for Remezcla.com.

Kamren Curiel

History

Hermon’s Hidden History as the Epicenter of L.A.’s Thriving Chicano Tennis Scene Goes Back to 1976

Headlines: Bomb Squad Tech Ignored in Fireworks Demolition; Fundraiser For Evicted Fruit Vendors

Music

Someone in Sonora, Mexico Already Made a Corrido In Honor of Ukrainian Soldiers

Los Angeles

The Cities With the Cheapest Gas in L.A. and O.C. Right Now

Headlines: NoHo Landlord Sued Over Gang Activity; Taco Vega Saved on Fairfax

Michael is a native Angeleno and a photojournalist / professional basketball player. He most recently played in Japan.

Mike Ojo

Photo Essay

‘Putin = Devil:’ Hundreds of Anti-Russia Activists Protest In Support of Ukraine In L.A. (Breaking)

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