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News

Headlines: ‘Scarface’ Mansion For Sale; Rat Infestation Alleged at Venice Staples

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

Tacos

A Data Hero Organized L.A.’s Taquerías Into a Taco Matrix Based On Cost and Reviews

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

Crime

It Took Nearly Three Years for a Sheriff’s Deputy to Get Charged With Manslaughter After Killing Ryan Twyman

Headlines: Notorious B.I.G. Shot 25 Years Ago on Fairfax; Tony Hawk Breaks Leg

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

Tijuana Taco Safari with Ed’s Manifesto: NY Steak Tacos with Mayonnaise and Salsa at a 57-Year-Old Institution

Glendale Man Gets Five Years of Prison Time For Hate Crime At a Turkish Cafe in Beverly Hills

Headlines: Fire Damages ‘Karate Kid’ Apartment; Exploring Lao Cuisine in SoCal

Weed

After Paying $18M in Taxes, Jungle Boys Raided For All Its Cash In Boyle Heights

Headlines: Former UFC Champ Faces Attempted Murder Charge; 22 Injured at Querétaro Futbol Match

Seafood Tower? Nah. This Culver City Restaurant Serves a ‘Taco Tower’

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