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Headlines: Four Men Shot in Skid Row; Interest Rate on Home Loan Rises to Above 6%

A.k.a. Afroxander; Weekend Editor at L.A. Taco and a lecturer at San Diego State University. He has covered arts, culture, history, politics, and sports with an emphasis on Latin America and its U.S. diaspora for over two decades.

Ivan Fernandez

Sports

Canelo Tells TACO: ‘I Plan To Knock GGG Out In the First Round’

Headlines: Guadalajara Cartel Founder Released From Prison; Dodgers Clinch NL West Title

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

Featured

‘Masa’ the Cookbook Unlocks the Secret to a Tortilla ‘Puff’ and Everything You Can Make With Nixtamal

Headlines: Instagram Geotagged Photo Revealed PnB Rock’s Location Before Shooting; L.A. Ranks As Deadliest City for Rappers

An LAPD officer points a "less-lethal" rifle at a photographer, while a group of officers stands in the background.

Los Angeles

A New Twitter Bot Will Tell You an Officer’s Name, Rank, and Race By Putting In Their Serial Number

Headlines: Fatal Stabbing At ‘Mineshaft’ Gay Bar in Long Beach; Beverly Hills Man Being Sentenced For Buying Hitman With Bitcoin

Crime

Boyle Heights Community Warns of Drivers Stalking Women

Laura is a desmadrosa, a product of East Los, an educator, and a hood establishment connoisseur.

Laura Tejeda

Drink

A Ska-Powered Coffee House Skanks Its Way To Boyle Heights

Headlines: ‘Birria’ Added to the Dictionary; Tropical Storm to Drop a ‘Year’s Worth’ of Rain