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Headlines: Torrance Pays $750,000 to Owner of Car Vandalized With Swastika By Police

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).

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Downtown

Taco of the Week: Incredible Lengua de Chivo ‘Silence of the Goats’ Taco at Smorgasburg L.A.

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

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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

Featured

After A Day Of Rain, The City Cleared Homeless People From ‘Obama Park’ For A Public Works Job Fair

Headlines: Fito Olivares, Iconic Mexican Saxophonist Behind ‘Juana La Cubana’ and Many More Hits, Dies at 75

San Fernando

San Fernando: Ten Things About The City’s History You Probably Didn’t Know

Erwin Recinos is a seasoned visual artist with an eye for capturing life as a working commuter aboard public transportation in and around Los Angeles. For 20 years now, Recinos has been documenting the urban landscape, street culture, and Hispanic communities of Los Angeles utilizing his daily routine and the city of Los Angeles as an inspiration. Recinos also works with popular food and event websites such as LATACO.com and Eater LA to capture the cuisine and culture that is so important to the city of Los Angeles and across Southern California.

Erwin Recinos

Music

St. Pocho’s Day! Chicano Folk Punk Band Ollin Honors Mexican-Irish Connection With Pogues Tribute for 21st Year

Tacos

The Best (Packaged) Flour Tortilla Maker in the Country Is Now Making Corn Tortillas

Headlines: L.A. Metro Station Plays Loud Classical Music to Try to Keep Homeless Away

Alan Hanson is a poet, essayist, creative nonfiction writer, and an amateur LA historian. He is constantly pointing out old DWP buildings.

Alan Hanson

Personal Essay

Stop Hating on the Rain: An Ode to the L.A. River, the Trickle That Becomes a Torrent