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L.A. TACO

City News Service

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Long Beach

The Nine Best Places to Watch the U.S. Team Open the Women’s World Cup In SoCal Today

Janette Villafana is a multimedia journalist from Santa Ana, CA who often covers stories that highlight diverse communities, their issues, success, and personal stories.

Janette Villafana

News

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

Karina Santellano is a PhD student at USC. She uses the avenue of research and journalism to amplify practices of joy and resistance in Latino communities.

Karina Santellano

Featured

Cajeta, Mazapan, and Rompope Lattes: Ten Latino-Owned Coffeeshops to Try in L.A.

Gabriel Chabrán is a food writer and journalist from Highland Park. He currently lives in Long Beach with his wife Katie, their new baby, and their Russian Blue cat, Mars.

Gab Chabran

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Music

Members Behind South Central’s Generación Suicida Open Their Own Indie Record Store, ‘Under the Radar’

L.A. TACO STAFF

Events

Weekend Events ~ Lil Kim and Janelle Monae At Pride, Los Lobos For Ukraine, Whole Hog BBQ, and A Zoot Suit Riot Memorial Cruise

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; This year, 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

Surrounded By SWAT and K9 Units, Suspect Escapes Cops and Armored Vehicles in El Segundo, After Hours Long Standoff

Editor 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

Here Are All the Tacos That You Can Try At the Return of Our Taco Madness Live Event This Saturday In the SGV!

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Longtime City Hall Donor Agrees to Plead Guilty To Bribing County Official in Exchange For A $45 Million Contract

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

Memo Torres is a multi-media taco journalist, a third-generation landscaper, host of L.A. Taco&#8217;s new Plant and Gardening column, Yerbalife, host of Apple Maps&#8217; L.A. food guide on all iPhones, Director of Partnerships for the James Beard award-winning L.A. Taco, a finalist for the Ruben Salazar Award for Latino Journalists, a taco scout for numerous shows, can be seen on Netflix&#8217;s Taco Chronicles, Pressure Cooker, Mythical Kitchen, KCRW, and elsewhere.

Memo Torres

L.A. Taco Guides

The Official L.A. Taco Guide to The Best Tacos Around SoFi Stadium

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