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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

A Taco Shop Gave Away 800 Tacos to Feed Homeless in Skid Row

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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Events

Announcing: Taco Madness the Event…At Home This Weekend via IG Live and More ~ TacoWire

Family Shares Raw Moment They Say Goodbye to Abuela Over Facetime to Spread Awareness of Coronavirus’ Cruelty

Update: Rent Hikes Frozen by L.A. Mayor’s Orders as Mom and Pop Landlords Fear for Their Own Mortgages

Can Street Vending Survive the Pandemic? L.A. Vendors Face Harsh New Reality and LAPD Enforcements

In Highland Park, a Donation-Based Yoga Class Taught by an Indigenous Mexican Woman in Náhuatl Proves Gentrification Is Not Always Black and White

So Many People Showed up to Vote at This Polling Place, These Nearby Street Vendors Sold Out by 10 AM

Sam Ribakoff is a multimedia journalist and documentary filmmaker from Long Beach, CA.

Samuel Ribakoff

L.A. Taco Votes: Your Ultra Last Minute Voter Guide for Los Angeles County

‘Ya Estuvo:’ After 23 Years of Service, Highland Park’s Famous Elotero Shucked His Final 500 Ears of Corn

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

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The Tacowire: Hermanito Hits Sawtelle; IPA Marinated-Asada in Pico Union

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