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Lena Nozizwe is an award-winning journalist whose storytelling toolkit includes a pen, a DSLR camera, a digital recorder, and a sense of adventure.

Lena Nozizwe

Los Angeles

The Plus Bus: A Glassell Park Boutique Unapologetically Celebrates Fat Chick Style

Erick Galindo is an award-winning writer, director, and journalist from Southeast L.A. His work spans TV, film, podcasts, and essays that explore the intersection of identity, culture, and chaos in Los Angeles.

Erick Galindo

Events

Weekend Guide: Ben is Dead Magazine Reunion, Cheat Day Land, Vegan Festival, Birria & More ~ GTFO LA!

Daniel Hernandez is editor emeritus of LA Taco, serving 2017-2019. He is currently a staff writer for the L.A. Times. He is former Mexico bureau chief for VICE News, and former staff writer at the Los Angeles Times and LA Weekly. Daniel is author of the book &#8220;Down &amp; Delirious in Mexico City.&#8221;

Daniel Hernandez

Politics

There’s a New Sheriff in Los Angeles: Local Politics Upended With Upset Victory for Villanueva Over McDonnell

Astrid is a Salvadoran-American poet and writer based in Los Angeles.

Astrid

Featured

‘The Government Doesn’t Really Like Me’: How Author Mila Cuda Is Inspired by Identity, Sexuality & Spiders

Marcela Valdivia is journalist covering the Latino community in Los Angeles.

Marcela Valdivia

An L.A. Portrait: A Single Rent Increase Put This Woman on the Streets in Los Feliz

Mariah Castañeda is a feisty multimedia journalist and social media editor.

Mariah Castañeda

Remember Me: The Ultimate Guide to Dia de los Muertos Events in Los Angeles ~ GTFO LA!

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

News

The Harsh Reality: Why This High Profile Chef Helped Her Employee’s Relative Escape El Salvador

Melissa Mora Hidalgo was born in Montebello and grew up in the L.A./O.C. borderlands of East Whittier and La Habra. She holds a Ph. D. in Literature from UC San Diego and is the author of Mozlandia: Morrissey Fans in the Borderlands (Headpress UK, 2016).

Melissa Mora Hidalgo

Music

Johnny Marr’s Los Angeles ~ An L.A. Taco Exclusive with the Legendary Smiths Guitarist

Against his better judgment, Nathan Solis continues to write for a living and sleeps along the Gold Line with his wife and daughter.

Nathan Solis

L.A. High School Kids Stage Walkout Over Kavanaugh Confirmation to Supreme Court

‘Toker’ Dies ~ Chicano Rapper Was Shaped by Eazy-E in West Coast Heyday as Brownside

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