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Jennifer Velez is a multi-media journalist covering news and culture in L.A.

Jennifer Velez

Events

GTFO LA! Stuff To Do This Weekend: Barrio Baroque

Philip Iglauer covered all things Koreana for 15 years — foreign diplomats, kimchi, Samsung and, of course, North Korea — out of Seoul. After returning to his native Northeast Los Angeles in late 2016, he freelances on his hometown’s goings-on.

Philip Iglauer

People

From the Streets of Atwater to the Next Possible Chief of the LAPD ~ Meet Robert Arcos

Homelessness

Casa de Clarke: A Model For Unsupervised Homeless Housing Opens in Highland Park

L.A. TACO STAFF

The L.A. Taco Guide to Cinco de Mayo in Los Angeles (And One Good Mezcal Cocktail Recipe)

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

Tacos

Introducing the L.A. Taco Burger at The Oinkster: The Burger-Taco Hybrid Of Your Dreams

Lisa G. French is an artist and enthusiastic storyteller in Los Angeles.

Lisa G. French

Watering Holes

The L.A. Taco Guide to Sweet Dive Bars in the Valley, Vol. 1

Artwashing Fight Takes Twist With Gallery’s Offer to ‘Ceremonially’ Close in Boyle Heights

Robert Chlala is a writer and Ph.D. Candidate at USC researching L.A.’s changing cannabis industry for more than five years, focusing on issues of race, equity, and urban politics and economics. He has been involved in the cannabis space long before it became “an industry.”

Robert Chlala

Weed

Get Ready to Say Goodbye to Open Jars and Smelling Flower at Weed Shops ~ Cannabis City on 4/20

News

Street Vendors: ‘We’ll Believe Legalization Drive When We See it in Practice’

Liz Ohanesian is a journalist covering arts and culture in Los Angeles.

Liz Ohanesian

From Hollywood Stars to East L.A. Unrest ~ The Photography of George Rodriguez

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