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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

News

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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

Another Death on the Streets ~ More than 1,200 Homeless People Died in Los Angeles Since 2017

I enjoy making photographs of the Latino food culture in Los Angeles. 
Storytelling is everything. 
Tacos. Always.

Gabriel Carbajal

Featured

The Best Hangover Food in L.A.

Whitewash My Mural, Too: Shepard Fairey Comes to Defense of Controversial Mural at Koreatown High School Campus

Melanie Gonzalez is a multimedia journalist obsessed with botanicas.

Melanie Gonzalez

‘Offensive’ Ava Gardner Mural in Koreatown Public School Will Be Painted Over

L.A. City Council Passes Restrictions on Airbnb and Other Short-Term Rentals

Isabela Raygoza is a rock and latin music writer and curator. She is a regular contributor to Rolling Stone, Noisey Music, and Uforia Musica.

Isabela Raygoza

Music

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