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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.

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The TacoWire: Cannabis-Infused Taco Night, Birria with Live Mariachi, and the First Steamed Burger Truck 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.

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The Cheese is the Tortilla! Enter Taco Ketosis with These Five Spots to Try L.A.’s Elusive ‘Keto Taco’

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Why Are Families in Boyle Heights and Southeast L.A. Still Being Poisoned by Lead? Battery Recycling Plant Leaves Behind ‘a Chernobyl-Level Event’ (Update)

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Gabriela Mungarro is a Los Angeles-based writer, editor and photographer who specializes in food, travel, lifestyle and cultural topics.

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How a Former Biochemist Perfected Her Family Recipe and Introduced L.A. to Coyotas

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.

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L.A. County Slams Lead Battery Recycling Plant Quemetco Over ‘Serious Environmental Justice Concerns’

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From Narco to Sinaloa Sushi Chef: How a Kid from East L.A. is Building a Mexican Sushi Empire

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We Had to Hang Out in Person ~ An Oral History of the Heyday in Nineties Hollywood

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).

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

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