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Mike Sonksen aka Mike the PoeT is a 3rd-generation Los Angeles native. Poet, professor, journalist, historian and tour-guide, his latest book &#8220;Letters to My City&#8221; was just published by Writ Large Press. He teaches at Woodbury University.

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The 2021 L.A. TACO Book Guide: 34 Books to Read, Gift, and Get Inspired By

Carla Green is an award-winning audio and print journalist based in Los Angeles. She co-reported and produced The Sellout, a podcast about gentrification and corruption from L.A. Taco and Neon Hum Media.

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Six Organizations to Volunteer At and Support If You Are Against Gentrification and Displacement in Los Angeles

Editor 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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Eat Like Chente: Where to Find Vicente Fernández’s Favorite Mexican Dish Around Los Angeles

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The L.A. TACO Guide to the Best Swap Meets and Flea Markets for Holiday Shopping

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Taco Date Night: Long Beach’s ‘El Barrio Cantina’ Is the Spot for Flinstones-esque Costilla Asada and Coconut Negronis

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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Did This Guy Just Find a Real Mummy Buried in L.A.’s Oldest Cemetery in Boyle Heights? (Video)

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L.A.’s First Shrimp Farm Is Here, Here is How the Downey-Raised Prawns Taste and Look Like

Cesar Hernandez is Lynwood&#8217;s second best export behind Weird Al, and a writer and podcaster. Illustration by Tommy Gallegos.

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The L.A. TACO Guide to the Best Goat and Beef Birria (Mixed) – Birria Week

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The L.A. TACO Guide to the Best Birria de Res (Beef) Tacos In Los Angeles, Mapped – BIRRIA WEEK

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Cop-less Campuses: The LAUSD Replaced Police Presence with Mental Health Counselors in Schools. How’s That going?

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