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

Cesar Hernandez

Los Angeles

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

Jack Ross is a reporter and documentary filmmaker from Los Angeles. He is obsessed with covering his hometown.

Jack Ross

Education

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

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.

Gab Chabran

Long Beach Runs on Thai Curry Pizza: How the Mom and Pop Strip Mall Institution Captured the L.B.C.’s Heart With Their Southeast Asian-style Pies

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.

Hadley Tomicki

Thieves in NELA Are Stealing From the Passing Freight Trains Meant to Ease L.A. Port Congestion 

Capital & Main

Tenant vs. Landlord: ‘Right to Counsel’ Movement Grows in L.A. As Working Families Across the County Face Evictions

A comedy podcast about Los Angeles history hosted by Greg Gonzalez (@gregogonzo)and Daniel Zafran.

L.A. Meekly

History

Tragedy and Death In Los Angeles: 12 Lesser-Known Evil and Eerie Real Events In L.A.’s History

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A Brief History of Chicano Rock, From Funk Rock to Punk Rock (And a Firme Playlist)

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

News

New Records Confirm That Local Law Enforcement Agencies Worked With The DEA During George Floyd Uprisings

Five Itineraries for Exploring Los Angeles While Stoned Out of Your Mind

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