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Nash Baker is a crime scene videographer and regular contributor to L.A. Taco.

Nash Baker

News

After Standoff with Mom, LAPD Arrest Brother of Grechario Mack, Who Was Killed in Officer-Involved Shooting

Crime Scene: Two Men Shot in South Park, Chesterfield Square ~ Nash Baker Reports

South L.A. Man Charged in Death of 4-Year-Old Daughter

Mariah Castañeda is a feisty multimedia journalist and social media editor.

Mariah Castañeda

It’s Like a Facebook For Police Surveillance: How Agencies Track Your Car and Overshare Its Info With Anyone Who Asks

Crenshaw Black Panther Mural Defaced by Swastikas Is Already Fixed

Erick Galindo is an award-winning writer, director, and journalist from Southeast L.A. His work spans TV, film, podcasts, and essays that explore the intersection of identity, culture, and chaos in Los Angeles.

Erick Galindo

Featured

Villanueva to Fire 16 Members of L.A. Sheriff’s Department Leadership

Melanie Gonzalez is a multimedia journalist obsessed with botanicas.

Melanie Gonzalez

Murdering a Homeless Person Should Be a Hate Crime, City Council Says

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

L.A. Sheriff Vows to Roll Out Body Cams: Alex Villanueva’s First Sit-Down Interview as Sheriff-Elect of L.A. County

‘Mom, I Just Killed Somebody’: Man Kills Girlfriend and Shoots His Own Family in Watts

Villanueva Extends His Lead by 58,000 For L.A. Sheriff, and Huge Latino Voter Turnout Put Him There