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The Los Angeles Mayor Who Was Also a KKK Leader

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.

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‘This is the Beginning of Healing:’ Descendents of Tongva, Chumash, and Tataviam Tribes Organized the Toppling of Junípero Serra Statue In the Birthplace of L.A.

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It Wasn’t All Looting: A Street-Level Photo Essay of Angelenos Protesting in the Name of George Floyd From Whittier to Santa Monica

Joe is an LA-based writer with a penchant for electoral politics, local histories, and a good club sandwich now and again. He’s a founding member of FORTHE.org, an independent media outlet in Long Beach.

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Before ‘Chinese Virus,’ There Was ‘Mexican Disease’ in L.A.: Remembering the Burning of the City’s ‘Mexican Village’ in 1924

Gustavo Arellano is the author of “Taco USA: How Mexican Food Conquered America” and a columnist for the Los Angeles Times.

Gustavo Arellano

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The True Story of How National Taco Day Was Invented — Then Appropriated

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L.A. County Is Considering a Ban on All Flavored Tobacco Products, It Might Be Time to Stock-Up on Your Swisher Sweets, Menthol Cigarettes and E-Juice Liquids

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

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Take a Chance on Me, Hollywood: Why the Current System to Get Your Film Made Simply Doesn’t Work for Latinx Stories

Daniel Hernandez is editor emeritus of LA Taco, serving 2017-2019. He is currently a staff writer for the L.A. Times. He is former Mexico bureau chief for VICE News, and former staff writer at the Los Angeles Times and LA Weekly. Daniel is author of the book &#8220;Down &amp; Delirious in Mexico City.&#8221;

Daniel Hernandez

A New Manifesto on Cinco de Mayo: Let Everyone Get Drunk ~ Then Start Reclaiming It

Bennett Kogon is host of &#8220;The Bennette Show&#8221; on KXLU 88.9-FM in Los Angeles.

Bennett Kogon

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‘And the Beat Goes On’ ~ Art Laboe Talks Love, Tacos, and Oldies after 75 Years on the Radio

Vintage L.A. Forever: This Archivist is Preserving Los Angeles Pop History in a Massive Digital Archive