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I enjoy exploring every corner of Los Angeles, looking for art wherever I can find it.

Blazedale

Food

Eggslut’s Alvin Cailan ~ My Favorite Taco

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.

Mike Sonksen

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Poem: “One for Wanda” ~ In Memory of Wanda Coleman (1946-2013)

Jennifer Velez is a multi-media journalist covering news and culture in L.A.

Jennifer Velez

News

Homicides Continue to Drop, But Gang Killings in L.A. Grow, New Figures Show

L.A.P.D. Chief Charlie Beck Announces He Will Retire

Astrid is a Salvadoran-American poet and writer based in Los Angeles.

Astrid

Poetry

Poets at Work: From Roses to Written ‘Wroses’

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

Boyle Heights

The Judge Who Made the 110-105 Interchange Socially Responsible Also Died in 2017

Wendy Carrillo, Salvadoran Immigrant, Wins Race to Rep the Eastside in Sacramento