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Over 40 Years of Los Angeles, Via the Photography of George Rodriguez ~ A Preview of the New ‘Double Vision’ Exhibit at  at ELAC’s VPAM

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

Food

The L.A. Taco Guide to 12 Perfect L.A. Cheeseburgers to Eat and Live By

Melissa Mora Hidalgo was born in Montebello and grew up in the L.A./O.C. borderlands of East Whittier and La Habra. She holds a Ph. D. in Literature from UC San Diego and is the author of Mozlandia: Morrissey Fans in the Borderlands (Headpress UK, 2016).

Melissa Mora Hidalgo

How the Youth Are Shifting the Conservative Values of an L.A. Suburb Known for Nixon with Its First-Ever ‘Whittier Pride’ Festival

Noe Antonio Adame is a digital media obsessive that spends too much time watching shitty movies, wrangling his kids, and listening to 90s Pop Punk.

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Tacos

The Best Street Tacos in the San Fernando Valley

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Featured

Opinion: Throw all White Supremacists Away, and LA Magazine Too

Events

South Central’s First Vegan Festival, ‘HALLOWEED,’ Afro GoGo Party, and More! GTFO, L.A. Taco’s  Official Event Guide for October

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

It’s National Taco Day, Come Get Your Taco on with L.A. Taco at Macheen’s Takeover of Northgate Market in Norwalk This Friday

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

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

Memo Torres is the Director of Engagement and multimedia journalist for the James Beard award-winning L.A. Taco. He is also the host of the Daily Memo and writes for Apple Maps’ ‘Where Memo Torres Eats in L.A.’ You can see him on Netflix&#8217;s Taco Chronicles and Pressure Cooker.  You can hear him on KCRW’s ‘Good Food’ occasionally. He was a finalist for the Ruben Salazar Award for Latino journalists and a former third-generation landscaper.

Memo Torres

Inspired by Buddhist Monks and Taqueros, This New Pop-Up Stand in West L.A. Brings Thai Mango Sticky Rice to the Streets Year-Round

Lisa Kwon is a writer born, raised, and currently living in Koreatown. She will talk your ear off about Korean coffee culture and the dreadful effects of Los Angeles’ palm tree fetishism.

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