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

Gustavo Arellano

Tacos

How to Teach Students Spanish Using Tacos and Pupusas ~ Meet Professor Sarah Portnoy

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

Jennifer Velez

Artwashing Fight Takes Twist With Gallery’s Offer to ‘Ceremonially’ Close in Boyle Heights

Liz Ohanesian is a journalist covering arts and culture in Los Angeles.

Liz Ohanesian

The Armenian Genocide and ‘Postmemory’ in Art at ReflectSpace in Glendale

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

Photo Essay ~ Walk the Talk Parade 2018 in Skid Row

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

Featured

The L.A. Taco Guide to the Festival of Books ~ Wes Avila, Junot Diaz, Guadalupe Rosales

Robert Chlala is a writer and Ph.D. Candidate at USC researching L.A.’s changing cannabis industry for more than five years, focusing on issues of race, equity, and urban politics and economics. He has been involved in the cannabis space long before it became “an industry.”

Robert Chlala

Weed

Get Ready to Say Goodbye to Open Jars and Smelling Flower at Weed Shops ~ Cannabis City on 4/20

Erwin Recinos is a seasoned visual artist with an eye for capturing life as a working commuter aboard public transportation in and around Los Angeles. For 20 years now, Recinos has been documenting the urban landscape, street culture, and Hispanic communities of Los Angeles utilizing his daily routine and the city of Los Angeles as an inspiration. Recinos also works with popular food and event websites such as LATACO.com and Eater LA to capture the cuisine and culture that is so important to the city of Los Angeles and across Southern California.

Erwin Recinos

Events

Photos: Adidas Skateboarding x Das Days ~ Los Angeles

News

Street Vendors: ‘We’ll Believe Legalization Drive When We See it in Practice’

Thomas Gallegos is a former Marketing Coordinator at LA Weekly. Gallegos grew up in the Coachella Valley and fell in love with Los Angeles after attending California State University, Northridge, receiving a degree in Journalism.

Thomas Gallegos

I Was Retained By the New Owners of the L.A. Weekly, And It Sucked

From Hollywood Stars to East L.A. Unrest ~ The Photography of George Rodriguez

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