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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;

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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.”

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

Scouring the brick jungles of Los Angeles with my arsenal of cameras. In my adventures I am photographing anything that piques my interest.

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Photos: Adidas Skateboarding x Das Days ~ Los Angeles

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

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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.

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

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

Liz Ohanesian

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

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Good Kid In a ‘M.A.A.D.’ City: Compton’s Own Kendrick Lamar Wins Pulitzer

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 Northgate Grocery Chain Loses Its Matriarch ~ Teresa Reynoso de Gonzalez, 90

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Horrific Hit-and-Run in South L.A. Leaves 22-Year-Old Cyclist Dead, Police Search for Suspect

Katherine Spiers is formerly the food editor at LA Weekly and currently host of the food history podcast Smart Mouth. Her interests include pondering the state of journalism, eating mashed potatoes, and drinking mai tais. All three are covered extensively on Twitter and Instagram.

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