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L.A. Street Vendors Are Caught Between COVID and the Law

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

Crime

He Checked Into a UCLA Hospital While Suffering From a Mental Illness, and a Sheriff Shot at Him Nine Times While Trying To Use the Restroom

I document Los Angeles. I walk the streets religiously trying to expose every alley, avenue, and crack the sidewalks have to offer.

Kemal Cilengir

Photo Essay

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Professional punk and Editor-In-Chief for James Beard Award-winning L.A. TACO. Associate Producer for JBA-winning Las Crónicas Del Taco. Former restaurant scout for Jonathan Gold. Co-author of &#8220;Oaxaca: Home Cooking From the Heart of Mexico (2019, Abrams) and &#8220;Asada: The Art of Mexican-Style Grilling&#8221; (2023, Abrams).

Javier Cabral

Your Guide to Finding Each Taco Style Featured in Season Two of the ‘Taco Chronicles’ in Los Angeles

Dee De La Cruz was born and raised in the San Gabriel Valley of Los Angeles County, but she has lived all over Southern California. When she&#8217;s not writing words, she&#8217;s the host of the podcast &#8220;Viewz with Dee De La Cruz.

Dee De La Cruz

How Getting Priced Out of L.A. Made Me Love the Inland Empire More Than I Ever Thought I Could

One of L.A. TACO&#8217;s co-founders, Hadley Tomicki is a writer and editor on food, travel, and culture whose work has appeared in the Los Angeles Times, New York Magazine, UrbanDaddy, High Times, and many other places.

Hadley Tomicki

Food

Underground Mariscos: Eight New DM-Only Ceviche Spots in L.A., O.C., and the Valley to Order Now 

Against his better judgment, Nathan Solis continues to write for a living and sleeps along the Gold Line with his wife and daughter.

Nathan Solis

When the Outrage Over George Floyd’s Death Reached the Masses, These Families Were Waiting

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

A Takeover by Two Taco Madness Winners, Carnitas Pa La Conciencia, Salvi Cooking Classes, Dodgers Delivery, and More ~ TacoWire 

A Chicano Batman-Themed Taco and Afro-Mex Cuisine Arrives in L.A.: TacoWire

Erick Huerta likes to eat his Hot-Cheetos with chopsticks.

Erick Huerta

In South Central, a Swap Meet Faces an Uncertain Future and Stirs Up Conversations About Immigrant-Owned Small Businesses and Space

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