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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).

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Sam Ribakoff is a multimedia journalist and documentary filmmaker from Long Beach, CA.

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Insomniac Voter Guide: In Long Beach, a Mayoral Candidate For Free Public Transit and Another Who Helped Build Their First Homeless Shelter

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