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Philip Iglauer covered all things Koreana for 15 years — foreign diplomats, kimchi, Samsung and, of course, North Korea — out of Seoul. After returning to his native Northeast Los Angeles in late 2016, he freelances on his hometown’s goings-on.

Philip Iglauer

Los Angeles

Barack Obama Highway Gets Its Name, But Former President’s Ties to Eagle Rock Go Beyond Occidental To Chili Burgers

Mariah Castañeda is a feisty multimedia journalist and social media editor.

Mariah Castañeda

News

Sex Workers and Allies Gather to Remember Those Lost to Violence

Councilman Jose Huizar Shows Up For Work but Refuses to Answer Questions About FBI Raids of Office, Home

Politics

How FBI Agents Raided the Office and Home of Boyle Heights Councilman Huizar

Yoshinoya Settles Suit with Line Cook Over Racist and Homophobic Slurs

Jose Huizar, Boyle Heights Rep on City Council, Sued by Two Former Staffers

Eagle Rock Brewery Fights Men Rights Activist Over Women’s Forum

Tacos

Go Dodgers!!! ~ All Things Dodger Blue and Edible in L.A.

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

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Johnny Marr’s Los Angeles ~ An L.A. Taco Exclusive with the Legendary Smiths Guitarist

Two Murder Counts for Suspect in Sleeping Homeless Killings ~ Police Seek to Link Him to Spate of Recent Baseball Bat Attacks

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