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Erick Galindo is an award-winning writer, director, and journalist from Southeast L.A. His work spans TV, film, podcasts, and essays that explore the intersection of identity, culture, and chaos in Los Angeles.

Erick Galindo

Crime

Taco Truck Robbery Video Shows Brazen Pistol Whipping; Police Searching For Suspects

Bill Esparza is a professional musician, writer, and blogger whose travels throughout Latin America have made him a leading expert on Latin American cuisines.

Bill Esparza

Tacos

Highlights from the Rogue 99 ~ Tacos Quetzalcoatl

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

Jennifer Velez

Music

‘We Always Feel at Home Here’: Mon Laferte, Cafe Tacvba, Panteon Rococo Rock Los Angeles State Historic Park for La Tocada

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

Gustavo Arellano

History

When the Jewish Bakers of Boyle Heights Were Radical Socialists Instead of Trump Supporters

Los Angeles

‘I Am My Truck. My Truck Is Me’: Seven Classic Jonathan Gold Quotes About Los Angeles

Jason McGahan is a two time LA Press Club award recipient and a former staff writer for LA Weekly.

Jason McGahan

News

Proud Boys Gathering at Atwater Bar The Griffin Draws Protests, Police, Possible MAGA ‘Mom’; No Arrests

Mike Sonksen aka Mike the PoeT is a 3rd-generation Los Angeles native. Poet, professor, journalist, historian and tour-guide, his latest book &#8220;Letters to My City&#8221; was just published by Writ Large Press. He teaches at Woodbury University.

Mike Sonksen

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‘Postcards Written With Ocotillo and Yucca’: City of the Future ~ New Book By Sesshu Foster Is A Poetic Elegy For Los Angeles

Events

GTFOLA! ~ G-Funk Rising Star Ron-Ron, Mexico vs. Germany at Don Chente

Former Taco Madness ‘Best in Show’ Winner Tacos Cuernavaca Robbed at Gunpoint in East L.A.

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

Street Vendor Gets a Taste of Justice ~ The Case of Humberto Yauli

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