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Headlines: New L.A. City Controller Will Audit LAPD’s Infamous Helicopter Unit

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After Denying Corruption Allegations For Years, Former LA City Councilmember Jose Huizar Pleads Guilty To Racketeering

<p>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; This year, 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.</p>


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The Friday Photo Essay: Capturing Historic-Filipinotown Culture On a Film Camera

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Historic Filipinotown: Eight Things You May Not Know About the Neighborhood’s History

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The Nine Best Restaurants (and Tacos) in Historic-Filipinotown

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Here Are the Deceptive Ways Cigarette Companies Are Getting Around California’s Flavored Tobacco Ban

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Say Goodbye to Most Backwoods and Swisher Sweets As California Voters Uphold Law Banning Flavored Tobacco Products

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Headlines: Popular Long Beach Taquero Gets Shut Down By a Police-Assisted Health Department; Dodgers Win 107 Games

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Headlines: Guadalajara Cartel Founder Released From Prison; Dodgers Clinch NL West Title

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Beloved Independent Music Venue in Historic Filipinotown Officially Closing