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

Mariah Castañeda

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Valentine’s Day Parties, VR Music Show, Vampires Ball & More ~ GTFO LA!

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

Tacos

Tacos and Love: The L.A. Taco Team Muses on the Meaning of Valentine’s Day and Taco Trucks

Astrid is a Salvadoran-American poet and writer based in Los Angeles.

Astrid

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Fall in Love with Yesika Salgado: Silver Lake’s Fat, Fly, Salvadoran Poet

Cesar Hernandez is Lynwood&#8217;s second best export behind Weird Al, and a writer and podcaster. Illustration by Tommy Gallegos.

Cesar Hernandez

Tacos de Jamaica!? ~ This South Gate Restaurant Doesn’t Let Any Hibiscus Go to Waste

Jared Cowan is a photographer who also writes and podcasts extensively about L.A. filming locations. He is the co-founder of My Valley Pass, through which he leads film tours of the San Fernando Valley and Pasadena. Jared is also the co-editor of the recent book &#8220;World Film Locations: Los Angeles Volume 2&#8221; and the editor of the upcoming &#8220;World Film Locations: Philadelphia.&#8221;

Jared Cowan

Film

Revisiting the L.A. of ‘Heat’ 24 Years Later with the Iconic Crime Drama’s Location Manager

Jessica Flores is a multimedia journalist covering arts and culture in Los Angeles.

Jessica Flores

There Are No Dominican Restaurants in Los Angeles (!) ~ But ‘Dominicans in Cali’ Still Savor Community

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

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More Than Half of Elite LAPD Gang Unit’s Searches Could Be Unconstitutional, Inspector Says

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

The L.A. Birria Story: Tacos Dorados de Birria de Res Arrive in West Adams

Melanie Gonzalez is a multimedia journalist obsessed with botanicas.

Melanie Gonzalez

Community

Remembering Ignacio ‘Nacho’ Nava: Godfather to Downtown’s Queer Club Community Dies at 42

Angel’s Tijuana Tacos Is a Slice of Baja California in North Hollywood

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