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Celebrating the Taco Lifestyle in Los Angeles, CA

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Katherine Spiers is formerly the food editor at LA Weekly and currently host of the food history podcast Smart Mouth. Her interests include pondering the state of journalism, eating mashed potatoes, and drinking mai tais. All three are covered extensively on Twitter and Instagram.

Katherine Spiers

Tacos

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Ivan Fernandez

Sports

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

Jennifer Velez

Events

‘Grease’ 40th Anniversary, Afrolituation, Ozomatli, Jenny and the Mexicats ~ GTFO LA!

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

Community

It’s Oaxacan Heritage Month in Los Angeles ~ Guelaguetza Festival, Miss Oaxaca Pageant, Indigenous Literature Conference

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

Los Angeles

Soul Searching in L.A. Bar Industry After Proud Boys Incursions on Eastside

Alex Sasayama and Gab Chabran

From Churches to Carnicerias ~ 13 Places to Watch Some World Cup Matches That Aren’t Bars in L.A.

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Rachel Will is an arts and culture journalist trying to unpack the world.

Rachel Will

Architecture

Opinion: Revisiting USC’s Old ‘University Village’ as Gentrification Spreads Around Campus

People

An Ode to Oaxacan L.A. ~ Friday Nights at Poncho’s Tlayudas

Lina Lecaro is an L.A.-born-and-bred journalist specializing in music, nightlife, and culture for the past two decades.

Lina Lecaro

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