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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

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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.

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Carla Green is an award-winning audio and print journalist based in Los Angeles. She co-reported and produced The Sellout, a podcast about gentrification and corruption from L.A. Taco and Neon Hum Media.

Carla Green

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Professional punk and Editor-In-Chief for James Beard Award-winning L.A. TACO. Associate Producer for JBA-winning Las Crónicas Del Taco. Former restaurant scout for Jonathan Gold. Co-author of &#8220;Oaxaca: Home Cooking From the Heart of Mexico (2019, Abrams) and &#8220;Asada: The Art of Mexican-Style Grilling&#8221; (2023, Abrams).

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Food

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Seafood

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

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The L.A. TACO Guide to the Best Goat and Beef Birria (Mixed) – Birria Week

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Jack Ross is a reporter and documentary filmmaker from Los Angeles. He is obsessed with covering his hometown.

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Cop-less Campuses: The LAUSD Replaced Police Presence with Mental Health Counselors in Schools. How’s That going?

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