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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.

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It’s Fiestas Patrias, Cabrones! Your Guide to the Best Mexican Independence Celebrations in Los Angeles ~ GTFO LA!

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

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When Memes, GIFs, and Tweets Were on Paper ~ Cal State L.A. Exhibit Highlights Chicano Newspaper History

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

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If We Don’t Build Up Young Journalists, How Do You Expect to Have An L.A. Taco?

Thomas Gallegos is a former Marketing Coordinator at LA Weekly. Gallegos grew up in the Coachella Valley and fell in love with Los Angeles after attending California State University, Northridge, receiving a degree in Journalism.

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I Was Retained By the New Owners of the L.A. Weekly, And It Sucked

Robert Chlala is a writer and Ph.D. Candidate at USC researching L.A.’s changing cannabis industry for more than five years, focusing on issues of race, equity, and urban politics and economics. He has been involved in the cannabis space long before it became “an industry.”

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Is There Still a Space for Medical Cannabis in Los Angeles?

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