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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

News

LAPD Releases Video: Knife-Wielding Man at Van Nuys Church Grabs Woman as Hostage, Officers Shoot Both

A.k.a. Afroxander; Editor-At-Large (formerly Weekend Editor) at L.A. Taco and a lecturer at San Diego State University. He has covered arts, culture, history, politics, and sports with an emphasis on Latin America and its U.S. diaspora for over two decades.

Ivan Fernandez

Sports

Who Are the ‘Real L.A.’ Soccer Fans? ~ A Look At the Growing Rivalry of Galaxy vs. LAFC

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).

Javier Cabral

Food

A Cold Email From a Food-Obsessed Teen: Why I Owe Everything to Jonathan Gold

Police Video: LAPD Bullet Killed Silver Lake Trader Joe’s Manager Melyda Corado During Shooting

Media

Judge Orders L.A. Times to Delete Info on Glendale Detective’s Ties to Mexican and Armenian Mafia ~ Unconstitutional? [Updated]

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.

Mike Sonksen

Books

‘Postcards Written With Ocotillo and Yucca’: City of the Future ~ New Book By Sesshu Foster Is A Poetic Elegy For Los Angeles

Liz Ohanesian is a journalist covering arts and culture in Los Angeles.

Liz Ohanesian

Pasadena’s ‘710’ Exhibition Shows How Neighborhoods Won the Fight Against Freeway Displacement in L.A.

Lilibeth Garcia is a writer and avid explorer of all things novel and revolutionary. She aspires to change the world one word at a time.

Lilibeth Garcia

Meet the L.A. Chef Who Has Veganized 40 Dishes From El Salvador and Is Going For More

Theater

‘We Need to Get Our Side Out’ ~ How Culture Clash Is Striking Back at Anti-Immigrant Hate

GOOOOAL!!! ~ The L.A. Taco Guide to the 30 Best World Cup Viewing Parties in Los Angeles [Updated]

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