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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).

Javier Cabral

Community

‘This Side of Hoover’ Is Archiving Gentrification In East Hollywood, One Portrait at a Time

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

Lina Lecaro

Del Rey

Jesus Was My Homeboy: RIP Kevin Lee Light, aka Kevin Short

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.”

Robert Chlala

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Cannabis City: No One Can Technically Buy ‘Legal’ Weed in L.A. Today

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

Wendy Carrillo, Salvadoran Immigrant, Wins Race to Rep the Eastside in Sacramento

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Interview with Groundislava

Desilu Muñoz

Beau Patrick Coulon: Terminal Impermanence // Opens Thursday

Erwin Recinos is a seasoned visual artist with an eye for capturing life as a working commuter aboard public transportation in and around Los Angeles. For 20 years now, Recinos has been documenting the urban landscape, street culture, and Hispanic communities of Los Angeles utilizing his daily routine and the city of Los Angeles as an inspiration. Recinos also works with popular food and event websites such as LATACO.com and Eater LA to capture the cuisine and culture that is so important to the city of Los Angeles and across Southern California.

Erwin Recinos

Interview with NEVER

Dennis Pascual is a photojournalist born and raised in Los Angeles who has been documenting street art for ColorsinLA.com since 2011.

Dennis Pascual

L.A. STREET ART TOUR ~ JANUARY 2015

Tatiana Ernst is a writer and photographer born and raised in LA. When she&#8217;s not writing about food, you can catch her shooting film photography of the city streets. You can also find out more about her on her site.

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