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Gabriel Chabrán is a food writer and journalist from Highland Park. He currently lives in Long Beach with his wife Katie, their new baby, and their Russian Blue cat, Mars.

Gab Chabran

Music

‘King of All Rocker Foos,’ N8NOFACE, Unites L.A. Punks, Rap Fans, and Weirdos

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

Weed

The Ultimate L.A. TACO Guide to Living Your Best Cannabis Life Around the City on 4/20

Lexis-Olivier Ray is an award-winning staff investigative reporter for L.A. TACO known for holding powerful people in Los Angeles accountable and his reporting on Los Angeles culture. As well as an artist and filmmaker. In 2022, the Society of Professional Journalists&#8217; Los Angeles chapter named Ray one of their &#8220;distinguished journalists.&#8221; In 2023, Ray won a second place Anthem Award in their Health Innovation category for a texting service geared towards the unhoused community and service providers that he launched in 2021 with L.A. TACO and Subtext. Ray was a 2020 USC Center For Health Journalism (CHJ) Data Fellow. As well as a 2022 CHJ Impact Fellow. As a freelancer, Ray has contributed to the L.A. Times, Men&#8217;s Health Magazine, KCET and SFGATE.

Lexis-Olivier Ray

Homelessness

In Sunny Los Angeles, More Homeless People Die From the Cold Than in SF and NYC, Combined

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Update: Disney Used a Vacant L.A. Hospital as a Set for a Medical Drama as COVID-19 Cases in L.A. County Grew 625%

Tacos

These Top L.A. Taco Spots Are Still Delivering While You’re Staying Inside

Featured

Risking Arrest, a Homeless Mom Occupies a Vacant Home in El Sereno During Peak Coronavirus Panic

Lisa Kwon is a writer born, raised, and currently living in Koreatown. She will talk your ear off about Korean coffee culture and the dreadful effects of Los Angeles’ palm tree fetishism.

Lisa Kwon

(UPDATE) A Changing Koreatown: After 34 Years as a Community Hub, Chong’s Sesame Oil Is Being Forced to Stop Milling on 8th Street

918 Unhoused People Died on L.A.’s Streets Last Year, This Is the Tragic Story of One of Them: Joseph Reyes

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

Ladera Heights Woman Facing Eviction at Age 102 Is Promised Help from Schwarzenegger, County Supes

Mariah Castañeda is a feisty multimedia journalist and social media editor.

Mariah Castañeda

Events

F*ck Gentrification, ‘Terrible Thanks for Asking’ LIVE, Very Be Careful ~ GTFO LA!

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