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

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Hannah Gadsby, Cougar Comedy Night, Party in the Sky, CicLAvia & More ~ GTFO LA!

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

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Live Updates: Teachers Strike Ends ~ Teachers Are Expected Back in L.A. Schools Wednesday

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.

Philip Iglauer

To Avoid Crossing Picket Lines LAUSD Parents Opt for Parks, Rec Centers

Weekend Guide: Selena Movie Night, Chingonas Rise, Punk Flea Market & More ~ GTFO LA!

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

Another Death on the Streets ~ More than 1,200 Homeless People Died in Los Angeles Since 2017

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;

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An Ashen Landscape in Malibu After Woolsey Fire Rips Through Canyons ~ Photos

Warren Szewczyk covers local politics in Southern California. You can find his work at warrensz.me.

Warren Szewczyk

Anatomy of a Rent Strike ~ L.A. Taco Investigates

Deputy Serves Elderly Couple With Notice ~ Heartless Evictions Continue at Westlake Building Where Tenants Staged Strike

Burlington’s Six Month Rent Strike Ends With ‘Mickey Mouse’ Repair Jobs, Roaches, and Sewage, Tenants Say

Highland Park Rent-Strike at the Avenue 64 Apartments: ‘We Have No Other Place to Go’

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