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Melissa Dueñas has been both a participant and observer in arts communities from San Diego to San Francisco, as a musician, DJ, documentarian, and now journalist. She is the creator of the online radio show Lowrider Sundays and transmedia endeavor, East Side Story Project, both of which seek to contextualize the affinity for oldies music in Chicanx culture.

Melissa Dueñas

Community

Hood Herbalism: Wellness as Resistance, Not as Trend

Nash Baker is a crime scene videographer and regular contributor to L.A. Taco.

Nash Baker

Crime

‘Pray for L.A.’ ~ Five Shot in One Night in South Los Angeles ~ Nash Baker Reports

I enjoy exploring every corner of Los Angeles, looking for art wherever I can find it.

Blazedale

Tacos

Taco Madness Is Back ~ L.A.’s Original Head-to-Head Taquero Bracket Returns

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

Featured

Everyone Stop Driving to Lake Elsinore to Take ‘Super-Bloom’ Selfies, City Says

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

News

A Stand-off in Defense of One Wheelchair Accessible Bathroom in Gentrifying Echo Park

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

Century City Mall Evacuated Amid Reports of ‘Active Shooter’ [Updated]

Cesar Hernandez is Lynwood&#8217;s second best export behind Weird Al, and a writer and podcaster. Illustration by Tommy Gallegos.

Cesar Hernandez

The Writers Strike Back – TV Writers Union Threatens to Fire Agents En Masse Over Licensing Deals

Teddy’s Red Tacos in Pico Rivera is No Longer an Official Teddy’s Branch

Homelessness

Crimes Against the Homeless, Use of Force by Police Rose Last Quarter

Celebrity Daughter Was on Yacht Owned By USC Board Chairman in Bahamas As College Scandal Broke