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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

Los Angeles

Thieves in NELA Are Stealing From the Passing Freight Trains Meant to Ease L.A. Port Congestion 

Tacos

Astronaut Taquera Makes First-Ever Taco Made From [Hatch] Chiles Grown In Space, Says They Are the ‘Best Space Tacos Yet’

Janette Villafana is an award-winning bilingual multimedia journalist. Her heart lies in community-based reporting, and her work is highly centered on showcasing and uplifting community voices, with a significant focus on the Latino community. She developed her beat at L.A. TACO, covering street vending communities in Los Angeles. Past work has been featured on NBC, LAist, Latino Rebels, and more. She is currently featured at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History in Washington in an exhibit titled “¡De última hora! Latinas Report Breaking News.”

Janette Villafana

News

Toddler Killed While Visiting His Abuelo’s Tamal Stand in the Valley, Hit and Run Suspect Still At Large

Dozens of Men Showed Up to March in Solidarity for Short Penises in DTLA’s ‘Small Dong March’

A Controversial Restaurateur Just Pissed off L.A. Preservationists by Gutting 94-Year-old Hollywood Legend Pig ‘N Whistle Without Permits

A Filipino ‘Fyre Fest’-Like Food Event That Never Happened in San Pedro Ignites Anger and Unanswered Questions in L.A.’s Fil-Am Community

Capital & Main

Featured

Tenant vs. Landlord: ‘Right to Counsel’ Movement Grows in L.A. As Working Families Across the County Face Evictions

Nose Bleeds and Cancer in Los Angeles: A Troubling Look at the Oil Fields in Our Backyards

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

New Records Confirm That Local Law Enforcement Agencies Worked With The DEA During George Floyd Uprisings

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

A Tortillería in East L.A. Is Giving Away Scholarships to Their Workers—and Their Kids—Who Want to Go to College